Koyuki

Born: 1976-12-18

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. ​


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The Last Samurai

as Taka
Released: 2003-12-05

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare,...

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Pulse

as Harue Karasawa
Released: 2001-02-03

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who...

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Blood: The Last Vampire

as Onigen
Released: 2009-04-02

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented...

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Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

as Hiromi Ishizaki
Released: 2012-01-21

The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to...

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Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

as Hiromi Ishizaki
Released: 2007-11-03

Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his...

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Always - Sunset on Third Street

as Hiromi Ishizaki
Released: 2005-11-11

Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's...

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Alive

as Asuka Saegusa
Released: 2003-06-21

Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend....

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Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer

as uncredited
Released: 2000-03-01

Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the...

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Kamui

as Sugaru
Released: 2009-09-19

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.

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Warau Iemon

as O-Iwa (Tamiya Iwa)
Released: 2004-02-07

Having put down his sword and given up the will to fight, the masterless samurai Iemon lives in...

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Spy Sorge

as Yoshiko Yamazaki
Released: 2003-06-14

A foreign spy using the Sorge alias is assigned to Tokyo the capital of Japan just prior to the...

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Persona Non Grata

as uncredited
Released: 2015-12-05

The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading...

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Laundry

as Mizue
Released: 2002-02-28

A young man named Teru, mentally altered by a childhood injury, runs a laundry and falls for...

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Kitaro

as Tenko
Released: 2007-04-28

Kitaro is a half human, half creature who keeps an eye on the human society to save them from...

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Phone Call to the Bar

as Saori
Released: 2011-09-10

In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol...

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Jam Films S

as uncredited
Released: 2005-01-15

Jam Films S is a Japanese omnibus movie. It was released by Phantom FIlm in Japan on January 15,...

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It's On Me

as Maya Yamabuki
Released: 2009-10-31

News comes out that several people found 1 kg of solid gold in their mail boxes. Maya Yamabuki...

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Forget Me Not

as uncredited
Released: 2010-11-27

A nostalgic human drama based on Dazai Osamu Prize winner Tsujiuchi Tomoki's novella. Set in a...

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Women Play Twice

as uncredited
Released: 2010-03-01

Segment 1 - actress Saki Aibu plays a woman who doesn't do anything. Segment 2 - actress Asami...

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Scary Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid

as uncredited
Released: 1999-08-27

Popular model Koyuki plays the role of the mermaid princess who cannot speak and has a limp, but...

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A Mother's Touch

as Reiko Fukushima
Released: 2022-11-04

Satoshi loses his eyesight completely at the age of 9 despite numerous surgeries, but grows up...

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Kaleidoscope

as Kaede Katsuragi
Released: 2003-01-22

Amagi, a young man is charged with the responsibility of finding out the "real name" of the...

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Gold Woman

as Tamaki Yoshizawa
Released: 2016-05-28

A female career banker shatters the glass ceiling of a mega bank by disclosing its shady...

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The Naked Director

as Kayo
First aired: 2019-08-08

Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. ...

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Legal High

as 安藤貴和
First aired: 2012-04-17

A lawyer with a big personality works with an straightlaced recent law graduate on various law...

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Legal High

as 安藤貴和(あんどう きわ)〈35〉
First aired: 2012-04-17

A lawyer with a big personality works with an straightlaced recent law graduate on various law...

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Shomuni

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-04-15

Shomuni, that's the common name given to General Affairs Section 2 of a trading company. Here...

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Time Limit Investigator

as Misako Kaminuma
First aired: 2006-01-13

Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have...

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Ikebukuro West Gate Park

as Kana Matsui
First aired: 2000-04-14

Living in an area known for its juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto has become a member of a...

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Sanctuary

as Hana
First aired: 2023-05-04

A tough, desperate kid becomes a sumo wrestler, captivating fans with his cocky attitude — and...

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My Husband

as Chizuru Toyama(遠山 千鶴)
First aired: 2001-04-12

A sexy renegade male chauvinist rock singer by day, a bossed around, lousy dressed and demurring...

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Today's Nekomura

as Inugami Saeko
First aired: 2020-04-08

A cat who dreams of reuniting with its owner & works as a housekeeper to save money.

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Engine

as Tomomi Mizukoshi
First aired: 2005-04-18

Jiro Kanzaki is an F3000 test driver blessed with acute sensitivity and breathtaking driving...

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The Waste Land

as Chisato Akitsu
First aired: 2009-10-15

Iki Tadashi is a military leader named who was captured by the Soviets during World War II....

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Fragile

as Madoka Hosoki
First aired: 2016-01-13

The story of Kishi Keiichitaro, a dashingly handsome pathologist who is intensely eccentric and...

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Psycho Doctor

as Reiko
First aired: 2002-10-09

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The Long Goodbye

as Aiko Kamiido
First aired: 2014-04-19

Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and...

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Bones of Steel

as uncredited
First aired: 2020-04-18

Heita Tomishima is a very conscientious but awkward young man at a mid-sized construction...

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Searchin' for My Polestar

as Mifuyu Sawamura
First aired: 2002-07-02

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You're My Pet

as 巌谷スミレ
First aired: 2003-04-09

Tramps Like Us is a Japanese josei manga series by Yayoi Ogawa. It is about Sumire, a young...

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The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters

as 柏倉 幸子
First aired: 2003-10-12

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Detective Lovesick

as Yumi Hagio
First aired: 2010-07-09

He was the pride of his police department as the number one armed robbery buster... until he had...

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I Wanna Fall in Love

as Kuroki Reiko
First aired: 2001-07-01

A story that examines the relationships and bonds that seven random people share with one...

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The Way We Live

as Yura Kitajima
First aired: 2004-01-06

The theme of this drama series is the bonds between parents and children and between husband and...

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The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki

as Ritsuko Sasaki
First aired: 2008-01-20

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MR.BRAIN

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-05-23

Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research...

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Legendary Teacher

as Aya Saito(斎藤 アヤ)
First aired: 2000-04-15

A man who appears to have no particular passion for anything ironically proves effective with...

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Love Complex

as Kiiko Ninagawa
First aired: 2000-10-12

Someone has been stealing money within the company and the fingers are pointing to seven...

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Beautiful Life

as Satsuki Nakajima
First aired: 2000-01-16

Kyoko, a young woman with an unhindered spirit despite being physically bound to a wheelchair...

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Sky Castle

as uncredited
First aired: 2024-07-25

“Sky Castle,” one of the most iconic Korean TV drama series of recent years, is to be remade by...

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Trace ~ Men of the science school ~

as Ritsuko Kaizuka
First aired: 2019-01-07

Mano Reiji, a man who experienced a gruesome incident, is a forensic researcher at the Tokyo...

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Tabloid

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-10-14

Tokiwa plays a sharp tongued reporter for a major daily newspaper. She was demoted to a sleazy...

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恋爱结婚の法则

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-07-07

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Onna Nobunaga

as uncredited
First aired: 2013-04-05

Nobunaga Oda (Yuki Amami) was raised as the successor of the Oda clan and her father is Nobuhide...

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Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

as Momoko Izuka
First aired: 2001-10-08

This story is about four men who work in a confectionary. Tachibana Keiichiro (Shiina Kippei) is...

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Can't Hurry for Love

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-04-15

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Top League

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-10-05

While political journalist Naoki Matsuoka is working his way up to the "top league," a small...

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The Rules of Marrying for Love

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-07-07

Koizumi Kyoko stars as Asako, a 32 year old woman working for a Beer Company. She gets set up...

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Flat Broke Mom

as Yuzuko Nanakusa
First aired: 2017-08-01

Yuzuko Nanakusa was betrayed by her husband. She now raises her son and daughter as a single...

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