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Koyuki(I)

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Koyuki at an event for The Last Samurai (2003)
A man who is driven to the edge of a cliff and believes that money, a woman, and fame are all buried in the ring, And goes up to a sumo rikishi.
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She rose to fame in the drama You're My Pet (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.

She has been appeared in many commercials, including Coca-Cola Japan's Sokenbicha, P&G Max Factor SK-II, and Suntory Kakubin.
BornDecember 18, 1976
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BornDecember 18, 1976
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    Known for

    Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
    The Last Samurai
    7.8
    • Taka
    • 2003
    Pulse (2001)
    Pulse
    6.5
    • Harue Karasawa
    • 2001
    Warau Iemon (2004)
    Warau Iemon
    5.4
    • O-Iwa (Tamiya Iwa)
    • 2004
    Jun Ji-hyun in Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    5.3
    • Onigen
    • 2009

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    Actress



    • Sky Castle (2024)
      Sky Castle
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Ayaka Kujo
      • 2024
    • Wataru Ichinose in Sanctuary (2023)
      Sanctuary
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Hana
      • 2023
    • A Mother's Touch (2022)
      A Mother's Touch
      7.5
      • Fukushima Reiko
      • 2022
    • The Naked Director (2019)
      The Naked Director
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Kayo Sahara
      • 2019–2021
    • Yutaka Matsushige in Today's Nekomura (2020)
      Today's Nekomura
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Saeko Inugami
      • 2020
    • Bones of Steel (2020)
      Bones of Steel
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Risa Shibata
      • 2020
    • Toppu rîgu (2019)
      Toppu rîgu
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Miki Haibara
      • 2019
    • Kumiko Asô and Joe Odagiri in Prescription Police (2006)
      Prescription Police
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Misako Kanuma
      • 2019
    • Trace: Kasouken no Otoko (2019)
      Trace: Kasouken no Otoko
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Ritsuko Kaizuka
      • 2019
    • Daibinbô (2017)
      Daibinbô
      TV Mini Series
      • Yuzuko Nanakusa
      • 2017
    • Gold Woman (2016)
      Gold Woman
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • 2016
    • Emi Takei in Fragile: Byôrii Kishi Keiichirô no Shoken (2016)
      Fragile: Byôrii Kishi Keiichirô no Shoken
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Madoka Hosoki
      • 2016
    • Toshiaki Karasawa and Koyuki in Persona Non Grata (2015)
      Persona Non Grata
      6.5
      • Yukiko Sugihara
      • 2015
    • Gô Ayano in The Long Goodbye (2014)
      The Long Goodbye
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Aiko kamiido
      • 2014
    • Legal High (2012)
      Legal High
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Ando Kiwa
      • 2013

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    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Trailer 1:48
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Trailer 1:36
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Kamui
    Trailer 1:09
    Kamui
    Kamui
    Trailer 1:07
    Kamui

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
    • Born
      • December 18, 1976
      • Zama, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Ken'ichi MatsuyamaApril 1, 2011 - present (3 children)
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      • Yayoi(Sibling)
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