Koyuki
Koyuki | |
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小雪 | |
Born | Koyuki Kato (加藤 小雪) December 18, 1976 Zama, Kanagawa, Japan |
Education | Tokyo Women's Medical University |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1995–present |
Agent(s) | Avex Vanguard FlaMme |
Known for | Kimi wa Petto (2003 drama) The Last Samurai (2003 film) Pulse (2001 film) |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Spouse | |
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.[1]
Career
Actor career
Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film Pulse.[1][2]
She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa Petto (2003) with Jun matsumoto and gained huge popularity.[1] 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.[1][3]
She has been appeared in many commercials, including Coca-Cola Japan's Sokenbicha, P&G Max Factor SK-II, and Suntory Kakubin.[1]
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,[4] and their second child was born in January 2013. In July 2015, the couple had their third child.[5]
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[6]
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)[7]
- Snow White and the Huntsman, Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron)[8]
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work(s) | Result |
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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 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Koyuki Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mes, Tom (21 June 2001). "Midnight Eye review: Pulse". Midnight Eye.
- ^ Travers, Peter (5 December 2003). "The Last Samurai - Movie Reviews - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Matsuyama Kenichi, Koyuki become parents". Tokyograph. 8 January 2012.
- ^ 松山ケンイチ&小雪夫妻に第3子誕生 生放送で発表 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "桜色の風が咲く". eiga.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "エラゴン 遺志を継ぐ者 - 金曜ロードショー - 日テレ". Nippon TV. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "スノーホワイト". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Koyuki at IMDb
- 小雪 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)