Chiaki Kuriyama
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[edit] Profile
- Name Chiaki Kuriyama
- Japanese: 栗山千明
- Birthdate: October 10, 1984
- Birthplace: Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
- Height: 5' 4"
- Blood Type:
[edit] Career
Chiaki was one of most popular models of the mid-1990s child model boom in Japan. In 1997, she appeared in her break in the photobooks Shinwa-Shoujo (Girl of Myth) and Shoujokan (Girl's Residence), photographed by Kishin Shinoyama. Shinwa-Shoujo became a best-seller but, as it contained some nudity, was discontinued by the publisher in 1999 after the institution of new anti-child pornography laws. She also posed as a model for the child fashion magazines Nicola (1997-2001) and Puchi Lemon (1996-2001).
She first achieved widespread recognition as an actress in Japan for her starring roles in the horror films hikoku (1999) and Ju-on 1|Ju-on (2000). Chiaki also appeared in the action film Battle Royale (2000) in the role of Takako Chigusa.
Following feature appearances on several notable Japanese television programs (including Rokubanme no Sayoko), Chiaki made her Hollywood, California|Hollywood debut in director Quentin Tarantino|Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill, Volume I as Gogo Yubari, the manriki-wielding schoolgirl yakuza bodyguard of Tokyo mob mistress O-Ren Ishii. Chiaki's lines in the film were all in Japanese (except for two words, "bingo" and "hi"), although she has stated that she is in the process of learning English and hopes to play more English-language roles in the future.
Chiaki's other film appearances include major roles in the samurai drama Azumi 2: Death or Love and Takashi Miike's Yokai Daisenso|Yokai Daisenso.
[edit] Filmography
- Hagetaka (2009)
- Kamogawa Horumo (2009)
- Life Improvement Club | Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club (2008)
- GS Wonderland (2008)
- The Sky Crawlers (2008)
- Kids (2008)
- Exte: Hair Extensions | Ekusute (2007) - Yuko Mizushima
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006) - Ayako Sugimoto
- Scrap Heaven (2005) - Saki Fujimura
- The Great Yokai War | Yokai daisenso (2005) - Agi
- Into the Sun (2005) - Ayako
- Azumi 2: Death or Love | Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) - Kozue
- Mail (2005) - Mikoto
- Last Quarter | Kagen no tsuki (2004) - Mizuki Mochizuki
- Take the 'A' Train, Someday | Itsuka 'A' torein ni notte (2003) - Noguchi, Yuki
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) - Gogo Yubari
- Battle Royale | Batoru rowaiaru (2000) - Takako Chigusa - Girls #13
- Ju-on | Ju-on: The Curse (2000) - Mizuho Tamura
- Persona | Kamen gakuen (2000) - Reika Dojima
- Shikoku (1999) - Sayori Hiura
- The Five | Gonin (1995) - Ogiwara's daughter
- Hanako | Toire no Hanako-san (1995)
[edit] Television
[edit] TV Shows
- Naniwa no Hana (NHK / 2009)
- Loss:Time:Life (2008)
- Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008)
- Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (2007)
- Tanaka Express 3 (2007)
- R-17 (2001)
[edit] TV Movies
- The Queen Bee | Jyooubachi (Fuji TV / 2006)
