Shin Koyamada 小山田 真 | |||||
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![]() Koyamada in May 2015 | |||||
Born | Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan | March 10, 1982||||
Nationality | Japanese | ||||
Alma mater | University of California, Riverside (ESL) Los Angeles City College | ||||
Occupation(s) | Actor producer entrepreneur philanthropist | ||||
Organization(s) | Shinobi Pictures Koyamada International Foundation Guardian Girls International | ||||
Spouse | Nia Lyte | ||||
Children | 1 | ||||
Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 小山田 真 | ||||
Hiragana | こやまだ しん | ||||
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Website | http://shinkoyamada.com |
Shin Koyamada (小山田 真, Koyamada Shin, born March 10, 1982) is a Japanese[1] actor, producer, philanthropist, and martial artist.[2] He is best known to the international audience for his co-starring roles in The Last Samurai (2003) as Nobutada[3] and the Disney's Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) as Shen.[4]
As producer, Koyamada develops and produces numerous content through his production company Shinobi Pictures, anime company N LITE Japan and multimedia company Laizen Studios.[5] In philanthropy, Koyamada serves as Board Chairs of the Koyamada International Foundation (KIF),[6] Guardian Girls International (GGI),[7] StarAngel International,[8] and the Japan United States Sister City Association (JUSSCA).[9] Koyamada holds black belts in Karate and Tae Kwon Do and won gold medals in Shaolin Kung Fu at the U.S. National Championships.[10]