Current index status
Rising / Global Watch.
This profile remains unnumbered until its current evidence meets the Global 50 threshold. It is an editorial assessment, not a judgement of personal worth.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
78.8
- Runway · 40%
- 74
- Campaigns · 30%
- 82
- Editorial · 20%
- 81
- Cultural aura · 10%
- 84
Casting ledger
Verified walks.
No house-level walks on the casting ledger yet. The desk adds rows only when a public source confirms the booking.
Open the casting ledger ↗01 / Why they matter
What Rila is known for.
Louis Vuitton and major editorial visibility
02 / Career record
Early life
Rila Fukushima was born in Tokyo, Japan. She applied for an administrative or model-agent job at a Tokyo agency and was persuaded to model instead, breaking through with a Dolce & Gabbana campaign in 2004, followed by work with Kenzo and Gap.
03 / Career record
Fashion recognition and a pivot to acting, 2013–2015
Fukushima was named Vogue Japan’s "Woman of the Year" in 2013, the same year she made her Hollywood film debut as Yukio in The Wolverine. She followed this with a role in the Japanese Taiga drama Gunshi Kanbei in 2014 and joined The CW’s Arrow that year as Tatsu Yamashiro, a recurring role she held through 2019 across 16 episodes; she also appeared in a 2015 episode of Game of Thrones.
04 / Career record
Continued fashion and screen work
Fukushima opened Louis Vuitton’s Cruise show in Kyoto in 2017, reflecting her status as a long-time muse of designer Nicolas Ghesquière, and appeared on Vogue Japan’s June 2017 cover alongside Léa Seydoux, Jennifer Connelly and Michelle Williams. Her film work includes Ghost in the Shell (2017), and her television credits include Million Yen Women (2017), Blindspot (2018) and a voice role in Castlevania (2020). She has been a member of the Business of Fashion 500 since 2017.
05 / At a glance
Quick facts.
- —Born in Tokyo, Japan; applied for an administrative job at a Tokyo modelling agency and was persuaded to model instead
- —Broke through with a Dolce & Gabbana campaign in 2004, followed by Kenzo and Gap
- —Named Vogue Japan’s "Woman of the Year" in 2013
- —Played Yukio in the 2013 film The Wolverine, her Hollywood film debut
- —Held a recurring role as Tatsu Yamashiro in The CW’s Arrow, 2014–2019
- —Opened Louis Vuitton’s Cruise show in Kyoto in 2017, reflecting her status as a long-time muse of designer Nicolas Ghesquière
06 / Current index evidence
Why is Rila Fukushima on the Rising watchlist?
- Louis Vuitton and major editorial visibility.
- Eligibility reviewed against work and public visibility in the 2021–2026 window; booking-level citations are maintained in the linked industry and biographical records.
Confidence: Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed. Scores may change when a source is corrected or new work enters the current window.
Sources & evidence
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Facts on this page are drawn from public work records and industry press, and summarised in our own words. This is an independent editorial profile — it is not endorsed by the subject, their agencies, or the brands named. Last reviewed 2026-07-14. Corrections: desk@thecastindex.com.