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