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Koyuki

Koyuki

Acting

December 18, 1976 (49 years old)
Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Female
24 Movies
40 TV Shows

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. ​

The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003 7.6

as Taka

Age 26 (now 49)
Pulse
Pulse

Pulse

2001 6.7

as Harue Karasawa

Age 24 (now 49)
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

2009 5.9

as Onigen

Age 32 (now 49)
Kamui
Kamui

Kamui

2009 6.1

as Sugaru

Age 32 (now 49)
Always - Sunset on Third Street
Always - Sunset on Third Street

Always - Sunset on Third Street

2005 7.7

as Hiromi Ishizaki

Age 28 (now 49)
Alive
Alive

Alive

2003 5.8

as Asuka Saegusa

Age 26 (now 49)
Legal High
Legal High

Legal High

2012 8.5

as Kiwa Ando

Age 35 (now 49)
10 eps
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

2012 7.2

as Hiromi Ishizaki

Age 35 (now 49)
Jam Films S
Jam Films S

Jam Films S

2004 6.4
Age 27 (now 49)
Phone Call to the Bar
Phone Call to the Bar

Phone Call to the Bar

2011 7.2

as Saori

Age 34 (now 49)
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

2007 7.2

as Hiromi Ishizaki

Age 30 (now 49)
Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2023 7.8

as Hana

Age 46 (now 49)
8 eps
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

2000 7.4

as Kana Matsui

Age 23 (now 49)
11 eps
Laundry
Laundry

Laundry

2002 6.2

as Mizue

Age 25 (now 49)
You're My Pet
You're My Pet

You're My Pet

2003 7.5

as Sumire Iwaya

Age 26 (now 49)
10 eps
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

2000 6.4
Age 23 (now 49)