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.
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
- Tekken (2009) as Ling Xiaoyu
- Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008) (TV) as Rika Hasegawa
- GS Wonderland (2008) as Miku
- KIDS (2008) as Shiho
- Tengu Gaiden (2007) as Amaya
- Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go (2007) (TV) as Terumi Meguro
- Ekusute (2007) as Yuko Mizushima
- Hagetaka (2007) (TV) as Yuka Mishima
- Kakure Karakuri (2006) (TV) as Karin Hanayama
- Kisarazu Cats Eye: World Series (2006) as Ayako Sugimoto
- Haru, Barneys de (2006) (TV) as Sakurai Sae
- Woman's Island (2006) (TV) as Rei Fujishima
- Jyooubachi (2006) (TV) as Tomoko Daidoji
- Scrap Heaven (2005) as Saki Fujimura
- The Great Yokai War (2005) as Agi
- Into the Sun (2005) as Ayako
- Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) as Kozue
- MAIL (2005) as Mikoto
- Kagen no Tsuki (2004) as Mizuki Mochizuki
- Itsuka 'A' Torein ni Notte (2003) as Yuki Noguchi
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) as Gogo Yubari
- R-17 (2001) (TV) as Saori Maruyama
- Battle Royale (2000) as Takako Chigusa - Girl #13
- Kabushiki Kaisha o-daiba. Ling Xiaoyu ( Chinese: 凌 曉雨 Pinyin: Líng Xiǎoyǔ, Japanese: リン・シャオユウ Rin Shaoyū) is a fictional is a 2007 Japanese horror film written and directed by Sion Sono, and stars Chiaki Kuriyama, Ren Osugi, and Megumi Sato is the name of a Japanese television show and movie It was one of the more different programmes in recent times and was told in a unique style with hilarious and wacky scenes is a 2005 Japanese horror - Fantasy Children's film directed by Takashi Miike and produced by Kadokawa Pictures. Into the Sun is a 2005 Action film modeled after the American Yakuza films The Yakuza and Black Azumi 2 Death or Love is the Sequel to Azumi based on the manga by Yū Koyama. Kagen no Tsuki ~Last Quarter (下弦の月~ラスト・クォーター Kagen no Tsuki ~Rasuto Kuōtā) is a 2004 Japanese Film Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino. The following is a list of characters from the film Kill Bill. 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 com (2000) (TV) as Kazumi Naruse
- Himitsu Kurabu o-daiba. com (2000) (TV) as Kazumi Naruse
- Taju Jinkaku Tantei Saiko - Amamiya Kazuhiko no Kikan (2000) (TV)
- Rokubanme no Sayoko (2000) (TV) as Sayoko Tsumura
- Ju-on (2000) (V) as Mizuho Tamura
- Kamen Gakuen (2000) as Reika Dojima
- Shikoku (1999) as Sayori Hiura
- Eden's Bowy (1999) (TV) (voice) as Konyako Persia
- Kowai Douwa - Oyayubihime (1999)(TV) as Sayako
- Nacchan Ka (1998) (TV)
- Gonin (1995) as Ogiwara's daughter
- Toire no Hanako-san (1995)
Endorsements
(in no specific order):
Photobook/DVD
- Namaiki! Photo:Kishin Shinoyama. is a Manga series written by and illustrated by, published in Kadokawa Shoten 's Comic Charge since 1997 is a 2000 Japanese Direct-to-video Film directed by Takashi Shimizu. Shikoku ("The Land of The Dead" is a J-Horror film written and produced in Japan in 1999. is Manga series by Kitsune Tennouji. It was originally published in the magazine Comptiq, but it soon moved to Shōnen Ace after it's creation in Gonin (ゴニン (5人 or in some English-language editions The Five) is a 1995 Film directed by Takashi Ishii and starring is a major Japanese Hair care and Cosmetics producer and the oldest cosmetics company in the world Marc Ecko (born Marc Milecofsky in Lakewood New Jersey. He started selling T-shirts in the mid 1980s and founded his clothing brand Eckō in 1993 Aloe, also written Aloë, is a Genus containing about four hundred Species of flowering succulent Plants Yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt, youghurt or yogourt (see spelling below is a WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kinki and Chūbu regions ( is a Japanese Confectionery company headquartered in Osaka. is a Japanese photographer Shinoyama graduated from Nihon University. Text:Akio Nakamori. real name, is a Columnist and editor born on January 1, 1960 in Mie Prefecture, Japan. (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. is a Japanese photographer Shinoyama graduated from Nihon University. Text:Akio Nakamori. real name, is a Columnist and editor born on January 1, 1960 in Mie Prefecture, Japan. (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)
- digi+Girls kishin NO. 4 Kuriyama Chiaki (digi+Girls kishin NO. 4 栗山 千明) Photo:Kishin Shinoyama. (ASIN: 4255002797, 2004)
- Car girl Photo:Kishin Shinoyama. (ISBN 4-584-17094-0,2004)
Trivia
- A female vampire character was added to Gantz, made to look just like her as a tribute. is a Japanese Manga and Anime series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku.
References
External links
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