
Acting
Born January 1, 1956 · Isahaya, Japan
Kōji Hashimoto (橋本 広司, Hashimoto Kōji, born 1 January 1956), known professionally as Kōji Yakusho (役所 広司, Yakusho Kōji), is a Japanese actor. He is known internationally for his starring roles in Shall We Dance? (1996), 13 Assassins (2010), The Third Murder (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Under the Open Sky (2020) and The Days (2023). For his performance in Perfect Days (2023), he was awarded the Best Actor award in the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

The Brightest Sun
2026

Scarlet
2025

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025

Hakkenden
2024

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023

Perfect Days
2023

Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023

Família
2023

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022

Gratitude
2022

Belle
2021

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021

Under the Open Sky
2021

Wings Over Everest
2019

Whistleblower
2019

Mirai
2018

The Blood of Wolves
2018

Oh Lucy!
2018

The Third Murder
2017

Sekigahara
2017

Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016

The Emperor in August
2015

The Boy and the Beast
2015

A Samurai Chronicle
2014

The World of Kanako
2014

I Am Searching For Myself
2014

The Kiyosu Conference
2013

The Terminal Trust
2012

Chronicle of My Mother
2012

The Woodsman and the Rain
2012

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011

Early Autumn
2011

The Last Ronin
2010

13 Assassins
2010

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009

Toad's Oil
2009

Ekiro
2009

Gelatin Silver, Love
2009

Tokyo Sonata
2008

Paco and the Magical Book
2008

Walking My Life
2007

The Sin
2007

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007

Silk
2007

Argentine Hag
2007

Retribution
2007

I Just Didn't Do It
2007

Babel
2006

Suite Dreams
2006

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005

The Lakeside Murder Case
2005

University of Laughs
2004

People Without a Fort
2004

Fireflies: River of Light
2004

Tokyo: Level One
2004

The Hunter and the Hunted
2004

Doppelganger
2003

The Choice of Hercules
2002

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001

Pulse
2001

Eureka
2001

Séance
2000

Dora-heita
2000

Charisma
1999

Jubaku: Spellbound
1999

Keijitachi no Natsu
1999

License to Live
1999

Tadon and Chikuwa
1998

Bonds
1998

Yukon
1998

Cure
1997

Bounce Ko Gals
1997

The Eel
1997

Lost Paradise
1997

Shabu
1996

Sleeping Man
1996

Shall We Dance?
1996

Kamikaze Taxi
1995

History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
1994

Dark Society in the East
1993

Crimson Lotus
1993

Suzume Iro Doki
1992

Takeda Shingen
1991

Aurora Borealis
1990

Megumi no Sekai
1990

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988

The Great Department Store Robbery
1987

Tampopo
1985

The Fir Trees Remain
1983

The Legend of Sayo
1982

The Law of Hell
1982

Eternal Monument
1982

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982

Willful Murder
1981

Twelve Months
1980

Hunter in the Dark
1979