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

  • Legal High

    Legal High

  • Legal High

    Legal High

  • Shomuni

    Shomuni

  • Time Limit Investigator

    Time Limit Investigator

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

  • Engine

    Engine

  • Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Always - Sunset on Third Street

  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    Ikebukuro West Gate Park

  • Alive

    Alive

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

  • Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

    Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

  • Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

    Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

  • Pulse

    Pulse

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Phone Call to the Bar

    Phone Call to the Bar

  • The Waste Land

    The Waste Land

  • Detective Lovesick

    Detective Lovesick

  • MR.BRAIN

    MR.BRAIN

  • You're My Pet

    You're My Pet

  • Today's Nekomura

    Today's Nekomura

  • The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters

    The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters

  • Blood: The Last Vampire

    Blood: The Last Vampire

  • My Husband

    My Husband

  • Sky Castle

    Sky Castle

  • Kitaro

    Kitaro

  • Laundry

    Laundry

  • Spy Sorge

    Spy Sorge

  • Jam Films S

    Jam Films S

  • Kamui

    Kamui

  • It's On Me

    It's On Me

  • The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year

    The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year

  • A Mother's Touch

    A Mother's Touch

  • Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

    Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

  • Warau Iemon

    Warau Iemon

  • Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

    Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

  • Gold Woman

    Gold Woman

  • Forget Me Not

    Forget Me Not

  • The Rules of Marrying for Love

    The Rules of Marrying for Love

  • Psycho Doctor

    Psycho Doctor

  • Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid

    Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid

  • Kaleidoscope

    Kaleidoscope

  • The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

  • Bones of Steel

    Bones of Steel

  • Women Play Twice

    Women Play Twice

  • Love Complex

    Love Complex

  • The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki

    The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki

  • Fragile

    Fragile

  • Searchin' for My Polestar

    Searchin' for My Polestar

  • Beautiful Life

    Beautiful Life

  • The Way We Live

    The Way We Live

  • Legendary Teacher

    Legendary Teacher

  • Can't Hurry for Love

    Can't Hurry for Love

  • Onna Nobunaga

    Onna Nobunaga

  • I Wanna Fall in Love

    I Wanna Fall in Love

  • Tabloid

    Tabloid

  • Persona Non Grata

    Persona Non Grata

  • 恋爱结婚の法则

    恋爱结婚の法则

  • Flat Broke Mom

    Flat Broke Mom

  • Top League

    Top League

  • 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〜

  • Don't Let Your Money Down

    Don't Let Your Money Down