In this Sept. 6, 2018, photo, Japanese actor Koji Yakusho speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo. Yakusho has played a range of roles in Japanese films and Hollywood offerings ...

You wouldn’t expect an award-winning acting role to come from something called the Tokyo Toilet Project, but that’s what happened for veteran Japanese actor Kôji Yakusho. The project, which involved ...

Winning Best Actor at Cannes for Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” (Neon) was a surprise for veteran Japanese star Koji Yakusho (“Shall We Dance?”). “I’m a very lucky man,” he told IndieWire on Zoom. And ...

A popular figure in Japanese cinema over the past four decades, Koji Yakusho is pretty recognizable to most of his countrymen. It wasn’t a surprise then, that his portrayal of an everyday toilet ...

The veteran Japanese star won the best actor award and universal acclaim at Cannes this year for his leading performance in Wim Wenders' 'Perfect Days.' By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief Japanese ...

The film is a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. It follows Hirayama, who seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in ...

Japanese actor Koji Yakusho will be honored with the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award from the Asian Film Awards Academy. By Gavin J Blair Japanese actor Koji Yakusho will be given the Excellence in ...

Because the thirst for Japanese cult movies is strong out there, the faithful will turn out for “The World of Kanako.” All others might want to keep their hands clean. This wild and bloody film is ...

Since 1979, Kōji Yakusho has played stressed accountants (Shall We Dance?), avenging samurai (13 Assassins), and convicted killers (The Third Murder). Now, in Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-set film Perfect Days, ...

TOKYO (AP) — His film roles range from police officer to serial killer, dashing characters to self-destructive losers, a samurai warrior to an ordinary "salaryman," as Japanese office workers are ...