Koyuki

, better known by her stage name , 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 as the hit film The Last Samurai. Career Actor career 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.