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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?
Feb 7, 2024 · The extraordinary Japanese actor Koji Yakusho plays Hirayama, whose life, it may seem at first, is defined by his job: he cleans public toilets in Tokyo, and every day he zips himself into a blue...
Sep 28, 2018 · "Yaku" means role; the first character in Koji, his real name, has the meaning for "wide." Yakusho, 62, is being honored at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, which opens Oct. 25 and...
Feb 7, 2024 · While Yakusho delivers a tour de force performance throughout the film, what he and Wenders do in the final scene of Perfect Days is unforgettable. It's an unbroken shot of Hirayama driving to ...
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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?
Jan 4, 2024 · Koji Yakusho gives an evocative, multilayered performance as a Tokyo toilet cleaner with a passion for simple joys in this poetic drama.
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His name Yakusho (a Japanese word meaning "public office") originates from the fact that he worked at Chiyoda Ward Office of Tokyo before starting his acting career. In 1988, he was given a special award for work in cinema by the Japanese Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture.
