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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.
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...
Feb 29, 2024 · The Japanese actor sits down with Q’s Tom Power to talk about his challenging role in Wim Wenders’s latest film, Perfect Days, which won him best actor at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
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.
Oct 25, 2023 · ‘Perfect Days’ Star Koji Yakusho on the Making of Wim Wenders’ Oscar Contender. The Japanese screen icon, a longtime favorite for fans of world cinema, won Cannes' best actor prize...
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.
Feb 9, 2024 · Not veteran Japanese actor Kôji Yakusho, the star of “Perfect Days,” Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated new film. Yakusho jumped at the lead role of Hirayama, a humble loo scrubber who has found ...
Dec 10, 2023 · Since 1979, Kōji Yakusho has played stressed accountants ( Shall We Dance? ), avenging samurai ( 13 Assassins ), and convicted killers ( The Third Murder ). Now, in Wim Wenders ’ Tokyo-set film...
May 28, 2023 · Japanese actor Koji Yakusho was named Best Actor at this year's Cannes International Film Festival on Saturday for his leading role as a toilet cleaner in Wim Wenders' "Perfect Days." Yakusho, 67, became the second Japanese actor to win the prize since Yuya Yagira in 2004, who won it at age 14 for "Nobody Knows."
