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Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山千明)
Born October 10, 1984 (1984-10-10) (age 23)
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
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Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山千明 Kuriyama Chiaki?), born October 10, 1984 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a Japanese actress and model. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, in Japan. It is situated along the Western Shores of Lake Kasumigaura, the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, in Japan. It is situated along the Western Shores of Lake Kasumigaura, the WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region on Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising.

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Career

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. is a Japanese photographer Shinoyama graduated from Nihon University. 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). is a Japanese fashion Magazine published by Shinchosha. The magazine is targeted to young girls from early to mid teens

She first achieved widespread recognition as an actress in Japan for her starring roles in the horror films Shikoku (1999) and Ju-on (2000). Shikoku ("The Land of The Dead" is a J-Horror film written and produced in Japan in 1999. is a 2000 Japanese Direct-to-video Film directed by Takashi Shimizu. Chiaki also appeared in the action film Battle Royale (2000) in the role of Takako Chigusa. is a 2000 Japanese film based on the novel of the same name and directed by Kinji Fukasaku. is a character in the novel Battle Royale, and the film and manga of the same name

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. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino. The following is a list of characters from the film Kill Bill. Manriki is a traditional Japanese throwing Chain weapon, generally about long The following is a list of characters from the film Kill Bill. Chiaki's lines in the film were all in Japanese (except for two words, "bingo" and "hi"). is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities She has stated that she is in the process of learning English and hopes to play more English-language roles in the future. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States [1]

Chiaki's other film appearances include major roles in the samurai drama Azumi 2: Death or Love and Takashi Miike's Yokai Daisenso. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese Filmmaker. Yokai Monsters is a series of Japanese children's movies created in the 1960s

Filmography

Film and TV

Endorsements

(in no specific order):

Photobook/DVD

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Chiaki Kuriyama at the Internet Movie Database

External links

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