Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1956 (age 70)
Place of Birth
Isahaya, Japan
Also Known As
- 橋本広司
- Koji Hashimoto
- Kôji Yakusho
- Kouji Yakusho
- Кодзі Якусьо
Koji Yakusho
Biography
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.
Known For - Movies
Scarlet
as Claudius (voice)
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
Tampopo
as White Suit Man
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
Known For - TV Shows
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 嘉納治五郎
Back of Father
as Aoki Sosuke
Vivant
as Nogōn Beki
Chotchan
as 神谷容
THE DAYS
as Masao Yoshida
Rikuoh
as Koichi Miyazawa
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
The Life of Bangaku
as Ajigawa Bantake