Koyuki

Biography

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 best known for the drama Kimi wa Petto and the film The Last Samurai.

== Career ==

=== Actor career === Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film Pulse. 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. She has appeared in many commercials, including Coca-Cola Japan's Sokenbicha, P&G Max Factor SK-II, and Suntory Kakubin.

== 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 July 2015, the couple had their third child.

== Filmography ==

=== Film === Keizoku/eiga (2000) – Nanami Kirishima Pulse (2001) – Harue Karasawa Laundry (2002) – Mizue Alive (2002) – Asuka Saegusa Spy Sorge (2003) – Yoshiko Yamazaki The Last Samurai (2003) – Taka Kwaidan: Eternal Love (2004) – O-Iwa Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) – Hiromi Ishizaki Jam Films S (2005) GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007) – Tenko Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) – Hiromi Ishizaki Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) – Onigen Kamui Gaiden (2009) – Sugaru It's on Me (2009) – Maya Yamabuki Shin-san Tankoumachi no serenâde (2010) – Michiyo Detective in the Bar (2011) – Saori Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) – Hiromi Ishizaki Persona Non Grata (2015) – Yukiko Sugihara A Mother's Touch (2022) – Reiko Fukushima

=== 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 (2003) – 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 The Waste Land (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 Dr. Ashura (2025) – Naomi Rokudou

=== Dubbing === Eragon, Arya (Sienna Guillory) Snow White and the Huntsman, Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron)