Kôji Yakusho Overview

Biography

Bitten by the acting bug after seeing "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Gorky, Kôji Yakusho attended numerous plays and in 1978 auditioned with 800 others for a coveted spot at the prestigious Mumeijyuku acting studio. Winning one of four spots into the studio, the young novice soon changed his family name of Hashimoto to the stage name of "Yakusho," which...