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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). For his performance in Perfect Days (2023), he was awarded the Best Actor award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kōji Yakusho is the 2,226th most popular actor (down from 1,258th in 2019), the 852nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 514th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kōji Yakusho ranks 2,226 out of 13,578. Before him are Nagarjuna, Peter Berling, Jean Smart, Kelsey Grammer, Shaun Toub, and Christopher Connelly. After him are Merle Oberon, Nadia Cassini, Richard Carlson, Barbara Valentin, Suzanne Somers, and William Devane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kōji Yakusho ranks 141. Before him are Chieko Hase, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Dragan Čović, Cherry Jones, Pim Verbeek, and Kazuyo Sejima. After him are Franky Vercauteren, Edgar Lungu, Mitsugu Nomura, Carlo Rovelli, Alejandro Giammattei, and José Luis Brown.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kōji Yakusho ranks 852 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628), Katō Takaaki (1860), Inoue Kaoru (1836), Tōdō Takatora (1556), and Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921). After him are Eiko Ishioka (1938), Kujō Yoritsugu (1239), Ichiji Otani (1912), Haruhisa Hasegawa (1957), Ōtomo Sōrin (1530), and Kazuki Takahashi (1961).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Kōji Yakusho ranks 24. Before him are Hibari Misora (1937), Akiko Wakabayashi (1941), Shintaro Katsu (1931), Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), Mayumi Tanaka (1955), and Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933). After him are Sho Kosugi (1948), Mie Hama (1943), Akihiro Miwa (1935), Meiko Kaji (1947), Kirin Kiki (1943), and Tetsurō Tamba (1922).

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