Koyuki

Koyuki

Koyuki

Japanese model and actress

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. She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa Petto with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity as well with the hit film The Last Samurai.[1]

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Career

Actor career

Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film Pulse.[1][2]

She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa Petto (2003) with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity.[1] 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.[1][3]

She has appeared in many commercials, including Coca-Cola Japan's Sokenbicha, P&G Max Factor SK-II, and Suntory Kakubin.[1]

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,[4] and their second child was born in January 2013. In July 2015, the couple had their third child.[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

  • Taburoido (1998)
  • Koi wa Aserazu (1998) – Rei Arimura
  • Renai Kekkon no Hosoku (1999) – Haruka
  • Antique Bakery
  • Beautiful Life (2000) – Nakajima Satsuki
  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000) – Matsui Kana
  • Love Complex (2000) – Kiiko Ninagawa
  • Itaria Tsu (2001)
  • Tentai Kansoku (2002) – Mifuyu Sawanura
  • Tramps Like Us (Also known as Kimi wa Petto) (2003) – Sumire Iwaya
  • The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters (2004) – Sachiko Kashiwakura
  • The Way We Live (2004) – Yura Kitajima
  • Engine (2005) – Tomomi Mizukoshi
  • Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai (2008) – Sasaki Ritsuko
  • Mr. Brain (2009) – Miyase Kumiko
  • Fumō Chitai (2009) – Senri akitsu / Chisato Akitsu
  • Legal High (2013) – Ando Kiwa
  • The Long Goodbye (2014) – Aiko kamiido
  • Fragile (2016) – Madoka Hosoki
  • Dai Binbo (2017) – Yazuko Nanakusa
  • The Naked Director (2019) – Kayo
  • Bones of Steel (2020) – Risa Shibata
  • Sanctuary (2023) – Hana
  • Boogie Woogie (2023–24) – Tomi Murayama[7]

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Awards

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References

  1. [1]
    "Koyuki Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. [2]
    Mes, Tom (21 June 2001). "Midnight Eye review: Pulse". Midnight Eye.
  3. [3]
    Travers, Peter (5 December 2003). "The Last Samurai - Movie Reviews - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
  4. [4]
    "Matsuyama Kenichi, Koyuki become parents". Tokyograph. 8 January 2012.
  5. [5]
    松山ケンイチ＆小雪夫妻に第3子誕生 生放送で発表 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. [6]
    "桜色の風が咲く". eiga.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "小雪:「ブギウギ」で朝ドラ初出演 水上恒司の母、やり手女社長に メッセンジャー黒田も". Mantan-web. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "エラゴン 遺志を継ぐ者 - 金曜ロードショー - 日テレ". Nippon TV. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  9. [9]
    "スノーホワイト". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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