Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

68 · Born: Jan 1, 1956

Personal Details

BornJan 1, 1956 Isahaya, Japan

Biography

Kōji Hashimoto, also professionally recognized as Kōji Yakusho, is a renowned Japanese actor, born on January 1, 1956.

With a long-standing career in the entertainment industry, Yakusho has gained international recognition for his outstanding performances in various films, including the highly acclaimed "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).

His remarkable portrayal in "Perfect Days" (2023) earned him the prestigious Best Actor award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, solidifying his reputation as a masterful actor.

Career

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2021
Under the Open Sky
Under the Open Sky as Masao Mikami
{"id":216221,"title":"Belle","year":"2021","character":"Suzu's Father (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/belle-2021","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/23gif4r4qcq0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/23gif4r4qcq0.jpg"},"released":1}
Belle
Belle as Suzu's Father (voice)
{"id":229079,"title":"Whistleblower","year":"2019","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/whistleblower","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_229079.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_229079.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":230313,"title":"Wings Over Everest","year":"2019","character":"Jiang Yuesheng","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/wings-over-everest","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_230313.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_230313.jpg"},"released":1}
Wings Over Everest
Wings Over Everest as Jiang Yuesheng
{"id":216503,"title":"Mirai","year":"2018","character":"Jiiji","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mirai","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3dqqn57s6230.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3dqqn57s6230.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
Mirai
Mirai as Jiiji
{"id":225921,"title":"The Blood of Wolves","year":"2018","character":"Shogo Ogami","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-blood-of-wolves","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225921.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225921.jpg"},"released":1}
The Blood of Wolves
The Blood of Wolves as Shogo Ogami
{"id":115541,"title":"Oh Lucy!","year":"2017","character":"Komori \/ Tom","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/oh-lucy-2017","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_115541.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_115541.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Oh Lucy!
Oh Lucy! as Komori / Tom
{"id":225245,"title":"Sekigahara","year":"2017","character":"Ieyasu Tokugawa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/sekigahara","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225245.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225245.jpg"},"released":1}
Sekigahara
Sekigahara as Ieyasu Tokugawa
{"id":227357,"title":"The Third Murder","year":"2017","character":"Misumi","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-third-murder","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2vtloblkgdt0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2vtloblkgdt0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":102210,"title":"The Boy and the Beast","year":"2015","character":"Kumatetsu","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-boy-and-the-beast","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6em21jfjbn80.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6em21jfjbn80.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
{"id":133746,"title":"The World of Kanako","year":"2014","character":"Akikazu Fujishima","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-world-of-kanako","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_133746.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_133746.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako as Akikazu Fujishima
{"id":224371,"title":"A Samurai Chronicle","year":"2014","character":"Toda","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-samurai-chronicle","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_224371.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_224371.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":20428,"title":"The Kiyosu Conference","year":"2013","character":"Shibata Katsuie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-kiyosu-conference","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_20428.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_20428.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference as Shibata Katsuie
{"id":76543,"title":"The Woodsman and the Rain","year":"2012","character":"Katsuhiko","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-woodsman-and-the-rain","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76543.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76543.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
{"id":35222,"title":"Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai","year":"2011","character":"Kageyu Saito","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/hara-kiri-death-of-a-samurai","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_35222.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_35222.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":220728,"title":"Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet","year":"2011","character":"Isoroku Yamamoto","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/isoroku-yamamoto-the-commander-in-chief-of-the-combined-fleet","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_220728.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_220728.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":9872,"title":"13 Assassins","year":"2010","character":"Shinzaemon Shimada","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/13-assassins","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/562h1skr2pt0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/562h1skr2pt0.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
13 Assassins
13 Assassins as Shinzaemon Shimada
{"id":19402,"title":"Tokyo Sonata","year":"2008","character":"Dorob\u00f4 The Robber","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/tokyo-sonata","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_19402.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_19402.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata as Dorobô The Robber
{"id":8447,"title":"Silk","year":"2007","character":"Hara Jubei","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/silk","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_8447.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_8447.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Silk
Silk as Hara Jubei
{"id":509,"title":"Babel","year":"2006","character":"Yasujiro Wataya","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/babel","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/65bdm81ed680.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/65bdm81ed680.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
Babel
Babel as Yasujiro Wataya
{"id":225401,"title":"Retribution","year":"2006","character":"Noboru Yoshioka","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/retribution-2006","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4rguncn5nne0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4rguncn5nne0.jpg"},"released":1}
Retribution
Retribution as Noboru Yoshioka
{"id":2656,"title":"Memoirs of a Geisha","year":"2005","character":"Nobu","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/memoirs-of-a-geisha","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3f3l2ag24sd0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3f3l2ag24sd0.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":112017,"title":"Doppelganger","year":"2003","character":"Michio Hayasaki","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doppelganger-","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_112017.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_112017.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Doppelganger
Doppelganger as Michio Hayasaki
{"id":117693,"title":"Warm Water Under a Red Bridge","year":"2001","character":"Yosuke Sasano","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/warm-water-under-a-red-bridge","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_117693.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_117693.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
{"id":224741,"title":"Pulse","year":"2001","character":"Ship Captain","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/pulse-2001","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4hcvhugpalp0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4hcvhugpalp0.jpg"},"released":1}
Pulse
Pulse as Ship Captain
{"id":219702,"title":"Lost Paradise","year":"1997","character":"Shoichiro and editor","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/lost-paradise-1997","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_219702.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_219702.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
Lost Paradise
Lost Paradise as Shoichiro and editor
{"id":222888,"title":"Cure","year":"1997","character":"Det. Kenichi Takabe","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/cure-1997","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_222888.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_222888.jpg"},"released":1}
Cure
Cure as Det. Kenichi Takabe
{"id":26698,"title":"Shall We Dance?","year":"1996","character":"Shohei Sugiyama","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/shall-we-dance","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_26698.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_26698.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? as Shohei Sugiyama
{"id":226133,"title":"Tampopo","year":"1985","character":"Gangster in the White Suit","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/tampopo","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_226133.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_226133.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
Tampopo
Tampopo as Gangster in the White Suit
{"id":119399,"title":"Hunter in the Dark","year":"1979","character":"Kuwano","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/hunter-in-the-dark","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_119399.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_119399.jpg"},"released":1}
1979
{"id":109490,"title":"Mifune: The Last Samurai","year":"2016","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mifune-the-last-samurai","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_109490.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_109490.jpg"},"released":1}
2016