Koyuki

Koyuki Kato (加藤 小雪), better known by her stage name Koyuki (小雪), is a Japanese model and actress.

She rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa Petto with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity as well with the hit film The Last Samurai.

Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film Pulse.

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.

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

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, and their second child was born in January 2013.

In July 2015, the couple had their third child.