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==Mini Biography==
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'''Koyuki''' [(小雪) (Koyuki Katō [加藤小雪], b. Dec 18, 1976 Zama, Kanagawa-ken)], began her career when she won a modeling competition in 1995 for ''Non-No'' magazine. Two years later she went on to become a professional model. It was 1998, howver, when her acting career blossomed. She landed several supporting roles in television dramas and appeared in numerous print ads and tv commercials.
Koyuki is a promising new actress in Japan. She started her career as a professional model by winning a model competition in 1995. In 1998, she became an actress and has been starring in numerous TV drama and movies.
 
  
She made her hollywood debut in The Last Samurai (2003), in which she plays the love interest of Tom Cruise.
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In 2003, Koyuki played her first starring role in a drama, [[Kimi wa Petto|Kimi Wa Petto]]--adaptation of Yayoi Ogawa's manga series of the same name. Koyuki plays Sumire, an intelligent, beautiful and accomplished journalist who comes in contact with a young man played by [[Matsumoto Jun]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arashi Arashi], who becomes her "pet".
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That same year, Koyuki made her Hollywood film debut as the wife of a slain samurai and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise Tom Cruise]'s love interest in the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Samurai The Last Samurai]''. Koyuki plays Taka, the sister of Lord Katsumoto played by [[Watanabe Ken]] and the wife of the red-masked Samurai Hirotaro who is killed by Captain Nathan Algren ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise Cruise]) earlier in the film.
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In 2006, Koyuki starred in the movie ''[http://www.always3.jp/ Always - Zoku 3chome no Yuhi]'' (Always - Sunset on Third Street) to which she is nominated for Best Actress in the Japanese Academy Awards.
  
 
==Dramas==
 
==Dramas==

Revision as of 21:46, 22 February 2007

Koyuki

Profile

  • Name: 小雪 (こゆき)
  • Name (romaji): Koyuki
  • Full name: 加藤小雪 (かとう こゆき)
  • Full name (romaji): Katou Koyuki / Kato Koyuki
  • Profession: Actress
  • Birthdate: December 18, 1976
  • Place of birth: Kanagawa prefecture
  • Height: 172cm
  • Star sign: Sagitarius
  • Blood type: O
  • Talent agency: FLaMme

Koyuki [(小雪) (Koyuki Katō [加藤小雪], b. Dec 18, 1976 Zama, Kanagawa-ken)], began her career when she won a modeling competition in 1995 for Non-No magazine. Two years later she went on to become a professional model. It was 1998, howver, when her acting career blossomed. 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 Petto--adaptation of Yayoi Ogawa's manga series of the same name. Koyuki plays Sumire, an intelligent, beautiful and accomplished journalist who comes in contact with a young man played by Matsumoto Jun of Arashi, who becomes her "pet".

That same year, Koyuki made her Hollywood film debut as the wife of a slain samurai and Tom Cruise's love interest in the The Last Samurai. Koyuki plays Taka, the sister of Lord Katsumoto played by Watanabe Ken and the wife of the red-masked Samurai Hirotaro who is killed by Captain Nathan Algren (Cruise) earlier in the film.


In 2006, Koyuki starred in the movie Always - Zoku 3chome no Yuhi (Always - Sunset on Third Street) to which she is nominated for Best Actress in the Japanese Academy Awards.

Dramas

Movies

CM

  • Panasonic flat-screen TV (2005)
  • SK II (2005)
  • Viera (2005)
  • Whisper(2005)
  • Any Sis, Any Fam (2005)
  • Toyota - Isis (2005)
  • Cystina C (2005)
  • Macadia (2005)

Awards

  • 45th Television Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Engine

Trivia

  • 2004 Estimated Income: 42,840,000 Yen (approx)

External Links