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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).
Koji Yakusho is an acclaimed and famed Japanese actor who has appeared in many notable films, including Tampopo, Unagi and Babel, but may be best known internationally for his role in Shall We Dance, which at the time of its release was Asia's biggest film export.
- January 1, 1
- 1.79 m
- Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan
Feb 7, 2024 · You may know Kōji Yakusho as the oyster-slurping mystery man from the noodle-Western extraordinaire Tampopo (1985). Perhaps you remember him as the depressed suburbanite who...
- David Fear
Feb 7, 2024 · Yakusho won the Best Actor award at Cannes for Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated film and speaks to us about that emotional final scene.
- Wim Wenders
- Managing Editor
Oct 25, 2023 · Veteran Japanese actor Koji Yakusho discusses making Perfect Days, Wim Wenders' Tokyo-set drama that is garnering a lot of Oscar buzz.
Koji Yakusho is an acclaimed and famed Japanese actor who has appeared in many notable films, including Tampopo, Unagi and Babel, but may be best known internationally for his role in Shall We Dance, which at the time of its release was Asia's biggest film export.
Mar 26, 2024 · In Perfect Days, German director Wim Wenders returns to Japan to follow the life of a Hirayama, as played by veteran Japanese actor Kōji Yakusho (Shall We Dance?).
