Koyuki

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.

Koyuki
小雪
Born	Koyuki Kato (加藤 小雪) (1976-12-18) December 18, 1976 Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress, model
Agent	Avex Vanguard FlaMme
Known for	The Last Samurai, Pulse
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)	Kenichi Matsuyama
Children	3

Career

Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film Pulse.[1] Her first international film was The Last Samurai where she played Taka, wife of a Samurai slain by the character Nathan Algren, portrayed by Tom Cruise.[2] She also appeared in Blood: The Last Vampire live-action film starring Jun Ji-hyun, where she plays Onigen, the arch-villain.[3]

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 South Korea.[5] In July 2015, the couple had their third child.[6]

Filmography

Film

• Chô abnormal petting: Ijô kairaku (1990)
• Keizoku/eiga (2000)
• Pulse (2001) - Harue Karasawa
• Laundry (2002) - Mizue
• Alive (2002) - Asuka Saegusa
• Spy Sorge (2003) - Yoshiko Yamazaki
• The Last Samurai (2003) - Taka
• Warau Iemon (2004) - O-Iwa
• Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (2005) - Hiromi Ishizaki
• Jam Films S (2005)
• Aoki Ôkami: chi hate umi tsukiru made (2007)
• GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007) - Tenko
• Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi (2007) - Hiromi Ishizaki
• Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) - Onigen
• Kamui Gaiden (2009) - Sugaru
• Watashi dasu wa (2009) - Maya Yamabuki
• Nair-san (2009)
• Boku no sukina hito (2010) - Michiyo
• Shin-san Tankoumachi no serenâde (2010) - Michiyo
• Tantei wa bar ni iru (2011) - Saori
• Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64 (2012) - Hiromi Ishizaki
• Snow White and the Huntsman (2012, dubbing)
• Persona Non Grata (2015) - Yukiko Sugihara

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)
• Suekko Chonan Ane San Nin (2004)
• Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi (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]

References

1. Mes, Tom (21 June 2001). "Midnight Eye review: Pulse". Midnight Eye.
2. Travers, Peter (5 December 2003). "The Last Samurai - Movie Reviews - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
3. Debruge, Peter (16 June 2009). "Variety Reviews - Blood: The Last Vampire - Film Reviews". Variety.
4. "Matsuyama Kenichi, Koyuki become parents". Tokyograph. 8 January 2012.
5. "Japanese Actress Gives Birth in Korea". The Chisunilbo. Chosun.com. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. "スノーホワイト". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Koyuki on IMDb
• 小雪 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)