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Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Koji Hashimoto

Born January 1, 1956· Isahaya, Japan

46Roles★ 7Average rating

Emerging from an upbringing in Isahaya, Nagasaki, the youngest of five brothers left a ward office job after a Gorky production sparked his passion for the stage, and he secured a coveted spot in Tatsuya Nakadai's acting studio. Early television work as Oda Nobunaga in NHK's Tokugawa Ieyasu and a role in the jidaigeki Sanbiki ga Kiru! brought him national attention, while his film debut in Juzo It…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Boy and the Beast★ 7.9
The Boy and the Beast2015
Kumatetsu (voice)
Perfect Days★ 7.8
Perfect Days2023
Hirayama
Memoirs of a Geisha★ 7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha2005
Nobu
Tampopo★ 7.8
Tampopo1985
White Suit Man
Cure★ 7.6
Cure1997
Kenichi Takabe
Belle★ 7.6
Belle2021
Suzu's Father (voice)
THE DAYSSeries★ 7.7
THE DAYS2023
Masao Yoshida
13 Assassins★ 7.3
13 Assassins2010
Shinzaemon Shimada
Babel★ 7.2
Babel2006
Yasujiro Wataya
Mirai★ 7.2
Mirai2018
Grandfather (voice)
VivantSeries★ 7.1
Vivant2023
Nogōn Beki
The Eel★ 6.9
The Eel1997
Takuro Yamashita
Scarlet★ 6.9
Scarlet2025
Claudius (voice)
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge★ 6.6
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001
Yosuke Sasano
Pulse★ 6.7
Pulse2001
Ship Captain
The World of Kanako★ 6.4
The World of Kanako2014
Akikazu Fujishima