Jump to content

Chiaki Kuriyama

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chiaki Kuriyama
栗山 千明
Kuriyama at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (2014)
Born (1984-10-10) October 10, 1984 (age 41)
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
OccupationsActress, model, singer
Years active1995–present
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Websitechiakikuriyama.com

Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山 千明, Kuriyama Chiaki; born October 10, 1984) is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She played Takako Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's 2000 film Battle Royale, Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill: Volume 1, and Yuko Mizushima in Sion Sono's 2007 film Exte.

Early life

[edit]

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.[citation needed] She also posed as a model for the child fashion magazines Nicola (1997–2001) and Pichi Lemon (1996–2001).[citation needed]

Career

[edit]

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]

Filmography

[edit]
Kuriyama at an event in 2010

Film

[edit]
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Toire no Hanako-sanLittle Child
GoninOgiwara's daughter
1999ShikokuSayori Hiura
2000Kamen GakuenReika Dojima
Ju-on: The CurseMizuho Tamura
Battle RoyaleTakako Chigusa - Girl #13
2003Kill Bill: Volume 1Gogo Yubari
Itsuka 'A' Torein ni NotteYuki Noguchi
2004Last QuarterMizuki Mochizuki
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairGogo Yubari
2005MailMikoto
Azumi 2: Death or LoveKozue
Into the SunAyako
The Great Yokai WarAgi
Scrap HeavenSaki Fujimura
2006Kisarazu Cats Eye: World SeriesAyako Sugimoto
2007Exte (エクステ, Ekusute)Yuko Mizushima
Tengu GaidenAmaya
2008KidsShiho
GS WonderlandMiku Ono
Komori Seikatsu Kojo ClubShizue
2009Kamogawa HorumoFumi Kusunoki
Hagetaka: The MovieYuka Mishima
2010NeckEiko Akasaka
2012Ghostwriter HotelNaoko Utsumi
SPEC: TenSatoko Aoike
2013Toshokan SensōAsako Shibasaki[2]
SPEC: Close: IncarnationSatoko Aoike
SPEC: Close: Reincarnation Satoko Aoike
Ataru the First Love & the Last KillMaiko Ebina
2014Team Batista Final: Kerberos no ShōzōSumire Sakuranomiya
2015Library Wars: The Last MissionAsako Shibasaki
A Sower of Seeds 2Keiko Kanno
2016The Top Secret: Murder in MindYukiko Miyoshi[3]
2017Blade of the ImmortalHyakurin
2019ChiwawaYūko
2021A Sower of Seeds 4Keiko Jinno[4]
2022Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final AlchemyOlivier Mira Armstrong[5]
2024Hakkenden: Fiction and RealityTamazusa[6]

Television

[edit]
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Nacchan Ka
1999Kowai Dowa - OyayubihimeSayako
2000Ju-on: The CurseMizuho Tamamura
Rokubanme no SayokoSayoko Tsumura
MPD PsychoMao Tōju
Himitsu Kurabu o-daiba.comKazumi Naruse
Kabushiki Kaisha o-daiba.comKazumi Naruse
2001R-17Saori Maruyama
2006JyooubachiTomoko/Kotoe Daidoji
Woman's IslandRei Fujishima
Haru, Barneys deSakurai Sae
Kakure KarakuriKarin Hanayama
2007HagetakaYuka Mishima
Tokkyu Tanaka 3 GoTerumi Meguro
2008Ashita no Kita YoshioRika Hasegawa
Loss Time LifeAyaka Kurosaki
Sirius no MichiYuka Hirano
2010Atami no SosakanSae Kitajima
2011ReboundHitomi Mimura
Tsukahara BokudenMahiro
Himitsu Chohoin ErikaErika Takahashi
2011–12CarnationNatsu YoshidaAsadora[7]
2012AtaruMaiko Ebina
Jikken Keiji TotoriMakorin
2013Ataru Special: New York kara no ChōsenjōMaiko Ebina
Haitatsu Saretai WatashitachiYu Okue
KaibutsuEmi Ishikawa
Jikken Keiji Totori 2Makorin
Shikeidai no 72 JikanTōko Natsuki
2014Team Batista 4: Rasen MeikyūSumire Sakuranomiya
Alice no TogeMiwa Hoshino
Satsujin Hensachi 70Sana Nishiura
Dr. Nâsu eidoKotomi Hayashi
Time TaxiMisora Shibayama
2015Algernon ni Hanataba woHaruka Mochizuki
HeatSakura Azumi
2016Nobunaga MoyuKajūji Haruko
Fukigen na KajitsuMayako Mizukoshi
Copy FaceNodoka Hirosawa, Fuyuko Asakura
2017–22CSI: Crime Scene TalksRio Kanzaki
2017Wedding Bells For The Otaku?Haruko FujitaTelevision film
2020–2124 JapanItsuki Mizuishi[8]
2022–24Banshaku no RyugiMiyuki Izawa[9]
2023Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro ShinryoshoKazuki Mukaiyama[10]
2024ŌokuLady Matsushima[11]
Hanasaki Mai ga DamattenaiKyoka Nezu[12]
2025Even Though We're AdultsAkari Hirayama[13]
2026Zenigata HeijiTomoeTelevision film[14]
Shadows of the Ten NinjaYodo-dono[15]

Voice roles

[edit]
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Eden's BowyKonyako Persia
2008The Sky CrawlersMidori Mitsuya
2012Dragon Age: Dawn of the SeekerCassandra Pentaghast[16]
The Expendables 2Maggie ChanVoice dub for Yu Nan[17]
2013Star Trek Into DarknessUhuraVoice dub for Zoe Saldaña[18]
2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesCarina SmythVoice dub for Kaya Scodelario[19]

Video games

[edit]
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Ryū ga Gotoku of the EndMisuzu Asagi
Shadows of the DamnedPaula[20]
2020Death Come TrueAkane Sachimura[21]
2025FortniteGogo YubariLikeness[22]

Stage

[edit]
  • Dogen's adventure (2008)
  • Coast of Utopia (2009)
  • Midnight in Bali (2017)[23]

Discography

[edit]

Album

[edit]
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[24]
JPN
[25]
Circus
  • Released: March 16, 2011
  • Re-released: January 11, 2012
  • Label: Defstar Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 19 12,000

Singles

[edit]
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[24] Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[25]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[26][A][B]
"Ryūsei no Namida" (流星のナミダ; "Meteor Tears")[C] 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—[D] 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 ——

Photobooks

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]
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

[edit]
  1. ↑ The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
  2. ↑ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Ryūsei no Namida",[27] "Kanōsei Girl",[28] "Cold Finger Girl",[29] "Oishii Kisetsu".[30]
  3. ↑ Under the name CHiAKi KURiYAMA.
  4. ↑ Charted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart.[31]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Daniel Robson (2011-03-04). "Kuriyama trades her blades for a song". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  2. ↑ "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  3. ↑ "日本のいちばん長い日". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Sequel Films Preview Hohenheim, Bradley, Ling, Olivier in New Stills". Anime News Network. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "八犬伝". Eiga.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ "カーネーションの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "『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.
  9. ↑ "栗山千明："最高の一杯"求めるテレ東ドラマ「晩酌の流儀」で主演 自身もお酒好き「私にぴったり」". mantan-web.jp (in Japanese). 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  10. ↑ "『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.
  11. ↑ "栗山千明、ドラマ「大奥」で女性たちの頂点・松島の局役 視聴者に嫌われる覚悟で挑む". Natalie. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ "「花咲舞が黙ってない」ずん飯尾和樹、要潤、栗山千明、三宅弘城、山田真歩が出演". natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  13. ↑ "Takako Shimura's Even Though We're Adults Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  14. ↑ "亀梨和也主演のNHK時代劇「銭形平次」山田杏奈・栗山千明・加藤小夏ら6名の扮装ビジュアル". Natalie (in Japanese). July 17, 2026. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  15. ↑ ドラマ「真田十勇士」に中村獅童、内藤剛志、栗山千明、久間田琳加、ACEes佐藤龍我、関口メンディーら. Natalie (in Japanese). August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Battle Royale/Kill Bill's Kuriyama, Gackt Star in Dragon Age". Anime News Network. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  17. ↑ "エクスペンダブルズ２". Fukikaeru. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  18. ↑ "スター・トレック イントゥ・ダークネス". Star Channel. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  19. ↑ "パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン／最後の海賊". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ Romano, Sal (December 13, 2019). "Death Come True introduces police investigator Akane Sachimura". Gematsu. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  22. ↑ "A New Kill Bill Movie in Fortnite? Yuki's Revenge Collab Explained". 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. 1 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.
  25. 1 2 "栗山千明のリリース一覧" [List of at Chiaki Kuriyama's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  26. ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  27. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2010/03/08". Billboard (in Japanese). 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  28. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2010/11/29". Billboard (in Japanese). 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  29. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2011/02/07". Billboard (in Japanese). 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  30. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2011/03/14". Billboard (in Japanese). 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  31. ↑ "Hot Single Sales 2011/12/05". Billboard (in Japanese). 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chiaki_Kuriyama&oldid=1371163880"