Koji Yakusho
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Template:Nihongo, known professionally as Template:Nihongo, 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.
Early life and education
Yakusho was born in Isahaya, Nagasaki, the youngest of five brothers. After graduation from Nagasaki Prefectural High School of Technology in 1974, he worked at the Chiyoda municipal ward office, or kuyakusho, in Tokyo, from which he later took his stage name.<ref name="MG">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Career
In 1976, he saw a production of Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths (Played by Tatsuya Nakadai) and was inspired, first to watch, and then later to take part in, as many plays as possible.<ref name=MG/> In the spring of 1978 he auditioned for Tatsuya Nakadai's the Mumeijuku (Studio for Unknown Performers) acting studio, and was one of four chosen out of 800 applicants.<ref name=MG/>
In 1983, he landed the role of Oda Nobunaga in the year-long NHK drama Tokugawa Ieyasu and was catapulted to fame. He also appeared in a TV version of Miyamoto Musashi from 1984 to 1985. For several years, he played Kuji Shinnosuke (or "Sengoku"), one of the title characters in the jidaigeki Sanbiki ga Kiru!. He played a major character in Juzo Itami's 1986 Tampopo.<ref name=MG/>
In 1988, he was given a special award for work in cinema by the Japanese Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture and continued to appear in films and in a number of TV shows through the '90s.<ref name=MG/>
In 1996 and 1997, Yakusho enjoyed several major successes. The Eel, directed by Shohei Imamura, in which he played the eel-loving lead, won the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lawrence Van Gelder in the New York Times called his performance "unerring."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lost Paradise, about a double-suicide, was second only to Princess Mononoke at the Japanese box office.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
International breakthrough: Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? was such a major hit in Japan that it inspired a domestic dance craze. Ballroom groups and dance schools multiplied in the country after the film's release, and people who previously would never admit to taking lessons announced that they did with pride.<ref name="SFC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Director Masayuki Suo said of his lead, who until that point was known mostly for playing good-looking samurai, "we thought he could play this overworked, tired Japanese businessman, and he did.... He pulled everything off and took his dance training so seriously."<ref name="SFC" />
The film also was one of Japan's highest-grossing movies outside the country.<ref name=MG/><ref name="SFC" /> It earned $9.5 million in the US and inspired a remake starring Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere, with Gere playing Yakusho's role.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Yakusho next won the Hochi Film Award for Best Actor for Bounce Ko Gals, a film which dealt with high school prostitution specifically, and money worship in general. He collaborated with horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa in Cure,<ref name=MG/> License to Live,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Seance, Charisma,<ref name=MG/> Pulse,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Doppelganger,<ref name="Doppel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Retribution,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Tokyo Sonata.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Yakusho found further recognition with international audiences to some extent with roles in such films as Memoirs of a Geisha and Babel. In the latter, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, he played the father of the deaf person played by Rinko Kikuchi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Continued success
In 2009, he debuted as director of Toad's Oil.<ref name="Toad">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2010 and 2011 he was part of both ensemble casts in Takashi Miike's samurai films, 13 Assassins and Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai. The latter was in 3D and the first 3D film to be in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the 2011 war drama film Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan: Yamamoto Isoroku, Yakusho portrayed Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yakusho was reportedly the only actor considered for the role; had he not accepted it, the film would have been canceled.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2018 he was in The Blood of Wolves. For his performance in Perfect Days, directed by Wim Wenders, Yakusho won best actor at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the same year, he has been selected 2023 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival’s filmmaker in focus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Tooltip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hunter in the Dark | Kuwano | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Eireitachi no oenka: saigo no sôkeisen | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 1980 | Twelve Months | Young soldier (voice) | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1981 | Willful Murder | Journalist | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1982 | Onimasa | Kondō | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Himeyuri no Tô | Otaka | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| The Legend of Sayo | Hatsutaro | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 1985 | Tampopo | Man in White Suit | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1987 | The Great Department Store Robbery | Cello player | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1988 | Another Way: D-Kikan Joho | Naoto Sekiya | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1990 | Pod severnym siyaniyem | Genzo Tamiya | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1993 | Gurenbana | Kenzo Nakada | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Drug Connection | Ryosuke Kano | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1994 | Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare | Ippei Yoshikawa | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1995 | Kamikaze Taxi | Kantake | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1996 | Shall We Dance? | Shohei Sugiyama | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Sleeping Man | Kamimura | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Shabu Gokudo | Makabe | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1997 | Lost Paradise | Shoichiro Kuki | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| The Eel | Takuro Yamashita | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Bounce Ko Gals | Oshima | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Cure | Kenichi Takabe | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1998 | Kizuna | Takaaki Ise/Tetsuro Haga | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Tadon to chikuwa | Kida | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1999 | License to Live | Fujimori | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Charisma | Goro Yabuike | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Spellbound | Hiroshi Kitano | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2000 | Swing Man | Movie star | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Dora-heita | Koheita "Dora-heita" Mochizuki | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Eureka | Makoto Sawai | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2001 | Pulse | Ship captain | Cameo | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Warm Water Under a Red Bridge | Yosuke Sasano | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2002 | The Choice of Hercules | Atsuyuki Sassa | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2003 | Doppelganger | Michio Hayasaki | Lead role | <ref name="Doppel"/> | |
| Fireflies: River of Light | Mr. Takiguchi | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2004 | The Hunter and the Hunted | Detective Jin Sekikawa | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Tokyo: Level One | The Governor of Tokyo | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Lakeside Murder Case | Shunsuke Namiki | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| University of Laughs | Mutsuo Sakisaka | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2005 | Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | Masami Shin'ichi | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | Nobu | American film | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2006 | The Uchōten Hotel | Heikichi Shindo | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Babel | Yasujiro Wataya | Foreign film | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Retribution | Noboru Yoshioka | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2007 | I Just Didn't Do It | Masayoshi Arakawa | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Argentine Baba | Satoru Wakui | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Silk | Hara Jubei | Foreign film | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Walking My Life | Yukihiro Fujiyama | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2008 | Paco and the Magical Book | Onuki | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Tokyo Sonata | The Robber | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2009 | Mt. Tsurugidake | Morisaku Furuta | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Gelatin Silver Love | Client | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Toad's Oil | Takuro Yazawa | Lead role & director | <ref name="Toad"/> | ||
| 2010 | 13 Assassins | Shinzaemon Shimada | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| The Last Ronin | Magozaemon Senoo | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2011 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | Kageyu Saito | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Isoroku | Isoroku Yamamoto | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Chronicle of My Mother | Kōsaku | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| The Woodsman and the Rain | Katsuhiko | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2012 | A Terminal Trust | Shinzo Egi | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Shibata Katsuie | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2014 | The World of Kanako | Akikazu Fujishima | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| A Samurai Chronicle | Shūkoku Toda | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2015 | The Emperor in August | Korechika Anami | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| The Boy and the Beast | Kumatetsu (voice) | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Mifune: The Last Samurai | Himself | Documentary film | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2017 | Sekigahara | Tokugawa Ieyasu | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Oh Lucy! | Komori | American-Japanese film | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| The Third Murder | Misumi | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2018 | The Blood of Wolves | Shōgo Ōgami | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Mirai | Grandpa (voice) | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2019 | Wings Over Everest | Jiang Yuesheng | Lead role; Chinese film | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Whistleblower | Kase | Cameo | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2021 | Under the Open Sky | Masao Mikami | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| The Supporting Actors In Byplaywood | Himself | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Belle | Suzu's father (voice) | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2022 | The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai | Kawai Tsugunosuke | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2023 | Perfect Days | Hirayama | Lead role; Japanese-German film | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Familia | Seiji | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Father of the Milky Way Railroad | Masajirō Miyazawa | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window | Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice) | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2024 | Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Takizawa Bakin | Lead role | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2025 | Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope | Hino Teisai | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Scarlet | Claudius (voice) | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2026 | The Brightest Sun | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Tooltip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Shishi no Jidai | Murakami Taiji | Taiga drama | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1981 | Onna Taikōki | Oda Nobutaka | Taiga drama | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1983 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Oda Nobunaga | Taiga drama | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1984–1985 | Miyamoto Musashi | Miyamoto Musashi | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1986 | Inochi | Hamamura | Taiga drama | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1987–1995 | Sanbiki ga Kiru! | Kuji Shin'nosuke | 7 seasons | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1990 | Moeyo Ken | Hijikata Toshizō | Lead role; miniseries | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1991 | Takeda Shingen | Takeda Shingen | Lead role; TV movie | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1994 | Hana no Ran | Ibuki Saburo Nobutsuna | Taiga drama | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2000 | Aikotoba wa Yūki | Jintaro Akatsuki | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Seance | Sato | Lead role; TV movie | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2010 | Wagaya no Rekishi | Narrator | Miniseries | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2011 | Early Autumn | Shinpei Matsubara | Lead role; TV movie | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2014 | Oyaji no Senaka | Sōsuke Aoki | Lead role; episode 2 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2017 | Ties: A Miraculous Colt | Masayuki | Lead role; miniseries | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Rikuoh | Kōichi Miyazawa | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| The Supporting Actors | Himself | Episode 1 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2019 | Idaten | Kanō Jigorō | Taiga drama | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2021 | Pension Metsa | Tsuneki | Episode 1 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Matrilineal Family | Yoshizō Yajima | Special appearance; miniseries | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2023 | The Days | Masao Yoshida | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Vivant | Nogoon Beki | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2026 | Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? | Gen Takasegawa | Lead role | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Japanese dub
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Tooltip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Richard Winters | Voice dub for Damian Lewis | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | RJ | Animation | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Dr. Bill Tenma | Animation | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Accolades
Awards and nominations
| OrganizationsTemplate:Efn | YearTemplate:Efn | Category | Work | Result | Template:Abbr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency for Cultural Affairs | 1998 | Art Encouragement PrizesTemplate:Efn | The Eel, Lost Paradise, Bounce Ko Gals, Cure | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}} |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 2017 | Best Performance by an Actor | The Third Murder | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2023 | Best Performance | Perfect Days | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}} |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Asia-Pacific Film Festival | 2023 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Asian Film Awards | 2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | 13 Assassins | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2012 | Chronicle of My Mother | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2019 | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}} |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Excellence In Asian Cinema AwardTemplate:Efn | Honored | ||||||
| 2021 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Under the Open Sky | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2024 | Perfect Days | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2025 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Blue Ribbon Awards | 1997 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance?, Sleeping Man, Shabu gokudo | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1998 | The Eel, Lost Paradise, Cure | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2016 | The Emperor in August | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | The Third Murder, Sekigahara | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2019 | Best Actor | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2022 | Under the Open Sky | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2024 | Perfect Days | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Cannes Film Festival | 2023 | Best Actor | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Chicago International Film Festival | 2001 | Silver Hugo – Best Actor | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2020 | Silver Hugo – Best Performance | Under the Open Sky | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Chlotrudis Award | 1998 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance? | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2007 | Best Acting Ensemble | Babel | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Deauville Asian Film Festival | 2008 | Tribute | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}} |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Dubai International Film Festival | 2011 | Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature – Best Actor | The Woodsman and the Rain | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Elan d'or Awards | 1984 | Newcomer of the Year | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Gold Derby Awards | 2007 | Best Ensemble Cast | Babel | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Gotham Awards | 2006 | Best Ensemble Cast | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| GQ Japan | 2021 | Men of the Year Best Actor | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Hawaii International Film Festival | 2012 | Career Achievement AwardTemplate:Efn | Honored | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Hochi Film Award | 1996 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance?, Sleeping Man, Shabu gokudo | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}} |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1997 | The Eel, Lost Paradise, Bounce Ko Gals | Template:Won | |||||
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | The Third Murder, Sekigahara | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2018 | Best Actor | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2021 | Under the Open Sky | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Japan Academy Film Prize | 1991 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Pod severnym siyaniyem | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1997 | Shall We Dance? | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 1998 | The Eel | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 1999 | Kizuna | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2000 | Spellbound | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2001 | Dora-heita | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2002 | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2003 | The Choice of Hercules | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2005 | University of Laughs | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2007 | The Uchōten Hotel | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2008 | Walking My Life | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2009 | Paco and the Magical Book | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2011 | 13 Assassins | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2012 | The Last Ronin | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2013 | Chronicle of My Mother | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Isoroku | Template:Nom | ||||||
| 2015 | A Samurai Chronicle | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2016 | The Emperor in August | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Third Murder | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Sekigahara | Template:Nom | ||||||
| 2019 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2022 | Under the Open Sky | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2024 | Perfect Days | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Japan Cuts | 2012 | Excellence in FilmTemplate:Efn | Honored | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Japanese Movie Critics Awards | 1996 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance?, Sleeping Man, Shabu gokudo | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 1997 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance? | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1998 | The Eel, Lost Paradise | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2022 | Under the Open Sky | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2024 | Perfect Days, Familia and Father of the Milky Way Railroad | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Kyoto International Film and Art Festival | 2014 | Toshiro Mifune AwardTemplate:Efn | Honored | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Mainichi Film Awards | 1996 | Best Actor | Kamikaze Taxi | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1997 | Shall We Dance?, Sleeping Man, Shabu gokudo | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | The Third Murder | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2019 | Best Actor | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2022 | Under the Open Sky | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Monte-Carlo Television Festival | 2013 | Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actors | Early Autumn | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Nikkan Sports Film Award | 1996 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance? | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | The Third Murder, Sekigahara | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2018 | Best Actor | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| 2024 | Best Actor | Perfect Days, Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Nippon Connection | 2017 | Nippon Honor AwardTemplate:Efn | Honored | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Osaka Cinema Festival | 2019 | Best Actor | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2007 | Best Ensemble Cast | Babel | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2006 | Best Ensemble | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Singapore International Film Festival | 2017 | Cinema Legend AwardTemplate:Efn | Honored | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Sitges Film Festival | 2014 | Best Actor | The World of Kanako | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Tama Film Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | Isoroku, Chronicle of My Mother, The Woodsman and the Rain | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2021 | Best Actor | Under the Open Sky, The Supporting Actors, Belle | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| The Men's Fashion Unity | 2007 | Best Dresser Award | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 1997 | Best Actor | Cure | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| Tokyo Sports Film Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | The Third Murder | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2019 | Best Actor | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Nom | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
| Yokohama Film Festival | 1997 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance?, Sleeping Man, Shabu gokudo | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2005 | University of Laughs, Yudan Taiteki, Tokyo Genpatsu | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2019 | The Blood of Wolves | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| 2025 | Perfect Days and Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Zenkoku Eiren Awards | 1997 | Best Actor | Shall We Dance? | Template:Won | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}} |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2013 | Chronicle of My Mother | Template:Won | |||||
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | The Third Murder | Template:Won | ||||
| 2022 | Best Actor | Under the Open Sky | Template:Won |
State honors
| Country | Year | Honor | Template:Abbr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flag | 2012 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}} |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Notes
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