Koyuki
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1976-12-18 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Also known as
- Коюкі Като · Koyuki Kato · 加藤小雪 · Koyuki Katou · 松山小雪 · Koyuki Matsuyama
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (40)
The Naked Director
2019
as Kayo
Time Limit Investigator
2006
as Misako Kaminuma
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
2012
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Legal High
2012
as Kiwa Ando
Shomuni
1998
Psycho Doctor
2002
as Reiko
MR.BRAIN
2009
Trace ~ Men of the science school ~
2019
as Ritsuko Kaizuka
My Husband
2001
as Chizuru Toyama
Detective Lovesick
2010
as Yumi Hagio
Sanctuary
2023
as Hana
Wasted Land
2009
as Chisato Akitsu
Engine
2005
as Tomomi Mizukoshi
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
2000
as Kana Matsui
Fragile
2016
as Madoka Hosoki
The Long Goodbye
2014
as Aiko Kamiido
Beautiful Life
2000
as Satsuki Nakajima
Bones of Steel
2020
Onna Nobunaga
2013
Top League
2019
Today's Nekomura
2020
as Inugami Saeko
Legendary Teacher
2000
as Aya Saito（斎藤 アヤ）
The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki
2008
as Ritsuko Sasaki
You're My Pet
2003
as Sumire Iwaya
Searchin' for My Polestar
2002
as Mifuyu Sawamura
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
2001
as Momoko Izuka
Sky Castle
2024
I Wanna Fall in Love
2001
as Kuroki Reiko
Love Complex
2000
as Kiiko Ninagawa
The Way We Live
2004
as Yura Kitajima
The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters
2003
as 柏倉 幸子
恋愛結婚の法則
1999
The Rules of Marrying for Love
1999
Can't Hurry for Love
1998
Flat Broke Mom
2017
as Yuzuko Nanakusa
Tabloid
1998
The Light We Cast
2026
as 星野桃花
We Are Worse at Love Than Pandas
2026
as Mirei Fujisaki
Don't Let Your Money Down
2001
つたえたい〜僕たちは感染症時代を生きている〜
2024
as Narrator
Movies (24)
The Last Samurai
2003
as Taka
Pulse
2001
as Harue Karasawa
Blood: The Last Vampire
2009
as Onigen
Always - Sunset on Third Street
2005
as Hiromi Ishizaki
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007
as Hiromi Ishizaki
Spy Sorge
2003
as Yoshiko Yamazaki
Phone Call to the Bar
2011
as Saori
Kamui
2009
as Sugaru
Jam Films S
2004
Kitaro
2007
as Tenko
Warau Iemon
2004
as O-Iwa (Tamiya Iwa)
Persona Non Grata
2015
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012
as Hiromi Ishizaki
Alive
2003
as Asuka Saegusa
It's On Me
2009
as Maya Yamabuki
Women Play Twice
2010
Gold Woman
2016
as Tamaki Yoshizawa
The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Year
2025
Forget Me Not
2010
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
2000
Kaleidoscope
2003
as Kaede Katsuragi
A Mother's Touch
2022
as Reiko Fukushima
Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid
1999
Laundry
2002
as Mizue
About Koyuki
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, wi… With 64 credits spanning from 1998 to 2026, Koyuki has appeared in 24 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Koyuki Movies
- The Last Samurai (2003) — as Taka
- Pulse (2001) — as Harue Karasawa
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) — as Onigen
- Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) — as Hiromi Ishizaki
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) — as Hiromi Ishizaki
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