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, 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
Credits
- 2025 ·The Window of Non-REM 2025 New Yearas
- 2024 ·つたえたい〜僕たちは感染症時代を生きている〜as Narrator
- 2024 ·Sky Castleas
- 2023 ·Sanctuaryas Hana
- 2022 ·A Mother's Touchas Reiko Fukushima
- 2020 ·Bones of Steelas
- 2020 ·Today's Nekomuraas Inugami Saeko
- 2019 ·Top Leagueas
- 2019 ·The Naked Directoras Kayo
- 2019 ·Trace ~ Men of the science school ~as Ritsuko Kaizuka
- 2017 ·Flat Broke Momas Yuzuko Nanakusa
- 2016 ·Gold Womanas Tamaki Yoshizawa
- 2016 ·Fragileas Madoka Hosoki
- 2015 ·Persona Non Grataas
- 2014 ·The Long Goodbyeas Aiko Kamiido
- 2013 ·Onna Nobunagaas
- 2012 ·Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogueas Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2012 ·Legal Highas 安藤貴和
- 2012 ·Legal Highas 安藤貴和(あんどう きわ)〈35〉
- 2012 ·Always: Sunset on Third Street '64as Hiromi Ishizaki
- 2011 ·Phone Call to the Baras Saori
- 2010 ·Forget Me Notas
- 2010 ·Detective Lovesickas Yumi Hagio
- 2010 ·Women Play Twiceas
- 2009 ·It's On Meas Maya Yamabuki
- 2009 ·The Waste Landas Chisato Akitsu
- 2009 ·Kamuias Sugaru
- 2009 ·MR.BRAINas
- 2009 ·Blood: The Last Vampireas Onigen
- 2008 ·The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasakias Ritsuko Sasaki
- 2007 ·Always: Sunset on Third Street 2as Hiromi Ishizaki
- 2007 ·Kitaroas Tenko
- 2006 ·Time Limit Investigatoras Misako Kaminuma
- 2005 ·Always - Sunset on Third Streetas Hiromi Ishizaki
- 2005 ·Engineas Tomomi Mizukoshi
- 2005 ·Jam Films Sas
- 2004 ·Warau Iemonas O-Iwa (Tamiya Iwa)
- 2004 ·The Way We Liveas Yura Kitajima
- 2003 ·The Last Samuraias Taka
- 2003 ·The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sistersas 柏倉 幸子
- 2003 ·Aliveas Asuka Saegusa
- 2003 ·Spy Sorgeas Yoshiko Yamazaki
- 2003 ·You're My Petas 巌谷スミレ
- 2003 ·Kaleidoscopeas Kaede Katsuragi
- 2002 ·Psycho Doctoras Reiko
- 2002 ·Searchin' for My Polestaras Mifuyu Sawamura
- 2002 ·Laundryas Mizue
- 2001 ·Antique: Western Antique Cake Shopas Momoko Izuka
- 2001 ·I Wanna Fall in Loveas Kuroki Reiko
- 2001 ·My Husbandas Chizuru Toyama(遠山 千鶴)
- 2001 ·Pulseas Harue Karasawa
- 2001 ·Don't Let Your Money Downas
- 2000 ·Love Complexas Kiiko Ninagawa
- 2000 ·Legendary Teacheras Aya Saito(斎藤 アヤ)
- 2000 ·Ikebukuro West Gate Parkas Kana Matsui
- 2000 ·Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreameras
- 2000 ·Beautiful Lifeas Satsuki Nakajima
- 1999 ·Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaidas
- 1999 ·The Rules of Marrying for Loveas
- 1999 ·恋爱结婚の法则as
- 1998 ·Tabloidas
- 1998 ·Shomunias
- 1998 ·Can't Hurry for Loveas