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Shin Koyamada (born March 10, 1982) is a Japanese-American actor, producer, and philanthropist who achieved international stardom with his debut film role as Nobutada in the epic blockbuster The Last Samurai (2003) alongside Tom Cruise. Following this breakout success, he became a prominent figure in the Disney Channel ecosystem, starring in the action-adventure movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) and participating in the Disney Channel Games, which solidified his popularity with global youth audiences. A highly skilled martial artist with black belts in multiple disciplines, including Karate and Tae Kwon Do, Koyamada is known for performing his own stunts and integrating traditional Japanese bushido values into his physical performances.
Eons ago, Bor, father of Odin, clashes with the Dark Elf Malekith, who seeks to unleash a weapon known as the Aether on the nine realms. After conquering Malekith's forces, including enhanced warriors called the Kursed, on their home world of Svartalfheim, Bor safeguards the Aether within a stone column. Unknown to Bor, Malekith as well as his lieutenant Algrim and a handful of Dark Elves escape into suspended animation. In present-day Asgard, Loki stands imprisoned for his war crimes on Earth. Meanwhile, Thor, alongside warriors Fandral, Volstagg, and Sif, repel marauders on Vanaheim, home of their comrade Hogun; it is the final battle in a war to pacify the Nine Realms following the reconstruction of the Bifröst, the "Rainbow Bridge" between realms, which had been destroyed two years earlier. The Asgardians soon learn that the Convergence, a rare alignment of the Nine Realms, is imminent; as the event approaches, portals linking the worlds appear at random.
