Koji Yakusho

Today's post is about one of Japan's favourite actors, Koji Yakusho. Appearing in the dramatic Eureka (screened here as a mini-series), the truly delightful Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, the morose License to Live and in an English-speaking role in Memoirs of Geisha, Koji Yakusho plays the quietly anguished man to perfection. With nearly 50 movies to his credit, Yakusho has appeared in many Japanese films that are now considered classics. His most recent offering is Silk, released this year and hopefully coming to a cinema (or at least SBS) near you. Watch out for it, Yakusho is a pleasure to watch.