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Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

8 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K4 in HD
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Kōji Hashimoto (橋本 広司, Hashimoto Kōji, born 1 January 1956), known professionally as Kōji Yakusho (役所 広司, Yakusho Kōji), is a Japanese actor. He is known internationally for his starring roles in Shall We Dance? (1996), 13 Assassins (2010), The Third Murder (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Under the Open Sky (2020) and The Days (2023). For his performance in Perfect Days (2023), he was awarded the Best Actor award in the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

Biography from TMDB

4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Perfect Days (2023)

Leading role · Director: Wim Wenders

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

MUBI UK 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Italy Plaion 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Italy Plaion 4K Blu-ray > UK MUBI > Criterion US, better encode

4.3

Cure (1997)

Leading role · Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

Eureka MoC 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

4.3

Scarlet (2025)

Supporting role · Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Best Video & Audio:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Sony 4K Blu-ray has the original theatrical Dolby Atmos mix

Belle (2021)

Small role · Director: Mamoru Hosoda

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

All The Anime/Shout! Factory & GKIDS (UK/US) 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(caveat: forced subtitles)

3.5

4 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Eel (1997)

Leading role · Director: Shōhei Imamura

Best Video & Audio:

Radiance Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Audio Notes:

Radiance Blu-ray is the same as R2J DVD https://slow.pics/c/Cg7bPY18

3.8

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

Leading role · Director: Shōhei Imamura

Best Video:

US Film Movement Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

UK Radiance Blu-ray

Eureka (2001)

Leading role · Director: Shinji Aoyama

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video:

Amazon Streaming

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

The master on Streaming is sourced from a new restoration with much better detail and no blown whites than AU Imprint Blu-ray, but unfortunately cropped in and not in proper sepia tones. Caps

Tampopo (1985)

Supporting role · Director: Jūzō Itami

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Japan Toho Blu-ray

4.3

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