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Chiaki Kuriyama is a Actor Japonaise born on 10 october 1984 at Tsuchiura City (Japon)
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.
She first achieved widespread recognition as an actress in Japan for her 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 notable 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.
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Chiaki Kuriyama
Biography
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 first achieved widespread recognition as an actress in Japan for her 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 notable 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.
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Blade of the Immortal (2017)
, 2h20Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sōta Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara, Ichikawa Ebizō XI, Erika Toda
Roles Hyakurin
Rating66%
Manji est un Samourai en fuite après avoir tué son seigneur corrompu et ses gardes du corps, dont fait partie le mari de sa sœur Machi qui a perdu l'esprit de douleur. Peu après, il rencontre une religieuse âgée de 800 ans, Yaobikuni, avant que sa sœur soit prise en otage par un groupe de ronins en vue de gagner la récompense pour la tête de Manji. Quand le chef des ronins tue sa sœur après qu'il s'est désarmé à sa demande, Manji tue tous les membres de la bande avant de s'écrouler, blessé à mort. Mais Yaobikuni implante des vers de sang dans son corps.
Directed by Keishi Ōtomo
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller
Actors Masaki Okada, Chiaki Kuriyama, Nao Ōmori, Tori Matsuzaka
Roles Yukio Miyoshi
Rating55%
, 2hDirected by Shinsuke Satō
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Junichi Okada, Nana Eikura, Kei Tanaka, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sōta Fukushi, Naomi Nishida
Roles Asako Shibasaki
Rating58%
, 2h7Genres Drama, Action
Actors Atsushi Itō, Toru Nakamura, Mirei Kiritani, Tori Matsuzaka, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ai Katō
Roles Sumire Sakuranomiya
Rating56%
Alors que le médecin Kohei Taguchi et l'enquêteur Shiratori du ministère de la Santé, du Travail et des Affaires sociales se préparent à mettre en oeuvre des réformes majeures du système d'enquête sur les décès du pays, ils reçoivent une lettre menaçant de détruire l'hôpital universitaire Tojo et la tour Kerberos dans 3 mois. Avant que le duo ne soit en mesure de découvrir la vérité, une vague sans précédent de décès suspects se produit, qui ne peut être expliquée par une autopsie. Le jour de l'ouverture du centre AI (Autopsy Imaging) et de l'introduction d'une nouvelle machine IRM révolutionnaire appelée "Leviathan", de nouveaux incidents secouent la communauté médicale.
SPEC: Close~Incarnation (2013)
, 1h33Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Genres Fantasy, Crime
Actors Erika Toda, Ryō Kase, Kazuki Kitamura, Chiaki Kuriyama, Osamu Mukai, Yuu Kashii
Roles Satoko Aoike
Rating50%
Tandis que Toma et Sebumi enquêtent entre autres sur la disparition de Satoko, de grandes manœuvres se préparent dans l'ombre. Une organisation regroupant les puissants de ce monde est en train de mettre en place son Simple Plan pour tenter d'éradiquer de la surface de la planète tous les individus disposant de SPEC. Mais ce n'est rien à côté de ce que fomentent le mystérieux Sekai et sa comparse, qui prévoient eux carrément la fin de toute l'humanité. Toma est la seule à pouvoir sauver le monde, mais pour cela elle va devoir faire des sacrifices.
, 1h30Directed by Fumihiko Sori
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films based on video games
Actors Colleen Clinkenbeard, J. Michael Tatum, Luci Christian, R. Bruce Elliott, Gackt, Shōsuke Tanihara
Rating56%
Dans la contrée d’Orlais, où les batailles se mènent à coup d’épées et de magie, Cassandra, belle et courageuse guerrière, se bat pour stopper une conspiration sanglante qui menace le royaume. Mais accusée à tort de meurtre, elle est prise en chasse tant par ses ennemis que par ses compagnons. Elle devra alors tout faire pour laver son honneur et s’inscrire dans la légende…
SPEC: Heaven (2012)
, 1h59Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Genres Fantasy, Crime
Actors Erika Toda, Ryō Kase, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kasumi Arimura, Saki Fukuda
Roles Satoko Aoike
Rating59%
Saya Toma est une femme détective avec un QI de 201. Takeru Sebumi est un détective de carrière distingué. Ils travaillent sur des affaires spéciales impliquant des criminels ayant des pouvoirs "SPEC". Lorsque des corps sont retrouvés sur un bateau de croisière, Saya Toma et Ryo Kase sont appelés pour résoudre l'affaire.
Neck (2010)
, 1h36Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Saki Aibu, Junpei Mizobata, Yūta Hiraoka, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kazuma Suzuki, Ayaka Komatsu
Roles Eiko Akasak
Rating47%
Tomokazu Shudo (Junpei Mizobata) has his first ever crush on Sugina Mayama (Saki Aibu), a senior student. Tomokazu has troubles confessing his feelings to the popular student, but one day, he is invited to the research lab where Sugina Mayama works. Tomokazu hopes to use this meeting to express his true feelings for her. To Tomokazu's surprise, when he arrives he first sees a big wooden box in the middle of the dark lab. Sugina tells Tomokazu that he looks scared and then proceeds to push Tomokazu into the box!
, 1h53Directed by Katsuhide Motoki
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Takayuki Yamada, Chiaki Kuriyama, Gaku Hamada, Sei Ashina, Takuya Ishida, Renji Ishibashi
Roles Fumi Kusunoki
Rating59%
Life Improvement Club (2008)
Genres Drama
Actors Chiaki Kuriyama, Shugo Oshinari, Narimi Arimori, Shirō Sano, Kōsuke Toyohara, Bokuzō Masana
Roles Shizue
Rating59%
Komori is an ordinary, middle-aged business executive who is fed up with people walking all over him. Neither his family nor his coworkers have any respect for him. One fateful day while riding the train, a woman falsely accuses him of groping her, causing Komori to have his first violent outburst. From that moment, he decides to wield his own brand of justice and becomes determined to free his community of crime. Soon afterwards, people begin to idolize him and his work.
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
, 2h2Directed by Mamoru Oshii
Genres Science fiction, War, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Ryō Kase, Chiaki Kuriyama, Troy Baker, Rinko Kikuchi, Doug Erholtz, Shōsuke Tanihara
Roles Midori Mitsuya (voice)
Rating66%
The Sky Crawlers is set in an alternative history timeline where although the world is at peace, in order to ease the tension of a populace accustomed to war and aggression, private corporations contract fighter pilots to engage in actual combat operations against each other. The film introduces a mystery involving characters called Kildren (キルドレ, Kirudore , "kill-dolls") - humanoids genetically engineered in a way that enables to live eternally in adolescence.
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
, 1h48Directed by Sion Sono
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about children, Comedy horror films, Films about child abuse
Actors Chiaki Kuriyama, Ren Osugi, Megumi Sato, Tsugumi, Hikari Mitsushima, Yōji Tanaka
Roles Yuko Mizushima
Rating62%
In a shipping container, customs agents discover a huge amount of human hair used as materials for hair extensions, along with the dead body of a young girl with a shaved head. The corpse is transported to the morgue, where the results of the autopsy determine that the girl's internal organs have been harvested, the victim of a black market human organ racketeering ring. The morgue night watchman, a closet tricophile named Yamazaki (Ren Osugi), is infatuated by her beautiful hair and steals the body away to his home. He finds that the girl's body has begun to grow hair—from her head, vacant eye sockets, tongue, and various open wounds. He is delighted and encourages it to grow, harvesting it to make hair extensions to sell. However, the hair controls and kills its wearers, causing them to experience the dying memories of the corpse girl, including the last thing she sees on the bloody operating table: the smiling mouth of the man who killed her.
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
, 1h48Directed by Shūsuke Kaneko
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films
Actors Aya Ueto, Yuma Ishigaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shun Oguri, Kenichi Endō, Reiko Takashima
Roles Kozue
Rating62%
Azumi and her only remaining colleague Nagara find themselves hunted by ninjas hired by General Kanbei for the assassinations they have carried out. One of which is the killing of his master. They hid temporarily in a temple so Nagara can heal his wounds sustained from their recent encounter. Azumi comes across some bandits led by Ginkaku, a young bandit who bears a striking resemblance to Azumi's former friend (and love interest) Nachi. Later, Azumi and Nagara are found by the allied ninjas working for Gessai, upon whose orders the assassins initially began their mission. After discussing it with Gessai, Azumi and Nagara leave to seek out their final target, Sanada Masayuki. On their mission they are accompanied by a squad of government ninja, among them a young woman named Kozue.
The Great Yokai War (2005)
, 2h4Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Children's films
Actors Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Bunta Sugawara, Riko Narumi, Etsushi Toyokawa
Roles Agi
Rating63%
A young boy named Tadashi Ino moves to a small town after the divorce of his parents. At a local festival, he is picked to be that year's "Kirin Rider," a protector of all things good. He soon discovers that his new title is quite literal, as a nefarious spirit named Yasunori Kato appears. Originally a human who became a demon from the strength of his hatred for humans, Kato desires vengeance against their actions on the Yokai. To carry out his revenge, Kato allies himself with a Yokai named Agi while he summons a fiery spirit called Yomotsumono, composed of the resentment of the many things which mankind has discarded. With Yomotsumono's flames, Kato feeds it Yokai which are used as ingredients in creating violent junkyard Tsukumogami under his control that capture other Yokai to build their numbers while killing humans. One of such Yokai, Sunekosuri, escaped and befriended Tadashi who attempts to obtain the Daitenguken from the mountain as part of being the Kirin Rider. However, he wimped out at the last second and with trickery by Shōjō, who picked Tadashi out, the boy overcame the test. Accompanied by Shōjō, Kawahime, and Kawataro, Tadashi makes his way to the DaiTengu who gives him a sword before being taken away by the Tsukumogami. In spite of Tadashi's attempts, the sword is broken as Agi takes Sunekosuri as her captive before the boy is knocked unconscious.
Scrap Heaven (2005)
, 1h57Directed by Lee Sang-il
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Ryō Kase, Joe Odagiri, Chiaki Kuriyama, Akira Emoto, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Ken Mitsuishi
Roles Saki Fujimura
Rating67%
A pharmacist, police officer, and a toilet cleaner are riding a bus on a fateful night. The trio share a bizarre and tragic, life-altering experience when the bus becomes hijacked by a terrorist. The terrorist forces the three into a violent game of Rock, Paper, Scissors and Russian roulette, which toilet cleaner Testsu loses. The terrorist then shoots Tetsu, causing the bus to make a sudden stop. After noticing that pharmacist Saki has only one eye, the terrorist suddenly feels remorse and finally turns the weapon on himself. The tragic bus ride leaves police officer Shingo feeling humiliated and ashamed of himself, for not handling the bus hijacking.