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Shin Koyamada is known for:

  • The Last Samurai
    Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
  • Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
    It is the story of an average, popular American teenager named Wendy Wu who discovers that in order to win the coveted crown she must first learn the way of the warrior. Wendy Wu has a one track mind, and that track leads directly to the title of homecoming queen -- no unscheduled stops, and no unnecessary detours. When a mysterious Chinese monk named Shen arrives to mold Wendy into a fearless kung fu warrior, however, her royal aspirations suddenly jump the track as she desperately attempts to juggle her boyfriend, her homework, and of course, the fierce competition to become homecoming queen. Now, as Wendy begins to train her mind, body, and spirit in the ancient tradition of the martial arts and her inner warrior gradually begins to emerge, the girl who once obsessed over popularity finally begins to put that popularity into perspective as she gradually realizes what truly matters in life.
  • A Ninja Pays Half My Rent
    When your roommate dies from an allergic reaction to fruit and the rent is due and you don't have the cash to cover it, there's no time to mess around picking a new roommate. So it goes that our hero in this short comes to share his home with a ninja.

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Biography

Shin Koyamada (小山田 真, Koyamada Shin, born March 10, 1982) is a Japanese actor, producer, philanthropist, and martial artist. He is best known for roles in The Last Samurai (2003) and the Disney Channel television movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006). He is the founder of the entertainment company Shinca Entertainment, and the co-founder of the Koyamada International Foundation.