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Date of Birth

18 December 1976, Zama, Japan

Birth Name

Koyuki Kato

Height

5' 7¾" (1.72 m)

Mini Biography

Gaining her first exposure to Western audiences in Edward Zwick's 2003 film The Last Samurai (2003), 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.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Larry-115

Spouse

Ken'ichi Matsuyama

(1 April 2011 - present)

Trivia

Was best known until recently for her commercial work on Japanese television.

Wears a size 26 (US size 7) shoe.

Was a volleyball player when she was a student.

Auditioned for a role of Chiyo / Sayuri in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), but lost out to Ziyi Zhang.

She and her husband, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, are expecting their first child [September 3, 2011].