Ayako Fujitani

is a Japanese actress and writer. Early life Ayako Fujitani was born in Osaka, Japan. She is the daughter of Steven Seagal by his first wife, aikido master Miyako Fujitani. She resided in Los Angeles when she was a teenager. Career Acting Fujitani made her first television appearance in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, after a meeting at a film festival with director Shusuke Kaneko. She worked again with him on an episode of Ultraman Max which he directed. Other film roles include parts in Sansa, the "Interior Design" segment of Tokyo!, and Man from Reno.