Who is Koji Yakusho?
Koji Yakusho is perfect Days lead and Asian Film Awards Best Actor winner. Their film and television work anchors discovery across Celluloid’s Stars directory and catalog titles.
Key Accolades & Awards
- Major domestic and international screen recognition
- High global search and streaming visibility
- Perfect Days lead and Asian Film Awards Best Actor winner
Most searched questions about Koji Yakusho
Direct answers to the questions people search most about Koji Yakusho — written for quick scanning and AI overviews.
How old is Koji Yakusho?
Born January 1, 1956, in Isahaya, Nagasaki → 70. Real name Koji Hashimoto; his stage name references the government office (“yakusho”) where he once worked.
What awards has Koji Yakusho won?
Cannes Best Actor 2023 (Perfect Days); Asian Film Awards Best Actor twice; AFA Lifetime Achievement Award (Mar 2025); Golden Mulberry lifetime honor at Udine FEFF (April 2026, presented by Wim Wenders); Japan Academy’s most-nominated Best Actor ever.
Is Koji Yakusho married?
Married former actress Saeko Kawatsu in 1982; one son, Ichiro Hashimoto, also an actor.
What is Perfect Days about / was it Oscar-nominated?
Wim Wenders film (2023) — Yakusho plays Hirayama, a Tokyo public-toilet cleaner; nominated for Best International Feature at the 2024 Oscars; born from the real “Tokyo Toilet” project in Shibuya.
What is Koji Yakusho’s net worth?
Estimated figure: No reliable figure published — treat any aggregator estimate as unverified. Treat all celebrity net-worth figures as estimates — Celluloid does not audit private wealth.
How tall is Koji Yakusho?
179 cm (~5’10½”). See the Celluloid star profile for related credits and People’s Choice voting.
What are Koji Yakusho’s most famous movies?
Shall We Dance? (1996 — sparked a ballroom-dance craze in Japan; Hollywood remake 2004), Tampopo (1985), The Eel (1997, Palme d’Or), Cure (1997), 13 Assassins (2010); Hollywood: Memoirs of a Geisha, Babel.
How did Koji Yakusho become an actor?
Former Nagasaki civil servant; inspired by Gorky’s The Lower Depths; answered a newspaper ad — 1 of 4 chosen from ~800 applicants; mentored by Tatsuya Nakadai. 2026 is his 48th year as an actor.
What is Koji Yakusho doing now (2026)?
Received Udine’s Golden Mulberry lifetime honor in April 2026 with a 7-film tribute he personally approved.
Has Koji Yakusho worked in Hollywood?
Yes — Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and Babel (2006); also directed one feature, Toad’s Oil (2009).
Celluloid Score career
From titles scored in the Celluloid catalogue.
- Career average
- 88%
- 1 scored titles
Where their Celluloid credits come from
Production country and primary language on titles in our catalogue — not personal nationality.
Ranked by Celluloid Score
Koji Yakusho titles in the Celluloid catalogue, sorted by Celluloid Score.
Popular credits
Top TMDB credits with character, festival, and worldwide box office.
| Title | Year | Role | Festival | Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect Days | 2023 | Hirayama | Cannes Film Festival | $24M |
| Vivant | 2023 | Nogōn Beki | — | — |
| Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen | 1990 | — | — | — |
| Chotchan | 1987 | 神谷容 | — | — |
| Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story | 2019 | 嘉納治五郎 | — | — |
| Tokugawa Ieyasu | 1983 | Oda Nobunaga | — | — |
| Lethal Three | 1987 | — | — | — |
| Inochi | 1986 | Naohiko Hamamura | — | — |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | 2005 | Nobu | — | $162M |
| Back of Father | 2014 | Aoki Sosuke | — | — |
| Scarlet | 2025 | Claudius (voice) | — | $2M |
| Babel | 2006 | Yasujiro Wataya | — | $135M |