List of the best Koji Yakusho movies: Eureka(2000), 13 Assassins(2010), Kamikaze Taxi(1995), The Eel(1997), Waga Haha no Ki(2011), The Blood of Wolves(2018), The World of Kanako(2014), Retribution(2006), Doppelganger(2003), Lorelei I-507(2005), Cure(1997), The Third Murder(2017) ... ...
Drama
Japan|France
2000
218 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Aoi Miyazaki Masaru Miyazaki Yoichiro Saito Ken Mitsuishi Gô Rijû Yutaka Matsushige Sansei Shiomi Kimie Shingyoji
hijacker bus driver schoolboy schoolgirl cousin passenger disheartening intricate emotional japan rural community office bus trauma murder hijacking orphans redemption grief transformation
The traumatized survivors of a murderous bus hijacking come together and take a road trip to attempt to overcome their damaged selves. Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
Japan|UK
2010
126 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Takayuki Yamada Yusuke Iseya Goro Inagaki Mikijir? Hira Hiroki Matsukata Ikki Sawamura Arata Furuta Tsuyoshi Ihara Sosuke Takaoka Masachika Ichimura
samurai lord assassin warrior bodyguard government official brutal spectacular thrilling japan bordello village assassination violence abuse of power honor loyalty suicide mission pursuit wretched excess
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Crime, Drama
Japan
1995
170 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Kazuya Takahashi Reiko Kataoka Ken'ichi Yajima Mickey Curtis Takeshi Caesar Chika Nakagami Miyako Takagi Isako Saneyoshi Toshie Negishi Toshi Shioya
A revenge-seeking man and his foolish friends plan to rob a yakuza gang.
Drama
Japan
1997
116 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Misa Shimizu Fujio Tsuneta Mitsuko Baishô Akira Emoto Shô Aikawa Ken Kobayashi Sabu Kawara Etsuko Ichihara Tomorowo Taguchi
barber assistant priest friend wife emotional moving small town river family home barbershop redemption infidelity guilt murder love transformation 1990s
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
Drama
Japan
2011
Minutes
Koji Yakusho Aoi Miyazaki Kaho Minami Rentarô Mikuni Kirin Kiki Takahiro Miura Erina Mano Mimura
Based on an autobiographical novel by Inoue Yasushi, the film chronicles the passage of fifteen years within a family struggling with abandonment, resentment and decline with old age. As ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
126 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Tôri Matsuzaka Yosuke Eguchi Renji Ishibashi Yôko Maki Shido Nakamura Tomoya Nakamura Takuma Otoo Tomorowo Taguchi Pierre Taki Ken'ichi Takitô
Hiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Japan
2014
119 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Nana Komatsu Satoshi Tsumabuki Jô Odagiri Fumi Nikaidô Ai Hashimoto Jun Kunimura Miki Nakatani
As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Japan
2006
102 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Manami Konishi Tsuyoshi Ihara Hiroyuki Hirayama Jô Odagiri Ryô Kase Riona Hazuki
An experienced police detective has to investigate the murder of an unknown woman dressed in a scarlet dress.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Japan
2003
103 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Hiromi Nagasaku Yûsuke Santamaria Masahiro Toda Hitomi Sato Akira Emoto
Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and on the verge of being fired from the research division of his company. His ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Drama, Action
Japan
2005
128 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Satoshi Tsumabuki Toshirô Yanagiba Masatô Ibu Ken Ishiguro Yû Kashii Shinichi Tsutsumi Colter Allison David Austin Isao Hashizume
german captain revolutionary engaging ship silver world war ii bomb rivalry
A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1997
110 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Tsuyoshi Ujiki Anna Nakagawa Masato Hagiwara
detective killer police officer victim creepy chilling frightening tokyo police station murder investigation justice pursuit mystery 1990s
A Tokyo detective (Koji Yakusho) investigates a series of murders committed in exactly the same way by people who seem to have no connection.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Japan
2017
125 Minutes
Masaharu Fukuyama Koji Yakusho Shinnosuke Mitsushima Mikako Ichikawa Izumi Matsuoka Isao Hashizume Suzu Hirose Hajime Inoue Aju Makita Yuki Saito Kôtarô Yoshida
attorney murder suspect eyewitness disturbing brooding bleak prison japan office crime scene courtroom criminal justice system murder robbery past crimes witnessing murder justice discovery mystery underdog
A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
Romance, Drama
Canada|France|Italy|UK|Japan|USA
2007
109 Minutes
Keira Knightley Michael Carmen Pitt Koji Yakusho Alfred Molina Miki Nakatani Mark Rendall Sei Ashina Kenneth Welsh Jun Kunimura Callum Keith Rennie Carlo Cecchi
trader concubine wife baron frenchman passionate moving sad japan france village boat culture clash love letters obsession traveling business trip memory forbidden love quest
The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.
Comedy
Japan
1985
114 Minutes
Tsutomu Yamazaki Nobuko Miyamoto Ken Watanabe Koji Yakusho Rikiya Yasuoka Kinzo Sakura Shuji Otaki
widower shopkeeper stranger inspiring uplifting quirky japan restaurant apartment cooking sex meaning of life discovery 1980s
A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
Drama
USA|Mexico|France|Morocco|Japan
2006
142 Minutes
Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Gael García Bernal Koji Yakusho Adriana Barraza Rinko Kikuchi Said Tarchani Boubker Ait El Caid Elle Fanning Nathan Gamble Mohamed Akhzam
nanny wife child terrorist widower lawyer gritty suspenseful emotional mexico morocco tokyo nightclub subway accident suicide terrorism marriage depression immigration
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Romance, Drama
USA|Japan|France
2005
136 Minutes
Zhang Ziyi Ken Watanabe Michelle Yeoh Koji Yakusho Youki Kudoh Gong Li Kaori Momoi Tsai Chin Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Suzuka Ohgo Randall Duk Kim
geisha rival mentor servant client young girl passionate spectacular gripping engaging kyoto, japan geisha house bordello house performance training servitude coming of age romance unintended consequences
Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
Comedy, Drama
Japan|USA
2017
95 Minutes
Shinobu Terajima Josh Hartnett Kaho Minami Koji Yakusho Shioli Kutsuna Megan Mullally Reiko Aylesworth Nick Gracer Liz Bolton Miyoko Yamaguchi Hajime Inoue
A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class where she discovers her alter ego, Lucy.
Drama, History
Japan|UK
2011
126 Minutes
Ebizô Ichikawa Eita Hikari Mitsushima Naoto Takenaka Munetaka Aoki Hirofumi Arai Kazuki Namioka Yoshihisa Amano Takehiro Hira Ippei Takahashi Koji Yakusho
death samurai lord suspenseful japan courtyard ritual suicide peace escape 17th century
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2001
119 Minutes
Haruhiko Katô Kumiko Aso Koyuki Kurume Arisaka Masatoshi Matsuo Shun Sugata Kenji Mizuhashi Masayuki Shionoya Jun Fubuki Shinji Takeda Koji Yakusho
ghost student ship captain young woman young man mother dark creepy disturbing tokyo ship apartment shop suicide loneliness technology internet supernatural fear mystery
Bewildered residents (Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Aso, Koyuki) of Tokyo investigate strange events linked to computers and the Internet.