Chiaki Kuriyama|栗山千明|Kuriyama Chiaki}} (born October 10, 1984) is a Japanese actress and model.
She won a role in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill because of her role as Chigusa in Battle Royale.
he was born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture. Chiaki was one of the 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 Shikoku (1999) and 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 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. Chiaki’s lines in the film were all in Japanese (except for two words, “bingo” and “hi”). She has stated that she is in the process of learning English and hopes to play more English-language roles in the future.[1]
Chiaki’s other film appearances include major roles in the samurai drama Azumi 2: Death or Love and Takashi Miike’s Yokai Daisenso.
A female vampire character was added to Gantz, made to look just like her as a tribute
The Los Angeles Premiere of “Kill Bill” presented by Miramax and Coors. On Monday, September 29, 2003 at Graumann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood,California.
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