From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Youki Kudoh ( born January 17, 1971) is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best newcomer at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for The Crazy Family. She also won the award for best actress at the 16th Hochi Film Award for War and Youth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Youki Kudoh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.