Chiaki Kuriyama

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Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山千明)

Born	October 10, 1984 (age 22) Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Notable roles	Takako Chigusa in Battle Royale Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill Volume 1 Kozue in Azumi 2: Death or Love Mizuho Tamura in Ju-on

Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山千明, Kuriyama Chiaki^?, born October 10, 1984 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture), is a Japanese actress.

Kuriyama was one of most popular models of the mid-1990s child model boom (chai-doru boom) in Japan. In 1997, she appeared in her break in the photobooks Sinwa-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 film Shikoku (1999) and Ju-on (2000). Kuriyama 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), Kuriyama made her Hollywood debut in director 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. Kuriyama's lines in the film were all in Japanese, although she has stated that she is in the process of learning English and hopes to play more English-language roles in the future.*[1]

Kuriyama's other film appearances include major roles in the samurai drama Azumi 2: Death or Love and Takashi Miike's Yōkai Daisensō, as well as a cameo in the Steven Seagal yakuza action film Into the Sun.

1 Quotes
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Quotes

Complex magazine (February/March 2004)

"I've been playing these schoolgirl roles in all my movies. Every time I went to the set, it felt like I was going to school."

"I loved playing Gogo [her role in Kill Bill], because the character's so extreme. And she's pretty close to my real character. Especially the fact that she liked her sword with a lot of accessories." (this quote is apparently in reference to accessorizing items such as cell phones)

Singapore Press' New Paper (Oct. 29, 2003)

"Japan is very much a TV-centred entertainment industry. So when you talk about big stars in Japan, generally they are people who are on television. I work mostly in movies."

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Photobook/DVD

digi+KISHIN cover,2004

Namaiki! Photo:Kishin Shinoyama.Text:Akio Nakamori.(ISBN 4-10-326205-2,1996).
Tenshi/angel(天使) Photo:Mitsuo Kawamoto.(ISBN 4-09-680821-0,1996).
Sinwa-Shoujo.(神話少女） Photo:Kishin Shinoyama. Text:Akio Nakamori.(ISBN 4-10-326207-9, 1997)
Shoujokan(少女館)　Photo:Kishin Shinoyama. (ISBN 4-10-326209-5,1997)
Shikoku nite （死国にて)(ISBN 4-04-904318-1,1999)
Kuriyama Chiaki ACCESS BOOK (栗山千明ACCESS BOOK)(ISBN 4-04-853047-X,1999)
Princess (プリンセス栗山千明×蜷川実花）Photo:Mika Ninagawa.(ISBN 4-06-352725-5,2004)
digi+KISHIN DVD:Chiaki Kuriyama. Image Film by Kishin Shinoyama.(ASIN B0001LNO7O,2004)

[edit] Film and TV

Exte (2007) as Yuuko
- aka Hair Extensions (literal English title)
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (2007) (TV)
- aka Vulture (literal English title)
Kakure Karakuri (2006) (TV) as Hanayama Karin
- aka Hidden Trick (literal English title)
Kisarazu Cats Eye: World Series (2006) as Ayako Sugimoto

Chiaki Kuriyama as Takako Chigusa in the film Battle Royale

Haru, Barneys de (2006) (TV) as Sakurai Sae
- aka Spring at Barneys (literal English title)
Woman's Island (2006) (TV) as Rei Fujishima
Jyooubachi (2006) (TV) as Daidoji Tomoko
- aka Jo-oh-bachi (alternative Japanese title)
- aka Queen Bee (literal English title)
Scrap Heaven (2005) as Saki Fujimura
Yôkai daisensô (2005) as Agi
- aka The Great Yokai War (International: English title)
- aka Hobgoblins & the Great War (literal English title)
- aka The Big Spook War (literal English title)
Into the Sun (2005) as Ayako
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) as Kozue
MAIL (2005) as Mikoto
Kagen no tsuki (2004) as Mochizuki Mizuki
- aka Last Quarter
Itsuka 'A' torein ni notte (2003) as Noguchi, Yuki
- aka Take the 'A' Train, Someday (International: English title)

Chiaki Kuriyama as Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol.1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) as Gogo Yubari
R-17 (2001) (TV) as Saori Maruyama
Battle Royale (2000) as Takako Chigusa - Girl #13
Himitsu Kurabu O-Daiba.com (2000) (TV) as Naruse Kazumi
- aka The Secret Club O-Daiba.com (literal English title)
Tajuu jinkaku tantei saiko - Amamiya Kazuhiko no kikan (2000) (TV)
- aka MPD Psycho
- aka Multiple Personality Detective Psycho - Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns (Japan: English title)
Rokubanme no Sayoko (2000) (TV) as Sayoko
Ju-on (2000) (V) as Mizuho Tamura
- aka Curse Grudge (USA)
- aka Ju-on: The Curse (informal English title)
Kamen gakuen (2000) as Reika Dojima
Shikoku (1999) as Sayori Hiura
Eden's Bowy (1999) (TV) (voice) as Konyako Persia
- aka EDENs BOwY
Gonin (1995) as Ogiwara's daughter
- aka The Five (USA)
Toire no Hanako-san (1995)
- aka School Mystery (USA)