Koyuki
Date of birth: 1976-12-18
Place of birth: Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Коюкі Като, Koyuki Kato, 加藤小雪, Koyuki Katou, 松山小雪, Koyuki Matsuyama
Biography
Koyuki Katō (born December 18, 1976), better known as Koyuki, is a Japanese model and actress. Koyuki was born in Zama, Kanagawa-ken. She started her modeling career in 1995 and has since starred in various Japanese dramas, TV and magazine ad campaigns and films. She frequently appears in Japanese print and television campaigns for the electronics company Panasonic. She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa petto (2003) with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity. Her first international film was The Last Samurai (2003) where she played Taka, wife of a Samurai slain by the character Nathan Algren, portrayed by Tom Cruise, Koyuki was well-known in Japan for years before that. She first caught the attention of the public in 1997 by winning an exclusive modelling contract with the magazine Non-no, but quickly grew beyond modelling and has earned acclaim as an actress through her many roles on Japanese television and in several Japanese films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Koyuki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Last Samurai
2003-12-05
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic
Blood: The Last Vampire
2009-04-02
On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul
Alive
2003-06-21
Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However,
A Mother's Touch
2022-11-04
Satoshi loses his eyesight completely at the age of 9 despite numerous surgeries, but grows up with
Laundry
2002-02-28
A young man named Teru, mentally altered by a childhood injury, runs a laundry and falls for Mizue,
Pulse
2001-02-03
In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants who are de
Always - Sunset on Third Street
2005-11-11
Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's fami
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007-11-03
Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his aut
Kamui
2009-09-19
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
Phone Call to the Bar
2011-09-10
In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with h
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012-01-21
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to wat
Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid
1999-08-27
Popular model Koyuki plays the role of the mermaid princess who cannot speak and has a limp, but dri
Warau Iemon
2004-02-07
Having put down his sword and given up the will to fight, the masterless samurai Iemon lives in soli
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000-03-01
Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the sect
Kitaro
2007-04-28
Kitaro is a half human, half creature who keeps an eye on the human society to save them from the ev
It's On Me
2009-10-31
News comes out that several people found 1 kg of solid gold in their mail boxes. Maya Yamabuki moves
Spy Sorge
2003-06-14
A foreign spy using the Sorge alias is assigned to Tokyo the capital of Japan just prior to the outb
Persona Non Grata
2015-12-05
The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to
Jam Films S
2004-10-12
Jam Films S is a Japanese omnibus movie. It was released by Phantom FIlm in Japan on January 15, 200
Kaleidoscope
2003-01-22
Amagi, a young man is charged with the responsibility of finding out the "real name" of the actress
Forget Me Not
2010-11-27
A nostalgic human drama based on Dazai Osamu Prize winner Tsujiuchi Tomoki's novella. Set in a decli
Gold Woman
2016-05-28
A female career banker shatters the glass ceiling of a mega bank by disclosing its shady business to
Women Play Twice
2010-03-01
Segment 1 - actress Saki Aibu plays a woman who doesn't do anything. Segment 2 - actress Asami Mizuk
The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year
2025-01-05