Kōji Hashimoto , known professionally as Kōji Yakusho , 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.
Yakusho at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (2015)
Koji Yakusho at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019
Shall We Dance? (1996 film)
Shall We Dance? is a 1996 Japanese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Masayuki Suo. Its title refers to the song "Shall We Dance?" which comes from Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I. It inspired the 2004 English-language remake of the same name.
Theatrical release poster