Koyuki

Koyuki Katō born December 18 1976 better known as Koyuki is a Japanese model and actress Koyuki was born in Zama Kanagawaken She started her modeling 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 campaigns for the electronics company Panasonic She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa petto 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 wellknown 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 Nonno but quickly grew beyond modelling and has earned acclaim as an actress through her many roles on Japanese television and in several Japanese films Description above from the Wikipedia article Koyuki licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia