Shin Koyamada

Biography

Shin Koyamada is a Japanese actor and martial artist who also works as a producer. Born in Okayama, he moved to the United States in 2000, entered an ESL program and later took acting lessons. After early commercials and small television parts, he made his film debut as Nobutada in The Last Samurai (2003), opposite Tom Cruise, and became known internationally for playing Shen in the Disney Channel movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006). He also appeared in the Fox drama Constellation and headlined the Japanese stage production Ai No Shizuku. Through the company Shinobi Pictures, which he co-founded, he produced the documentary Wine Road of the Samurai, the short Good Soil and the series The Yokai King. He has karate and tae kwon do black belts and won Shaolin kung fu gold at the U.S. national championships.

44years old

Turns 45 on March 10in 148 days

Born March 10, 1982Okayama
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as KOYAMADA Shin

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 12 years2003 to 2015

Every film, newest first

2015The Real MiyagiIMDb rating 7.1
2006Wendy Wu: Homecoming WarriorIMDb rating 5.5
2003The Last SamuraiIMDb rating 7.8

Genres

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First role
In 2001, Koyamada got his first acting role in a national Apple commercial that was filmed in Philadelphia. Soon after, he was in commercials for JC Penney and Disneyland that ran back to back.
Beyond film
In 2010, Koyamada starred in Ai No Shizuku, a Japanese stage production that opened the National Cultural Festival of Japan and was broadcast across the country by NHK.

Shin Koyamada movies on Netflix

The Real Miyagi2015IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior2006IMDb rating 5.5as Shen
The Last Samurai2003IMDb rating 7.8as Nobutada

Worked with

Shin Koyamada shares two films with Togo Igawa, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Togo Igawa

Dolph Lundgren

Timothy Spall

Tom Cruise

Scott Wilson

Billy ConnollyEdward ZwickDirector, 1 film John LaingDirector, 1 film Kayvon Derak-ShanianDirector, 1 film

Films together

Togo Igawa2 films together, 2003 to 2015
Togo Igawa's page
- The Real Miyagi2015IMDb rating 7.1Koyamada as HimselfIgawa as Himself
- The Last Samurai2003IMDb rating 7.8Koyamada as NobutadaIgawa as General Hasegawa
Dolph Lundgren1 film together, 2015
Dolph Lundgren's page
- The Real Miyagi2015IMDb rating 7.1Koyamada as HimselfLundgren as Himself
Timothy Spall1 film together, 2003
Timothy Spall's page
- The Last Samurai2003IMDb rating 7.8Koyamada as NobutadaSpall as Simon Graham
Tom Cruise1 film together, 2003
Tom Cruise's page
- The Last Samurai2003IMDb rating 7.8Koyamada as NobutadaCruise as Nathan Algren
Scott Wilson1 film together, 2003
Scott Wilson's page
- The Last Samurai2003IMDb rating 7.8Koyamada as NobutadaWilson as Ambassador Swanbeck
Billy Connolly1 film together, 2003
Billy Connolly's page
- The Last Samurai2003IMDb rating 7.8Koyamada as NobutadaConnolly as Zebulon Gant
Edward ZwickDirector, 1 film, 2003
All films by Edward Zwick
- The Last Samurai2003IMDb rating 7.8Koyamada as Nobutada
John LaingDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by John Laing
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior2006IMDb rating 5.5Koyamada as Shen
Kayvon Derak-ShanianDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Kayvon Derak-Shanian
- The Real Miyagi2015IMDb rating 7.1Koyamada as Himself

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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