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Koji Yakusho
Acting
Born: January 1, 1956
Isahaya, Japan
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
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
Pulse
as Ship Captain
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice)
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
