Koyuki Kato Model and Actress GalleryKoyuki Kato (Kato Koyuki?, born December 18, 1976) better known as Koyuki is a Japanese model and actress.
Koyuki was born in Zama, Kanagawa-ken. She started her model 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 marketing campaigns for electronics company Panasonic. Her first, and to date only, international film was The Last Samurai where she played Taka, the wife of a Samurai slain by the character played by Tom Cruise, Nathan Algren. She will be in the upcoming Blood: The Last Vampire live-action starring Jun Ji-Hyun.
Koyuki began her career after winning a modeling competition in 1995 for Non-No magazine. Two years later, she became a professional model. In 1998, she landed several supporting roles in television dramas and appeared in numerous print ads and tv commercials. In 2003, Koyuki played her first starring role in a drama, Kimi wa Pet, an adaptation of Yayoi Ogawa's manga series of the same name. She plays Sumire, an intelligent, beautiful and accomplished journalist who comes in contact with a young man played by Matsumoto Jun who becomes her "pet." That same year, Koyuki made her Hollywood film debut in The Last Samurai. Koyuki plays Taka, the sister of Lord Katsumoto and wife of the red-masked Samurai Hirotaro. In 2005, Koyuki starred in the movie Always - 3chome no Yuhi. Her performance earned her a Best Actress nomination at the Japanese Academy Awards
