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Chiaki Kuriyama
栗山 千明
Kuriyama at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (2014)
Born	(1984-10-10) October 10, 1984 (age 40) Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, singer
Years active	1995–present
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Website	www.chiakikuriyama.com

Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山 千明, Kuriyama Chiaki, born October 10, 1984) is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is best known in the West for her roles as Takako Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's 2000 film Battle Royale and Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill: Volume 1.

Life and career

She was born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki. Kuriyama was a popular model during Japan's child model boom in the mid-1990s. In 1997, she appeared in the photobooks Shinwa-Shōjo (Girl of Myth) and Shōjokan (Girl's Residence), photographed by Kishin Shinoyama. Shinwa-Shōjo 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 Pichi Lemon (1996–2001).

She had starring roles in the horror films Shikoku (1999) and Ju-on (2000). Chiaki also appeared in the 2000 action film Battle Royale as Takako Chigusa.

Following feature appearances on several Japanese television programs (including Rokubanme no Sayoko), Kuriyama made her Hollywood debut in director Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill: Volume 1 as Gogo Yubari, the schoolgirl bodyguard of yakuza boss O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu). Kuriyama's other film appearances include major roles in the ninja drama Azumi 2: Death or Love and Takashi Miike's Yōkai Daisensō.

In 2010, she released the CD single "Ryūsei no Namida" on DefStar Records under the artist name "CHiAKi KURiYAMA". The song was used as the first ending theme for Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. This single was followed by three others under her name as traditionally written in Japanese: "Kanōsei Girl", "Cold Finger Girl", and "Oishii Kisetsu" / "Ketteiteki Sanpunkan"; "Kanōsei Girl" was used as the third opening theme for Yorinuki Gin Tama-san and "Cold Finger Girl" was used as the opening for the anime adaptation of Level E. She followed the singles with an album, Circus, in 2011.

Discography

Album

Singles

Filmography

Television

Films

Voice roles

Video games

Stage

• Dogen's adventure (2008)
• Coast of Utopia (2009)
• Midnight in Bali (2017)

Photobooks

• 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)
• 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)
• Emergence Uka (羽化) Photo: Chikashi Kasai. (ISBN 4-02-331332-7,2014)

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
2. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Ryūsei no Namida", "Kanōsei Girl", "Cold Finger Girl", "Oishii Kisetsu".
3. Under the name CHiAKi KURiYAMA.
4. Charted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart.

References

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23. "グラスホッパー・マニファクチュアの須田剛一氏とTango Gameworksの三上真司氏が手掛ける『SHADOW OF THE DAMNED（シャドウ オブ ザ ダムド）』のジャパンプレミアが行われ、発売日とともに浅野忠信、栗山千明ら豪華キャストが発表された。". Famitsu. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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External links

• Chiaki Kuriyama on Twitter (in Japanese)
• Chiaki Kuriyama at IMDb

• 1984 births
• Living people
• Voice actresses from Ibaraki Prefecture
• People from Tsuchiura
• 20th-century Japanese actresses
• 21st-century Japanese actresses
• 21st-century Japanese women singers
• 21st-century Japanese singers
• Japanese film actresses
• Japanese stage actresses
• Japanese television actresses
• Japanese female models
• Child models
• Japanese women pop singers
• Defstar Records artists
• Singers from Ibaraki Prefecture
• Japanese video game actresses