Chiaki Kuriyama Fanboy
Kuriyama Chiaki - Japanese Actress and Model
Her name roughly translates into "Chestnut mountain with full brightness."
Birthday: October 10, 1984
Age: 23
Weight: 88 lbs (39.9 kg)
Height: 5'4 (162 cm)
Dress Size: 0
Star Sign: Libra
Blood Type: A
Talent Agency: Space Craft
Notable roles:
Takako Chigusa in Battle Royale (2000) Kinji Fukasaku
Go Go Yubari in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) Quentin Tarantino
Trivia:
Chiaki is mostly a movie actress, she seldom appears on Television so she is not that popular in Japan.
"Japan is very much a TV-centered entertainment industry. So, when you talk about big stars in Japan, generally they are people who are on television. I work mostly in movies."
After the success of Battle Royale, Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino took her under his wing. He gave her the role of Go Go Yubari, one of the two newly-created characters for his brain child Kill Bill. He was inspired by Battle Royale which his friend Kinji Fukasaku directed so he created the characters for two of the girls in the movie.
The other one is Shibasaki Kou which the role Yuki Yubari, the younger sister of Go Go turned her twin sister, was given. Kou was unable to join them in the filming because of her busy schedule.
"I loved playing Go Go, because the character's so extreme. And she's pretty close to my real character. Especially the fact that she liked her sword and lots of accessories."
She is Tarantino's Japanese version of Uma Thurman.
Takako of Battle Royale and Go Go of Kill Bill Vol. 1 are both school girls. Her other roles in both Movies and television are also school girls. "I've been playing these schoolgirl roles in all my movies. Everytime I went to the set, it felt like I was going to school."
She once watched the movie "Seven" three times in one day.
Her favorite movies are Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting."
Her favorite band is the Japanese pop/rock group L'Arc~en~Ciel.
She does ballet and gymnastics
She is currently learning to speak English, and hopes to act in more American films.
Awards:
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2004)
Nominated: Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award (female) for Kill Bill Vol. 1
MTV Movie Awards
Won with Uma Thurman: MTV Movie Award: Best Fight for Kill Bill Vol. 1
TV Shows:
Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008)
Tokkyu Tanaka San Go (2007)
Hagetaka (2006)
Kakure Karakuri (2006)
Woman's Island (2006)
Jyooubachi (2006)
Haru, Barneys de (2005)
R-17 (2001)
Rokubanme no Sayoko (2000)
Nacchan Ka (1988)
Movies:
GS Wonderland (2008)
KIDS (2008)
Exte (2007)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)
Scrap Heaven (2005)
Yokai Daisenso (2005)
Into the Sun (2005)
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Kagen no Tsuki-Last Quarter (2004)
Take the 'A' Train, Someday (2003)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
Battle Royale (2000)
Ju-On (2000)
Kamen Gakuen (2000)
Shikoku (1999)
Gonin (1995)
Toire no Hanako-san (1995)
Sources:
Wikipedia and Dramawiki
chiaki-kuriyama.zanlius.com
imdb.com
Her name roughly translates into "Chestnut mountain with full brightness."
Birthday: October 10, 1984
Age: 23
Weight: 88 lbs (39.9 kg)
Height: 5'4 (162 cm)
Dress Size: 0
Star Sign: Libra
Blood Type: A
Talent Agency: Space Craft
Notable roles:
Takako Chigusa in Battle Royale (2000) Kinji Fukasaku
Go Go Yubari in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) Quentin Tarantino
Trivia:
Chiaki is mostly a movie actress, she seldom appears on Television so she is not that popular in Japan.
"Japan is very much a TV-centered entertainment industry. So, when you talk about big stars in Japan, generally they are people who are on television. I work mostly in movies."
After the success of Battle Royale, Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino took her under his wing. He gave her the role of Go Go Yubari, one of the two newly-created characters for his brain child Kill Bill. He was inspired by Battle Royale which his friend Kinji Fukasaku directed so he created the characters for two of the girls in the movie.
The other one is Shibasaki Kou which the role Yuki Yubari, the younger sister of Go Go turned her twin sister, was given. Kou was unable to join them in the filming because of her busy schedule.
"I loved playing Go Go, because the character's so extreme. And she's pretty close to my real character. Especially the fact that she liked her sword and lots of accessories."
She is Tarantino's Japanese version of Uma Thurman.
Takako of Battle Royale and Go Go of Kill Bill Vol. 1 are both school girls. Her other roles in both Movies and television are also school girls. "I've been playing these schoolgirl roles in all my movies. Everytime I went to the set, it felt like I was going to school."
She once watched the movie "Seven" three times in one day.
Her favorite movies are Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting."
Her favorite band is the Japanese pop/rock group L'Arc~en~Ciel.
She does ballet and gymnastics
She is currently learning to speak English, and hopes to act in more American films.
Awards:
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (2004)
Nominated: Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award (female) for Kill Bill Vol. 1
MTV Movie Awards
Won with Uma Thurman: MTV Movie Award: Best Fight for Kill Bill Vol. 1
TV Shows:
Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008)
Tokkyu Tanaka San Go (2007)
Hagetaka (2006)
Kakure Karakuri (2006)
Woman's Island (2006)
Jyooubachi (2006)
Haru, Barneys de (2005)
R-17 (2001)
Rokubanme no Sayoko (2000)
Nacchan Ka (1988)
Movies:
GS Wonderland (2008)
KIDS (2008)
Exte (2007)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)
Scrap Heaven (2005)
Yokai Daisenso (2005)
Into the Sun (2005)
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Kagen no Tsuki-Last Quarter (2004)
Take the 'A' Train, Someday (2003)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
Battle Royale (2000)
Ju-On (2000)
Kamen Gakuen (2000)
Shikoku (1999)
Gonin (1995)
Toire no Hanako-san (1995)
Sources:
Wikipedia and Dramawiki
chiaki-kuriyama.zanlius.com
imdb.com