Name: Chiaki Kuriyama( 栗山千明)
Birthdate: October 10, 1984
Horoscope: Libra
Birthplace: Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture
Height: 162cm
Weight: 39.9kg
Chiaki Kuriyama Chiaki was one of most popular models of the mid-1990s child model boom in Japan. In 1997, she appeared in her break in the photobooks Sinwa-Shoujo (Girl of Myth) and Shoujokan (Girl's Residence), photographed by Kishin Shinoyama. Shinwa-Shoujo 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 Puchi Lemon (1996-2001). She began her career at the age of 11, already acting in movies and television shows in her native Japan. A recent high school graduate with only four feature films and a handful of TV appearances to her credit, at nineteen she is a full-fledged teen idol in Japan, with all that implies in terms of custom-produced record albums and coffee-table photo collections. Kill Bill producers discovered Chiaki when they saw her in the Japanese cult classic, Battle Royale. Chiaki Kuriyama plays Go Go Yubari, whose fight scene with Uma Thurman begins the climactic battle of Kill Bill: Volume 1. Her other feature film appearances include Toire no Hanako-san (1995), the popular horror thriller Shikoku (Dead Country, 1999), and the upcoming Kamen Gakuen (Persona). Her TV successes include the series Multiple Personality Detective Psycho (2000). Chiaki Kuriyama has studied classical ballet and gymnastics and cites Trainspotting and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction as her favorite movies.
Filmmography
2008 The Sky Crawlers
2007 Exte
2005 Scrap Heaven
2005 Azumi 2
Filmmography
2008 The Sky Crawlers
2007 Exte
2005 Scrap Heaven
2005 Azumi 2
