Shin Koyamada
Shin Koyamada was born in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan on March 10th, 1982 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 42, Shin Koyamada biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Shin Koyamada (born March 10, 1982) is a Japanese-born American actor, producer, philanthropist, investor, and martial artist. Koyamada appeared in the Disney Channel's The Last Samurai (2004), which was nominated for numerous awards, including four Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two National Board of Review Awards, as well as starring in the Disney Channel's Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), which received the highest rated kids channel in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
Since his inception, he has appeared in numerous hit films and television shows, as well as a series of movies, shows, comics, and video games published by Shinca Entertainment. Koyamada became the first native-born Japanese to be elected as the Sister Cities International Board of Directors in 2017, which unites over 500 member groups with over 2,000 associations in 145 countries.
He founded the Koyamada International Foundation (KIF) in Los Angeles in 2008, inspiring hundreds of thousands of children around the world to fulfill their dreams.
Koyamada has been named as the Kyoto International Ambassador, Okayama Prefecture International Ambassador, and the Karate Special Ambassador for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Koyamada has black belts in Japanese and Korean martial arts, as well as winning a national championship in Chinese martial arts.
In June 2000, Koyamada immigrated from Japan to the United States.
He is bilingual in Japanese and English.
Early life
In Okayama, Japan, Koyamada was born. His family descends from Kagenori Koyamada, a Samurai clan in Kagenori Koyamada. Koyamada was team captain in gymnastics and competed in the Okayama Prefecture Tournament for three years as a high school captain. He was also enrolled in a Karate academy, his first martial arts education. In March 2000, he graduated from Ichinomiya high school in Okayama.
Koyamada left the United States on June 11, 2000, to continue his studies. He enrolled in the University of California's Riverside ESL program. He began taking acting lessons at Los Angeles City College later this year.
Personal life
Koyamada is married to Carolina Manrique, also known as Nia Lyte), a Colombian-American producer.
Hollywood career
Starting in 2000, Koyamada auditioned for many commercials and acted in student films and music videos. He also booked national commercials for Disneyland, Apple Computer and JC Penney. In 2001, Koyamada choreographed and performed martial arts forms and stage combat in a production of Shakespeare's Coriolanus for the Knightsbridge Theater in Pasadena. Koyamada also made a brief guest appearance in Power Rangers Wild Force and co-starred in the award-winning American short comedy film A Ninja Pays Half My Rent.
Koyamada's debut film role was in the hit film The Last Samurai (2003), co-starring as Nobutada, a son of Ken Watanabe's character Katsumoto and a young Samurai who befriends Algren, played by Tom Cruise. His character became known for the iconic lines "Jolly Good" and "No Mind". The film grossed $456 million at the box office and was nominated for several Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and National Board of Review Awards.
In 2006, Koyamada starred alongside Brenda Song in the Disney Channel's Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, which become one of the highest rated original movies on the channel. The film also broke records in the United Kingdom and Europe. From 2006 to 2008, Koyamada was a regular in the Disney Channel Games.
In late 2005, Koyamada and his wife Nia Lyte formed production company Shinca Entertainment to develop and produce a television and live streaming talk show The Nia Lyte Show (2006). In Japan, Koyamada starred in and executive produced the Japanese documentary film Wine Road of the Samurai.
In 2007, Koyamada starred in and produced the short film Good Soil. Koyamada next appeared in the 20th Century Fox drama Constellation (2007).
In 2009, Koyamada partnered with Travis Moore and Nia Lyte to form comics company Laizen Comics. Koyamada, Moore and Lyte created The Dreamhoppers (2010), which was published and distributed by Laizen Comics to independent comic book stores throughout the United States .
Koyamada continued to explore working in Japan and starred in the Japanese stage production Ai No Shizuku. He also starred in and produced the film Heart of the Dragon (2013). Koyamada also produced a multi-part television and web series comprising Spirit Fashion Show (2013), Spirit Art Show (2013), Spirit Music Show (2013), Spirit Love Show (2013) and Spirit Earth Show (2014), with Claudia Hallowell and Nia Lyte and distributed by Spirit Show Network.
Koyamada has starred in and produced an American feature film The Yokai King. The film is expected to be released internationally in 2021.
Through Shinca Entertainment, Koyamada has developed and produced other comic book series and digital stickers for a mobile chatting system. He has also been developing numerous action films, Japanese-style animation and mobile games.