Koyuki
Japanese actor and model

Koyuki

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Japanese actor and model
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18 December 1976(Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
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Kenichi Matsuyama
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Introduction

Koyuki Kato (加藤 小雪, Katō Koyuki, born December 18, 1976), better known by her stage name Koyuki (小雪), is a Japanese model and actress.

Career

Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film Pulse. Her first international film was The Last Samurai where she played Taka, the wife of a Samurai slain by the character Nathan Algren, played by Tom Cruise. She also appeared in Blood: The Last Vampire live-action film starring Jun Ji-hyun, where she plays Onigen, the arch-villain.

Personal life

In 2011, Koyuki married actor Kenichi Matsuyama, who co-starred with her in Kamui Gaiden. The couple's first child was born in January 2012, and their second child was born in January 2013 in South Korea. In July 2015, the couple had their third child.

Filmography

Film

  • Pulse (2001)
  • Laundry (2002)
  • Alive (2002)
  • The Last Samurai (2003)
  • Spy Sorge (2003)
  • Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (2005)
  • Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi (2007)
  • Nair-san (2009)
  • Kamui Gaiden (2009)
  • Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
  • Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64 (2012)
  • Snow White and the Huntsman (2012, dubbing)
  • Persona Non Grata (2015)

Television

  • Taburoido (1998)
  • Koi wa Aserazu (1998)
  • Renai Kekkon no Hosoku (1999)
  • Antique Bakery
  • Beautiful Life (2000)
  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
  • Love Complex (2000)
  • Itaria Tsu (2001)
  • Tentai Kansoku (2002)
  • Tramps Like Us (Also known as Kimi wa Petto) (2003)
  • Suekko Chonan Ane San Nin (2004)
  • Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi (2004)
  • Engine (2005)
  • Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai (2008)
  • Mr. Brain (2009)
  • Fumo Chitai (2009)
  • Legal High (2013)
  • The Long Goodbye (2014)
  • Fragile (2016)
  • "Dai Binbo" (2017)