About
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.
Filmography
The Brightest Sun2026
Scarlet2025 · Claudius (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende2025 · Self
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope2025
Hakkenden2024 · Bakin Takizawa
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window2023 · Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Perfect Days2023 · Hirayama
Father of the Milky Way Railroad2023 · Miyazawa Masajiro
Família2023 · Seiji Kamiya
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai2022 · Kawai Tsugunosuke
Gratitude2022
Belle2021 · Suzu's Father (voice)
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood2021
Under the Open Sky2021 · Mikami Masao
Wings Over Everest2019 · Jiang Yuesheng
Whistleblower2019
Mirai2018 · Grandfather (voice)
The Blood of Wolves2018 · Shogo Ogami
Oh Lucy!2018 · Takeshi Komori / Tom