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Kôji Yakusho, who memorably starred in the original version of Shall We Dance?, plays a similarly meek fellow here — only this time his character is a criminal who is trying to rebuild his life after stabbing his wife to death.
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Kôji Yakusho, who memorably starred in the original version of Shall We Dance?, plays a similarly meek fellow here — only this time his character is a criminal who is trying to rebuild his life after stabbing his wife to death.
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Nine assassins might have done nicely, or Kurosawa's seven, but the build-up is sustained by the movie's seriousness of purpose—it's about the blind devotion that tyrants can inspire—and the engaging heroism of the group's leader, Shinzaemon Kôji Yakusho.
'Five': A Series Wakes Up at the Wheel Joe Morgenstern 2011
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Found this film (Tadon and Chikua) today, Hiroyuki Sanada with Yakusho Koji – looks like a comedy.
Twilight Samurai – Tanaka Min, Hiroyuki Sanada + King Lear 2005
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Found this film (Tadon and Chikua) today, Hiroyuki Sanada with Yakusho Koji – looks like a comedy.
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If you are the Cary Grant-esque actor Koji Yakusho in the international hit film Shall We Dance?
Kickboxing Geishas Veronica Chambers 2007
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The movie, splendidly directed by Morita Yoshimitsu and acted by Yakusho Koji ("Shall We Dance") (pictured above) and Kuroki Hitomi, with a haunting score composed by Michiru Oshima, won awards in Japan.
Forbes.com: News Stephen Harner 2011
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Yakusho, elder son Takashi has joined the American forces in Iraq, and teenaged Kenji wants to develop his burgeoning affinity for the piano despite his father's obvious but unspoken (and occasionally violent) wishes to the contrary.
Cinematical 2010
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Doi charges Shimada Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho), a brave and capable metsuke (a sort of feudal-era intelligence officer) with the task of killing Naritsugu.
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No time for horseplay: Samurai Shimada Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho),
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