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) December 18, 1976 Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1990-present
Agent	Avex Vanguard FlaMme
Known for	The Last Samurai, Pulse
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)	Kenichi Matsuyama ​ (m. 2011)​
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
• Kwaidan: Eternal Love (2004) - O-Iwa
• Always: Sunset on Third Street (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)
• 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
2004	28th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	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

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 at IMDb
• 小雪 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)