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Koji Yakusho, actor
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Koji Yakusho: Movies & Box Office

films
49
on screen
1979–2025
box office
$219M
Biggest hits

The Best Koji Yakusho Movies

The films of Koji Yakusho that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Suite Dreams (2006) leads with $48.1M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

Full ranking
Career at a glance

Koji Yakusho's Career in Numbers

Koji Yakusho's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Koji Yakusho works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Hunter in the Dark (1979) to The Brightest Sun (2025), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.

Koji Yakusho Movies by Decade

  1. 1970s 1
  2. 1980s 3
  3. 1990s 7
  4. 2000s 15
  5. 2010s 12
  6. 2020s 10

The 2000s were Koji Yakusho's busiest decade, with 15 films.

Koji Yakusho Movies by Genre

  • Drama 21
  • Crime 5
  • Comedy 5
  • Family 2
  • History 2
  • Thriller 2
  • Horror 2
  • Fantasy 1
  • Action 1
  • Mystery 1

Drama is the genre Koji Yakusho has worked in most, with 21 films, ahead of crime (5).

Koji Yakusho Career Milestones

First film
Hunter in the Dark 1979
Biggest box office hit
Suite Dreams $48.1M worldwide
Newest film
The Brightest Sun 2025
49 credits

Koji Yakusho Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Koji Yakusho is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Koji Yakusho Movies as an Actor

48
  1. 2025 The Brightest Sun (2025) movie poster The Brightest Sun Drama
  2. 2024 Hakkenden (2024) movie poster Hakkenden as Bakin Takizawa · Fantasy
  3. 2023 Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023) movie poster Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice) · Family
  4. 2023 Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023) movie poster Father of the Milky Way Railroad as Miyazawa Masajiro · Drama
  5. 2023 Família (2023) movie poster Família as Seiji Kamiya · Drama
  6. 2023 THE DAYS (2023) movie poster THE DAYS as Masao Yoshida · Crime
  7. 2023 Vivant (2023) movie poster Vivant as Nogōn Beki · Drama
  8. 2022 The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022) movie poster The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai as Kawai Tsugunosuke · History
  9. 2021 The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021) movie poster The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood Comedy
  10. 2021 Pension Metsä (2021) movie poster Pension Metsä as Tsuneki · Drama
  11. 2019 Wings Over Everest (2019) movie poster Wings Over Everest as Jiang Yuesheng · Action
  12. 2019 Whistleblower (2019) movie poster Whistleblower Mystery
  13. 2017 Sekigahara (2017) movie poster Sekigahara as Tokugawa Ieyasu · Drama
  14. 2017 Rikuoh (2017) movie poster Rikuoh as Koichi Miyazawa · Drama
  15. 2015 The Emperor in August (2015) movie poster The Emperor in August as General Korechika Anami · War
  16. 2014 A Samurai Chronicle (2014) movie poster A Samurai Chronicle as Toda · Drama
  17. 2014 I Am Searching For Myself (2014) movie poster I Am Searching For Myself Documentary
  18. 2013 The Kiyosu Conference (2013) movie poster The Kiyosu Conference as Katsuie Shibata · Comedy
  19. 2012 The Terminal Trust (2012) movie poster The Terminal Trust as Shinzo Egi · Drama
  20. 2012 Chronicle of My Mother (2012) movie poster Chronicle of My Mother as Kosaku · Drama
  21. 2011 Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011) movie poster Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet as Isoroku Yamamoto · History
  22. 2011 The Woodsman and the Rain (2011) movie poster The Woodsman and the Rain as Katsuhiko · Comedy
  23. 2009 The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (2009) movie poster The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity as Morisaku Furuta · Drama
  24. 2009 Gelatin Silver, Love (2009) movie poster Gelatin Silver, Love as Client · Thriller
  25. 2008 Paco and the Magical Book (2008) movie poster Paco and the Magical Book as Onuki · Family
  26. 2007 Walking My Life (2007) movie poster Walking My Life as Yukihiro Fujiyama
  27. 2007 I Just Didn’t Do It (2007) movie poster I Just Didn’t Do It as Masayoshi Arakawa · Drama
  28. 2006 Retribution (2006) movie poster Retribution as Noboru Yoshioka · Horror
  29. 2006 Suite Dreams (2006) movie poster Suite Dreams as Heikichi Shindo · Comedy
  30. 2005 Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) movie poster Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean as Masami Shin'ichi · Drama
  31. 2004 University of Laughs (2004) movie poster University of Laughs as Mutsuo Sakisaka · Drama
  32. 2004 Fireflies: River of Light (2004) movie poster Fireflies: River of Light as Mr. Takiguchi · Drama
  33. 2004 The Lakeside Murder Case (2004) movie poster The Lakeside Murder Case as Shunsuke Namiki · Crime
  34. 2003 Doppelganger (2003) movie poster Doppelganger as Michio Hayasaki · Sci-Fi
  35. 2002 The Choice of Hercules (2002) movie poster The Choice of Hercules as Atsuyuki Sassa · Crime
  36. 2000 Séance (2000) movie poster Séance as Sato · Horror
  37. 2000 Dora-heita (2000) movie poster Dora-heita as Koheita Mochizuki · Comedy
  38. 1999 Jubaku: Spellbound (1999) movie poster Jubaku: Spellbound as Hiroshi Kitano · Drama
  39. 1999 Charisma (1999) movie poster Charisma as Goro Yabuike · Thriller
  40. 1998 License to Live (1998) movie poster License to Live as Fujimori · Drama
  41. 1997 Cure (1997) movie poster Cure as Kenichi Takabe · Crime
  42. 1997 Lost Paradise (1997) movie poster Lost Paradise as Shoichiro Kuki · Romance
  43. 1996 Sleeping Man (1996) movie poster Sleeping Man as Kamimura · Drama
  44. 1993 Dark Society in the East (1993) movie poster Dark Society in the East as Ryosuke Kano · Crime
  45. 1982 Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982) movie poster Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather Drama
  46. 1981 Willful Murder (1981) movie poster Willful Murder as Journalist · Drama
  47. 1980 Twelve Months (1980) movie poster Twelve Months as Young soldier · Adventure
  48. 1979 Hunter in the Dark (1979) movie poster Hunter in the Dark as Kuwano · Drama

Koji Yakusho in Documentaries & Specials

1
  1. 2007 Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007) movie poster Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self · Documentary
Works with

Who Koji Yakusho Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Koji Yakusho shares the most films with. Kiyoshi Kurosawa comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Tatsuya Nakadai (5).

FAQ

Koji Yakusho: Questions & Answers

How many movies Koji Yakusho has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Koji Yakusho been in?

Koji Yakusho is credited on 49 films, from 1979 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Koji Yakusho's highest-grossing movie?

Suite Dreams (2006) is Koji Yakusho's biggest box office hit, with $48.1M worldwide, ahead of The Kiyosu Conference (2013) ($28.3M). Across every film with box office figures, Koji Yakusho's movies have made $219M.

Koji Yakusho's biggest hits

What is Koji Yakusho's newest movie?

The most recent film on Koji Yakusho's filmography is The Brightest Sun (2025).

Who does Koji Yakusho work with most often?

Koji Yakusho shares the most films with Kiyoshi Kurosawa (6 films), Tatsuya Nakadai (5 films) and Ken Mitsuishi (5 films).

The Best Koji Yakusho Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 49 credits.

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