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Biography: Koji Yakusho (Yasujiro)   

Name: Koji Yakusho
Date of Birth: January 1st, 1956
Place of Birth: Nagasaki, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Profession: Actor
One of Japan's most acclaimed actors, Koji Yakusho initially came to international prominence for his role as Shohei Sugiyama in the film, Shall We Dance? (1996) and most recently, for his role as Nobu in Memoirs of A Geisha (2005).
The award-winning actor, who earned nearly a dozen "Best Actor" Award nominations from the Japanese Academy, has appeared in more than 50 films and television programs. He also starred in Unagi (The Eel) which won the Palme d'Or and Eureka which won both the FIPRESCI and Ecumenical Jury prizes at the Cannes Film Festival.
He has won an array of movie awards for best actor in Japan. His film credits include Warai No Daigaku (University of Laughs), Akai Hashi No Shita No Nurui Mizu (Warm Water Under A Red Bridge), Dora-Heita (Playboy), Unagi (The Eel), Kamikaze Taxi, Kyua (Cure).
Yakusho was born in Nagasaki, Japan on New Year's Day, 1956.
Filmography
Silk (2007)
Soredemo boku wa yattenai (2007) Masayoshi Arakawa, Lawyer
Sakebi (2006) Yoshioka
Retribution (2006)
Babel (2006) Yasujiro
The Uchôten Hoteru (2006) Heikichi Shindo
Shusen no Lorelei (2005) Masami Shin'ichi
Warai no daigaku (2004) Mutsuo Sakisaka
Reikusaido mada kesu (2004) Sunsuke Namiki
Tokyo genpatsu (2004) Guy
Yudan taiteki (2004) Detective Jin
Hotaru no hoshi (2003)
Dopperugengâ (2003) Michio Hayasaki
Totsunyûseyo! Asama sansô jiken (2002) Atsuyuki Sassa
Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu (2001) Yosuke Sasano
Kairo (2001) Ship Captain
Kôrei (2000) Sato
Yûreka (2000) Makoto Sawai
Dora-heita (2000) Koheita Mochizuki, aka Dora-Heita
Swing Man (2000)
Kin'yû fushoku rettô: Jubaku (1999) Hiroshi Kitano
Karisuma (1999) Goro Yabuike
Tadon to chikuwa (1998) Kida
Ningen gokaku (1998) Fujimori
Kizuna (1998) Takaaki Ise/Tetsurô Haga/Tetsurô
Kyua (1997) Kenichi Takabe
Baunsu ko gaurusu (1997) Oshima
"Otona no otoko" (1997)
Unagi (1997) Takuro Yamashita
Shitsurakuen (1997) Shoichiro Kuki
Shabu gokudo (1996) Makabe
Nemuru otoko (1996) Kamimura
Shall we dansu? (1996) Shohei Sugiyama
Kamikaze takushî (1995) Kantake
Gurenbana (1993) Kenzo Nakada
Goodbye: Watashi ga koroshita Dazai Osamu (1992) Osamu Dazai
Pod severnym siyaniyem (1990) Genzo Tamiya
"Takeda Shingen" (1990) Takeda Shingen
On'na sakasemasu (1987) Cello player
Tampopo (1985) Man in White Suit
"Miyamoto Musashi" (1984) Miyamoto Musashi
Tono monogatari (1982) Hatsutaro
Himeyuri no tô (1982) Ootaka
Kirûin Hanako no shôgai (1982)
Yami no karyudo (1979) Kuwano

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