Koyuki

Koyuki
Native name	小雪
Born	Koyuki Kato (加藤 小雪) (1976-12-18) December 18, 1976 Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Education	Tokyo Women's Medical University
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1995–present
Agent	Avex Vanguard FlaMme
Known for	Kimi wa Petto (2003 drama) The Last Samurai (2003 film) Pulse (2001 film)
Height
Spouse(s)	Kenichi Matsuyama (m. 2011)
Children	3

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. She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa Petto with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity, as well as the hit film The Last Samurai.

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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Tramps Like Us (Also known as Kimi wa Petto) (2003)
• The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters (2004)
• 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
• Fumō Chitai (2009) - Senri akitsu / Chisato Akitsu
• Legal High (2013) - Ando Kiwa
• The Long Goodbye (2014) - Aiko kamiido
• Fragile (2016)
• Dai Binbo (2017)
• The Naked Director (2019) - Kayo
• Bones of Steel (2020) - Risa Shibata

Dubbing

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

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work(s)	Result
2004	28th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Kimi wa Petto	Won
	7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Supporting Actress	The Way We Live and The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters	Won
	17th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actress	Kwaidan: Eternal Love	Won
2006	29th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress	Always: Sunset on Third Street	Nominated

External links

• Koyuki at the Internet Movie Database
• 小雪 at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)