She started out as a singer when she was 12 yrs old. She learned English and French by herself.
Younger cousin of Minako Honda.
Youki Kudoh Detailed Biography
Youki Kudoh, who won Japan's Best Actress Academy Award for the film War and Youth was most recently seen in the U.S. in Snow Falling on Cedars, she also starred in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, which brought her a Best Actress nomination from the Independent Spirit Awards. She received the International Actress of the Year Award from the Japan Film Critics for Picture Bride.
