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Koji Yakusho
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Actor Biography:"Koji Yakusho" is one of Japan's most gifted and popular leading men. Whether playing a befuddled white-collar worker struggling to master the two-step or a burned-out police detective trying to unlock a series of bizarre murders, Yakusho's combination of handsome "everyman" looks and natural screen presence make him the actor of choice for many of Japan's leading directors, including "Juzo Itami", "Kiyoshi Kurosawa", and "Shohei Imamura".
Born Koji Hashimoto, Yakusho graduated from a technical high school in Nagasaki and got a job as a civil servant in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo. In 1976, he became obsessed with theater after his friend gave him a ticket to see "Donzoko" by "Maxim Gorky". His first big break was being chosen out of 800 applicants to study at the Mumei-juku (Studio for Unknown Performers) run by noted actor and '60s icon "Tatsuya Nakadai". Because of his experience as a civil... Full Biography
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