Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki Kuriyama (birth name Kuriyama Chiaki, born October 10, 1984 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese actress.

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October 10 - 1984 - Tsuchiura - Ibaraki Prefecture - Japan - Actress

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Following a career as a child model and minor roles on TV and movie from age 11, including Toire no Hanako-san (1995), Kuriyama first achieved widespread recognition in Japan for her starring roles in the horror movies Shikoku (1999) and Ju-on (2000). Later in 2000, she appeared in the action picture Battle Royale; although this movie featured an ensemble cast and allowed Kuriyama relatively little screen time, many viewers felt that her scenes were particularly memorable.

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Model - TV - Movie - Toire no Hanako-san - 1995 - Horror movies - Shikoku - 1999 - Ju-on - 2000 - Action picture - Battle Royale

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After notable appearances in Japanese TV series including Rokubanme no Sayoko, she made her Hollywood debut in director Quentin Tarantino's 2003 Kill Bill, Volume I. In Kill Bill, Kuriyama played the part of 'Go Go Yubari'—a cartoonish, manriki weilding, teenaged schoolgirl yakuza bodyguard of 'O-Ren Ishii'. Despite the movie's primarily English script, Kuriyama's dialogue was all in Japanese.

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TV series - Rokubanme no Sayoko - Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino's - 2003 - Kill Bill, Volume I - Manriki - Yakuza - Bodyguard - English - Japanese

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Despite her dimunitive size ? fan sources indicate that she stands 1.62 m (5 ft., 3.7 in.) tall and weighs 39.9 kg (87.9 lbs) (http://chiaki-kuriyama.zanlius.com/profile.html) ? Kuriyama creates a distinctive onscreen presence through her ability to appear alternately, or in some cases simultaneously, winsome and menacing. Thus, her career, especially her Battle Royale and Kill Bill roles, can be seen as a variation on the violent yet feminine action-hero-cum-sex-symbol type popularized in the West by examples such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Tomb Raider.

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Kg - Lbs - Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Tomb Raider

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Kuriyama's upcoming appearances include a major roles in Azumi 2: Death or Love, a samurai drama, and Yōkai Daisensō, a monster movie from Takashi Miike, along with a cameo in the Steven Seagal vehicle Into the Sun. She is also reportedly learning to speak English.

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Samurai - Yōkai Daisensō - Takashi Miike - Steven Seagal - Into the Sun

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