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and

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. She rose to fame in the drama '' Kimi wa Petto'' with

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and gained huge popularity, as well as the hit film ''

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''.

Career

Actor career

Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film ''

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''. She rose to fame in the drama '' Kimi wa Petto'' (2003) with ''

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'' and gained huge popularity. Her first international film was ''

'' (2003) where she played Taka, wife of a Samurai slain by the character Nathan Algren, portrayed by

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. She has appeared in many commercials, including ''

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'' Japan's ''

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'', '' P&G'' '' Max Factor SK-II'', and '' Suntory'' Kakubin.

Personal life

In 2011, Koyuki married actor

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, 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.

Filmography

Film

* '' Keizoku/eiga'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) - Harue Karasawa * ''Laundry'' (2002) - Mizue * ''

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'' (2002) - Asuka Saegusa * '' Spy Sorge'' (2003) - Yoshiko Yamazaki * ''

'' (2003) - Taka * ''Kwaidan: Eternal Love'' (2004) - O-Iwa * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005) - Hiromi Ishizaki * ''Jam Films S'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2007) - Tenko * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007) - Hiromi Ishizaki * '' Blood: The Last Vampire'' (2009) - Onigen * '' Kamui Gaiden'' (2009) - Sugaru * ''It's on Me'' (2009) - Maya Yamabuki * ''Shin-san Tankoumachi no serenâde'' (2010) - Michiyo * '' Detective in the Bar'' (2011) - Saori * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street '64'' (2012) - Hiromi Ishizaki * '' Persona Non Grata'' (2015) - Yukiko Sugihara * ''A Mother's Touch'' (2022) - Reiko Fukushima

Television

* ''Taburoido'' (1998) * ''Koi wa Aserazu'' (1998) * ''Renai Kekkon no Hosoku'' (1999) - Haruka * ''Antique Bakery'' * '' Beautiful Life'' (2000) - Nakajima Satsuki * ''

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'' (2000) - Matsui Kana * ''Love Complex'' (2000) - Kiiko Ninagawa * ''Itaria Tsu'' (2001) * ''Tentai Kansoku'' (2002) * ''

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'' (Also known as Kimi wa Petto) (2003) * ''The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters'' (2004) * ''The Way We Live'' (2004) - Yura Kitajima * ''

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'' (2005) - Tomomi Mizukoshi * ''Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai'' (2008) - Sasaki Ritsuko * ''Mr. Brain'' (2009) - Miyase Kumiko * ''

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'' (2009) - Senri akitsu / Chisato Akitsu * '' Legal High'' (2013) - Ando Kiwa * ''The Long Goodbye'' (2014) - Aiko kamiido * ''Fragile'' (2016) * ''Dai Binbo'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2019) - Kayo * ''Bones of Steel'' (2020) - Risa Shibata

Dubbing

* ''

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'', Arya (

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) * ''

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'', Queen Ravenna ( Charlize Theron)

Awards

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1976 births Japanese female models Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Living people People from Zama, Kanagawa Actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture Avex Group talents 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Models from Kanagawa Prefecture