Koji Yakusho
| Born | January 1, 1956 |
| Hometown | Isahaya, Japan |
| Height | 5'10" (1.78m) |
| Children | Ichirō Hashimoto |
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‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards
- Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” was Sunday evening named as the best picture at the Asian Film Awards. The 17th edition of the prizes was held at the Xiqu Centre, part of the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. While “Evil Does Not Exist” and Korean blockbuster “12.12: The Day” had dominated the …
AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | Perfect Days | Winner |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Babel (film) | Nominated |
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It’s a weekend of well-reviewed indie openings with Bleecker Street’s Out Of Darkness, The Monk And The Gun (from the directors of Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom) and limited openings for The Taste Of Things, Perfect Days (Best International Feature nominated), Anthony Chen’s Drift, Bas Devos’ Here and Ennio by Giuseppe Tornatore, which premiered …
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Review: In the exquisite 'Perfect Days,' a city worker's daily routine approaches the profound
Set in Japan, the new film by Wim Wenders finds the veteran German director of "Paris, Texas" and "Wings of Desire" rebounding strongly with an intimate study.
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Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is set among the crowded skyscrapers of Tokyo and the quiet urban parks that Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) traverses daily in his job cleaning public toilets. In this gently sublime film, Hirayama steps outside his humble apartment each morning and gazes up at the sky with a smile radiating gratitude. Hirayama says little throughout the course of Wenders’ quiet, quotidian film.
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Veteran German director Wim Wenders broke new ground during the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning when he was nominated for his Japanese-language drama Perfect Days in the best international feature category. This isn’t Wenders’ first Oscars rodeo. The 78-year-old German director has three Academy Award nominations to his name but all have come in the best documentary …
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Wim Wenders Scores Box Office Comeback With ‘Perfect Days’
EXCLUSIVE: German director Wim Wenders has scored his best box office performance in 15 years with Japan-set, comeback feature Perfect Days, according to collated figures released by sales agent The Match Factory. The Tokyo-set drama, starring Japanese actor Koji Yakusho as man with a love of trees who mysteriously opts for a simply life by …
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Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest feature, Evil Does Not Exist, and the period action pic 12.12: The Day, from Korea, lead the nominations at this year’s Asian Film Awards. Both films received six nominations, including Best Film and Best Director. Directed by Kim Sung-soo, whose credits include Asura: The City Of Madness and The Flu, …
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The American Cinematheque has programmed a retrospective to celebrate the work of three-time Oscar nominee Wim Wenders ahead of the Feb. 7 nationwide release of his latest film “Perfect Days,” Neon announced. The retrospective screenings and in-person Q&As will begin on Jan. 11 at the Aero Theatre with a double feature of “Perfect Days” and …
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‘Perfect Days’ Star Koji Yakusho Finds Peace As A Toilet Cleaner in Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-Set Film
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, the Cannes best actor winner gets to find a bit of peace and quiet, embracing the life of a toilet cleaner named Hirayama who lives by …
