ACTOR

Kōji Yakusho

1956 - Today

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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), Cure (1997), 13 Assassins (2010), The Third Murder (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Under the Open Sky (2020) and The Days (2023). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kōji Yakusho has received more than 642,510 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kōji Yakusho is the 1,259th most popular actor (up from 3,175th in 2019), the 514th most popular biography from Japan (up from 984th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kōji Yakusho ranks 1,259 out of 13,578. Before him are Uta Hagen, Stefanie Powers, Jack Warden, Fess Parker, Kurt Gerron, and Geraldine McEwan. After him are Victoria Principal, John Barrymore, Momoko Kōchi, Connie Nielsen, Vladimír Menšík, and Patricia Clarkson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kōji Yakusho ranks 72. Before him are Dave Murray, Iveta Radičová, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Milan Babić, Bob Saget, and Boris Akunin. After him are Patricia Cornwell, Mansour Bahrami, Baruch Goldstein, La Toya Jackson, Krystian Zimerman, and Miguel Bosé.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kōji Yakusho ranks 514 out of 6,245. Before him are Fusako Shigenobu (1945), Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106), Fujiwara no Kamatari (614), Osami Nagano (1880), Emperor Shirakawa (1053), and Satoshi Nakamoto (1975). After him are Victoria Principal (1950), Momoko Kōchi (1932), Eizo Yuguchi (1945), Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Shō Tai (1843), and Hisao Kami (1941).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Kōji Yakusho ranks 14. Before him are Setsuko Hara (1920), Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), Tatsuya Nakadai (1932), Sessue Hayakawa (1886), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950), and Akiko Wakabayashi (1941). After him are Victoria Principal (1950), Momoko Kōchi (1932), Hibari Misora (1937), Masako Nozawa (1936), Ken Takakura (1931), and Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Boy and the Beast
Kumatetsu (voice)
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
Jul 11o 20158 / 10
Perfect Days
Hirayama
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
Nov 10o 20237.8 / 10
13 Assassins
Shinzaemon Shimada
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
Sep 9o 20107.3 / 10