Chiaki Kuriyama

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.

The native form of this personal name is Kuriyama Chiaki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Chiaki Kuriyama
栗山 千明
Kuriyama at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (2013)
Born (1984-08-10) August 10, 1984
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Actress, model, singer
Years active1995–present
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Websitechiakikuriyama.net

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.[1]

Discography

Album
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[2]
JPN
[3]
Circus
  • Released: March 16, 2011
  • Re-released: January 11, 2012
  • Label: Defstar Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 19 12,000

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[2] Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[3]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[4][upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2]
"Ryūsei no Namida" (流星のナミダ, "Meteor Tears")[upper-alpha 3] 2010 1124 21,000 Non-album single
"Kanōsei Girl" (可能性ガール, Kanōsei Gāru, "Possibility Girl") 3041 8,000 Circus
"Cold Finger Girl" (コールドフィンガーガール, Kōrudo Fingā Gāru) 2011 3988 5,000
"Oishii Kisetsu" 37100 4,000
"Ketteiteki Sanpunkan" —
"Tsukiyo no Shōzō" 62—[upper-alpha 4] 2,000 Circus Deluxe Edition
"Toyosu Luciferin" (とよす☆ルシフェリン, Toyosu Rushiferin) 2013 109— 900 Non-album single
"0" 111— 500
"Dilemma" 2014 ——

Filmography
Kuriyama at an event in 2010

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Nacchan Ka
1999Kowai Dowa - OyayubihimeSayako
2000Ju-on: The CurseMizuho Tamamura
2000Rokubanme no SayokoSayoko Tsumura
2000MPD PsychoMao Tōju
2000Himitsu Kurabu o-daiba.comKazumi Naruse
2000Kabushiki Kaisha o-daiba.comKazumi Naruse
2001R-17Saori Maruyama
2006JyooubachiTomoko/Kotoe Daidoji
2006Woman's IslandRei Fujishima
2006Haru, Barneys deSakurai Sae
2006Kakure KarakuriKarin Hanayama
2007HagetakaYuka Mishima
2007Tokkyu Tanaka 3 GoTerumi Meguro
2008Ashita no Kita YoshioRika Hasegawa
2008Loss Time LifeAyaka Kurosaki
2008Sirius no MichiYuka Hirano
2010Atami no SosakanSae Kitajima
2011ReboundHitomi Mimura
2011Tsukahara BokudenMahiro
2011Himitsu Chohoin ErikaErika Takahashi
2011–12CarnationNatsu Yoshida
2012AtaruMaiko Ebina
2012Jikken Keiji TotoriMakorin
2013Ataru Special: New York kara no ChōsenjōMaiko Ebina
2013Haitatsu Saretai WatashitachiYu Okue
2013KaibutsuEmi Ishikawa
2013Jikken Keiji Totori 2Makorin
2013Shikeidai no 72 JikanTōko Natsuki
2014Team Batista 4: Rasen MeikyūSumire Sakuranomiya
2014Alice no TogeMiwa Hoshino
2014Satsujin Hensachi 70Sana Nishiura
2014Dr. Nâsu eidoKotomi Hayashi
2014Time TaxiMisora Shibayama
2015Algernon ni Hanataba woHaruka Mochizuki
2015HEATSakura Azumi
2016Nobunaga MoyuKajūji Haruko
2016Fukigen na KajitsuMayako Mizukoshi
2016Copy FaceNodoka Hirosawa, Fuyuko Asakura
2017–22CSI: Crime Scene TalksRio Kanzaki
2017Wedding Bells For The Otaku?Haruko FujitaTelevision film
2020–2124 JapanItsuki Mizuishi[10]
2023Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro ShinryoshoKazuki Mukaiyama[11]

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Toire no Hanako-sanLittle Child
1995GoninOgiwara's daughter
1999ShikokuSayori Hiura
2000Kamen GakuenReika Dojima
2000Ju-on: The CurseMizuho Tamura
2000Battle RoyaleTakako Chigusa - Girl #13
2003Kill Bill: Volume 1Gogo Yubari
2003Itsuka 'A' Torein ni NotteYuki Noguchi
2004Kagen no TsukiMizuki Mochizuki
2005MailMikoto
2005Azumi 2: Death or LoveKozue
2005Into the SunAyako
2005The Great Yokai WarAgi
2005Scrap HeavenSaki Fujimura
2006Kisarazu Cats Eye: World SeriesAyako Sugimoto
2007Exte (エクステ, Ekusute)Yuko Mizushima
2007Tengu GaidenAmaya
2008KidsShiho
2008GS WonderlandMiku Ono
2008Komori Seikatsu Kojo ClubShizue
2009Kamogawa HorumoFumi Kusunoki
2009Hagetaka: The MovieYuka Mishima
2010NeckEiko Akasaka
2012Ghostwriter HotelNaoko Utsumi
2012SPEC: TenSatoko Aoike
2013Toshokan SensōAsako Shibasaki[12]
2013SPEC: Close: IncarnationSatoko Aoike
2013SPEC: Close: Reincarnation Satoko Aoike
2013Ataru the First Love & the Last KillMaiko Ebina
2014Team Batista Final: Kerberos no ShōzōSumire Sakuranomiya
2015Library Wars: The Last MissionAsako Shibasaki
2015A Sower of Seeds 2Keiko Kanno
2016Himitsu – Top SecretYukiko Miyoshi
2017Blade of the ImmortalHyakurin
2019ChiwawaYūko
2021A Sower of Seeds 4Keiko Jinno[13]
2022Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final AlchemyOlivier Mira Armstrong[14]

Voice roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Eden's BowyKonyako Persia
2008The Sky CrawlersMidori Mitsuya
2012Dragon Age: Dawn of the SeekerCassandra Pentaghast[15]
2012The Expendables 2Maggie ChanVoice dub for Yu Nan[16]
2013Star Trek Into DarknessUhuraVoice dub for Zoe Saldana[17]
2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesCarina SmythVoice dub for Kaya Scodelario[18]

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Ryū ga Gotoku of the EndMisuzu Asagi
2011Shadows of the DamnedPaula[19]
2020Death Come TrueAkane Sachimura[20]

Stage
  • Dogen's adventure (2008)
  • Coast of Utopia (2009)
  • Midnight in Bali (2017)[21]

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
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2004 2004 MTV Movie Awards Best Fight Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Won
2004 30th Saturn Awards Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Nominated
2009 Fantastic Fest Best Fantastic Actress Kamogawa Horumo Won

Notes
  1. The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
  2. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Ryūsei no Namida",[5] "Kanōsei Girl",[6] "Cold Finger Girl",[7] "Oishii Kisetsu".[8]
  3. Under the name CHiAKi KURiYAMA.
  4. Charted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart.[9]

References
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  2. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  3. "栗山千明のリリース一覧" [List of at Chiaki Kuriyama's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  4. "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  5. "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2010/03/08". Billboard (in Japanese). 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  6. "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2010/11/29". Billboard (in Japanese). 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  7. "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2011/02/07". Billboard (in Japanese). 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  8. "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2011/03/14". Billboard (in Japanese). 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  9. "Hot Single Sales 2011/12/05". Billboard (in Japanese). 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  10. "『24 JAPAN』CTUメンバー発表 栗山千明、池内博之、朝倉あき、村上弘明、佐野史郎". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  11. "『山崎育三郎×松本穂香のドラマ「リエゾン」に栗山千明、優しい心を持つ臨床心理士役". natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  12. "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  13. "栗山千明の主演作「種まく旅人」第4弾が来年春公開、平岡祐太も写したポスター到着". Natalie. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  14. "Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Sequel Films Preview Hohenheim, Bradley, Ling, Olivier in New Stills". Anime News Network. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  15. "Battle Royale/Kill Bill's Kuriyama, Gackt Star in Dragon Age". Anime News Network. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  16. "エクスペンダブルズ２". Fukikaeru. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  17. "スター・トレック イントゥ・ダークネス". Star Channel. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  18. "パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン／最後の海賊". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  19. "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.
  20. Romano, Sal (December 13, 2019). "Death Come True introduces police investigator Akane Sachimura". Gematsu. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  21. "栗山千明、溝端淳平が9月上演の「ミッドナイト・イン・バリ」で7年ぶり共演". スポーツ報知. 報知新聞社. 2017-02-13. Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
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