Koyuki

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Female

Birthday

1976-12-18 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Zama, Kanagawa, Japan

Koyuki

Biography

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. ​

Known For

  • The Naked Director

    The Naked Director

  • The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai

  • Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

    Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

  • Legal High

    Legal High

  • Legal High

    Legal High

  • Pulse

    Pulse

  • Today's Nekomura

    Today's Nekomura

  • The Waste Land

    The Waste Land

  • Time Limit Investigator

    Time Limit Investigator

  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    Ikebukuro West Gate Park

  • Blood: The Last Vampire

    Blood: The Last Vampire

  • Shomuni

    Shomuni

  • My Husband

    My Husband

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

    Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

  • Kamui

    Kamui

  • Laundry

    Laundry

  • A Mother's Touch

    A Mother's Touch

  • Persona Non Grata

    Persona Non Grata

  • Kitaro

    Kitaro

  • Warau Iemon

    Warau Iemon

  • Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

    Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

  • Women Play Twice

    Women Play Twice

  • Forget Me Not

    Forget Me Not

  • Spy Sorge

    Spy Sorge

  • Gold Woman

    Gold Woman

  • Alive

    Alive

  • Beautiful Life

    Beautiful Life

  • Bones of Steel

    Bones of Steel

  • Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid

    Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid

  • Engine

    Engine

  • Detective Lovesick

    Detective Lovesick

  • Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

    Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

  • Searchin' for My Polestar

    Searchin' for My Polestar

  • Kaleidoscope

    Kaleidoscope

  • It's On Me

    It's On Me

  • MR.BRAIN

    MR.BRAIN

  • Flat Broke Mom

    Flat Broke Mom

  • Sky Castle

    Sky Castle

  • The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year

    The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year

  • Psycho Doctor

    Psycho Doctor

  • The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki

    The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki

  • Top League

    Top League

  • Jam Films S

    Jam Films S

  • The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

  • 恋爱结婚の法则

    恋爱结婚の法则

  • Fragile

    Fragile

  • Tabloid

    Tabloid

  • You're My Pet

    You're My Pet

  • Onna Nobunaga

    Onna Nobunaga

  • Legendary Teacher

    Legendary Teacher

  • Don't Let Your Money Down

    Don't Let Your Money Down

  • The Way We Live

    The Way We Live

  • Love Complex

    Love Complex

  • Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Always - Sunset on Third Street

  • Can't Hurry for Love

    Can't Hurry for Love

  • I Wanna Fall in Love

    I Wanna Fall in Love

  • The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters

    The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters

  • Phone Call to the Bar

    Phone Call to the Bar

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

  • The Rules of Marrying for Love

    The Rules of Marrying for Love

  • つたえたい〜僕たちは感染症時代を生きている〜

    つたえたい〜僕たちは感染症時代を生きている〜

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2