| Chiaki Kuriyama | |
| Native Name: | 栗山 千明 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Yearsactive: | 1995–present |
| Occupation: | Actress, model, singer |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
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 .
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 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]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4] | ||||
| 2010 | 11 | 24 | 21,000 | Non-album single | |
| 30 | 41 | 8,000 | Circus | ||
| 2011 | 39 | 88 | 5,000 | ||
| "Oishii Kisetsu" | 37 | 100 | 4,000< | --3,621--> | |
| "Ketteiteki Sanpunkan" | — | ||||
| "Tsukiyo no Shōzō" | 62 | — | 2,000 | Circus Deluxe Edition | |
| 2013 | 109 | — | 900 | Non-album single | |
| "0" | 111 | — | 500 | ||
| "Dilemma" | 2014 | — | — | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nacchan Ka | ||
| 1999 | Kowai Dowa - Oyayubihime | Sayako | |
| 2000 | Mizuho Tamamura | ||
| 2000 | Rokubanme no Sayoko | Sayoko Tsumura | |
| 2000 | MPD Psycho | Mao Tōju | |
| 2000 | Himitsu Kurabu o-daiba.com | Kazumi Naruse | |
| 2000 | Kabushiki Kaisha o-daiba.com | Kazumi Naruse | |
| 2001 | R-17 | Saori Maruyama | |
| 2006 | Jyooubachi | Tomoko/Kotoe Daidoji | |
| 2006 | Woman's Island | Rei Fujishima | |
| 2006 | Haru, Barneys de | Sakurai Sae | |
| 2006 | Kakure Karakuri | Karin Hanayama | |
| 2007 | Hagetaka | Yuka Mishima | |
| 2007 | Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go | Terumi Meguro | |
| 2008 | Ashita no Kita Yoshio | Rika Hasegawa | |
| 2008 | Loss Time Life | Ayaka Kurosaki | |
| 2008 | Sirius no Michi | Yuka Hirano | |
| 2010 | Atami no Sosakan | Sae Kitajima | |
| 2011 | Rebound | Hitomi Mimura | |
| 2011 | Tsukahara Bokuden | Mahiro | |
| 2011 | Himitsu Chohoin Erika | Erika Takahashi | |
| 2011–12 | Carnation | Natsu Yoshida | |
| 2012 | Ataru | Maiko Ebina | |
| 2012 | Jikken Keiji Totori | Makorin | |
| 2013 | Ataru Special: New York kara no Chōsenjō | Maiko Ebina | |
| 2013 | Haitatsu Saretai Watashitachi | Yu Okue | |
| 2013 | Kaibutsu | Emi Ishikawa | |
| 2013 | Jikken Keiji Totori 2 | Makorin | |
| 2013 | Shikeidai no 72 Jikan | Tōko Natsuki | |
| 2014 | Team Batista 4: Rasen Meikyū | Sumire Sakuranomiya | |
| 2014 | Alice no Toge | Miwa Hoshino | |
| 2014 | Satsujin Hensachi 70 | Sana Nishiura | |
| 2014 | Dr. Nâsu eido | Kotomi Hayashi | |
| 2014 | Time Taxi | Misora Shibayama | |
| 2015 | Algernon ni Hanataba wo | Haruka Mochizuki | |
| 2015 | HEAT | Sakura Azumi | |
| 2016 | Nobunaga Moyu | Kajūji Haruko | |
| 2016 | Fukigen na Kajitsu | Mayako Mizukoshi | |
| 2016 | Copy Face | Nodoka Hirosawa, Fuyuko Asakura | |
| 2017–22 | CSI: Crime Scene Talks | Rio Kanzaki | |
| 2017 | Wedding Bells For The Otaku? | Haruko Fujita | Television film |
| 2020–21 | 24 Japan | Itsuki Mizuishi | [5] |
| 2023 | Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryosho | Kazuki Mukaiyama | [6] |
| 2024 | Ōoku | Lady Matsushima | [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Toire no Hanako-san | Little Child | |
| 1995 | Gonin | Ogiwara's daughter | |
| 1999 | Shikoku | Sayori Hiura | |
| 2000 | Kamen Gakuen | Reika Dojima | |
| 2000 | Mizuho Tamura | ||
| 2000 | Battle Royale | Takako Chigusa - Girl #13 | |
| 2003 | Gogo Yubari | ||
| 2003 | Itsuka 'A' Torein ni Notte | Yuki Noguchi | |
| 2004 | Kagen no Tsuki | Mizuki Mochizuki | |
| 2005 | Mikoto | ||
| 2005 | Kozue | ||
| 2005 | Into the Sun | Ayako | |
| 2005 | The Great Yokai War | Agi | |
| 2005 | Scrap Heaven | Saki Fujimura | |
| 2006 | Kisarazu Cats Eye: World Series | Ayako Sugimoto | |
| 2007 | Yuko Mizushima | ||
| 2007 | Tengu Gaiden | Amaya | |
| 2008 | Kids | Shiho | |
| 2008 | GS Wonderland | Miku Ono | |
| 2008 | Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club | Shizue | |
| 2009 | Kamogawa Horumo | Fumi Kusunoki | |
| 2009 | Hagetaka: The Movie | Yuka Mishima | |
| 2010 | Neck | Eiko Akasaka | |
| 2012 | Ghostwriter Hotel | Naoko Utsumi | |
| 2012 | Satoko Aoike | ||
| 2013 | Toshokan Sensō | Asako Shibasaki | [8] |
| 2013 | SPEC: Close: Incarnation | Satoko Aoike | |
| 2013 | SPEC: Close: Reincarnation | Satoko Aoike | |
| 2013 | Ataru the First Love & the Last Kill | Maiko Ebina | |
| 2014 | Team Batista Final: Kerberos no Shōzō | Sumire Sakuranomiya | |
| 2015 | Asako Shibasaki | ||
| 2015 | A Sower of Seeds 2 | Keiko Kanno | |
| 2016 | Himitsu – Top Secret | Yukiko Miyoshi | |
| 2017 | Blade of the Immortal | Hyakurin | |
| 2019 | Chiwawa | Yūko | |
| 2021 | A Sower of Seeds 4 | Keiko Jinno | [9] |
| 2022 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy | [10] | |
| 2024 | Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Tamazusa | [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Eden's Bowy | Konyako Persia | ||
| 2008 | The Sky Crawlers | Midori Mitsuya | ||
| 2012 | [12] | |||
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Maggie Chan | Voice dub for Yu Nan[13] | |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Voice dub for Zoe Saldana[14] | ||
| 2017 | Carina Smyth | Voice dub for Kaya Scodelario[15] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ryū ga Gotoku of the End | Misuzu Asagi | ||
| 2011 | Shadows of the Damned | Paula | [16] | |
| 2020 | Death Come True | Akane Sachimura | [17] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2004 MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | ||
| 2004 | 30th Saturn Awards | Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | ||
| 2009 | Fantastic Fest | Best Fantastic Actress | Kamogawa Horumo |