Fantastic Femmes--Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki began as a child fashion model and moved on to acting in genre direct-to-video projects and tv series, breaking out as the ghostly Sayori in Shikoku: Land of the Dead.
American audiences were introduced to her as GoGo Yubari, the "psycho in a schoolgirl outfit" in Kill Bill: Vol 1.
Interestingly, almost all her over three dozen appearances have been in genre projects!

Genre appearances include...

Sky Crawlers(Midori Mitsuya)

Tekken(Ling Xiaoyu)

Kisarazu Cats' Eye: Sayonara Game(Yuko Mizushima)

Kakure Karakuri(Hanayama Karin)

Azumi 2: Death or Love(Kozue)

Into the Sun(Ayako)

Women's Island (Rei Fujishima)

Battle Royale(Takako Chigusa)

Ju-On: the Curse[2000] (Mizuho Tamura)

Note: this was the original direct-to-video production,
not the theatrical remake Ju-On: the Grudge [2003]

This version is not commercially-available in the US

Toire No Hanako-san (Little Child)

Tengu Gaiden (Amaya)

Kamen Gakuen aka Persona (Reika Dojima)

Kill Bill: Vol 1(GoGo Yubari)

Great Yokai War(Aki)

MPD-Psycho: Multiple Personality Detective
"Life is a Constant Double Helix"

Shikoku: Land of the Dead(Sayori Hiura)

Check out...

Chiaki's Official WebSite

Chiaki Kuriyama Fandom (FanSite)

Chiaki Kuriyama Shrine (FanSite)

Chiaki: #1 English FanSite (FanSite)