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Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki Kuriyama

Actor · Born October 10, 1984 (42) · Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan

Chiaki Kuriyama  (born October 10, 1984) is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She is best known in the West for her roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Volume 1, and the Japanese film Battle Royale.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 10, 1984 (42)
From
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 109 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Chiaki Kuriyama's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Morality
26%
Bonds
14%
Self
12%
Ideas
10%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Truth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
6
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
5
Absurd
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chiaki Kuriyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chiaki Kuriyama's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

109 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • ERROR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nakata Chihiro

  • BORDERLESS -72 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiroe Nakamura

  • Zenigata Heiji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Tomoe

  • Zenigata Heiji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Tomoe

  • The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Thanks

  • TOKAGE Keishicho Tokushuhan Sousa Kakari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Asuka Nakahara

  • Even Though We're Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Akari Hirayama

  • If She Calls That Love Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ima Mizuno

  • Hakkenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Tamazusa

  • Ooku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Matsushima no Tsubone

  • Annoying and Cunning Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jun Togo

  • Liaison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mukaiyama Kazuki

  • Watashitte Sabasaba Shiteru kara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kyōko Saotome

  • My Perfect Evening Drink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 88 episodes · as Miyuki Izawa

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation(2022)

    as Olivier Mira Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pandora's Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Mao Hayami

  • Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nakaba Rion

  • Fight Song(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Date Yumiko

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Momo Ume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • ラブコメの掟～こじらせ女子と年下男子～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ruri Kujo

  • 24 JAPAN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · as Itsuki Mizuishi

  • Death Come True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Akane Sachimura

  • Chiwawa-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Yuko

  • Silent Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

  • Final Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as Yukiko Ogawara（小河原 雪子）

  • Galaxy Express 999: Galaxy Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Maetel

  • 京都・祇園祭　～至宝に秘められた謎～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Verification Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blade of the Immortal(2017)

    as Hyakurin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wedding Bells For The Otaku? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Fujita Haruko / Fujimo

  • 不機嫌な果実スペシャル～3年目の浮気～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as 工藤麻也子

  • Copyface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nodoka Hirosawa / Fuyuko Asakura

  • Guard Center 24 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kokoro Anzai

  • The Top Secret: Murder in Mind(2016)

    as Yukio Miyoshi

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Displeased Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as 工藤麻也子

  • Library Wars: Book Of Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Asako Shibasaki

  • Library Wars: The Last Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Asako Shibasaki

  • HEAT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sakura Azumi

  • A Sower of Seeds 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Keiko Kanno

  • Flowers for Algernon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Haruka Mochizuki

  • Great Selection Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Misora Shibayama

  • Exam Hell: Broken and Murderous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nishiura Sana

  • The Thorns of Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Miwa Hoshino

  • Team Batista the Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sumire Sakuranomiya

  • SPEC: Close - Reincarnation(2013)

    as Satoko Aoike

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Shikeidai no 72-Jikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kiriko Natsuki

  • SPEC: Close - Incarnation(2013)

    as Satoko Aoike

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Ataru: The First Love & the Last Kill(2013)

    as Maiko Ebina

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Kaibutsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • We Want to be Delivered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Okae Yu

  • Library Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Asako Shibasaki

  • Darkside Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 34 episodes · Actor

  • Detective Totori and the Perfect Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Macolin

  • ATARU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Maiko Ebina

  • SPEC: Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Satoko Aoike

  • ゴーストライターホテル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Tsukahara Bokuden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mahiro / Narration (voice)

  • Himitsu Chouhouin Erika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Erika Takahashi

  • Carnation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 151 episodes · as Natsu Yoshida

  • Rebound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hitomi Mimura

  • CSI: Crime Scene Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 38 episodes · as Rio Kanzaki

  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair(2004)

    as Gogo Yubari

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Dōki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Michiru Soga

  • Wake up!! Tamala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kuronosuke (voice)

  • Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Eiko Akasak

  • Atami's Police Investigators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sae Kitajima

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Vulture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Yuka Mishima

  • Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fumi Kusunoki

  • GS Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Miku Ohno

  • Life Improvement Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shizue

  • Team Batista no Eikō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • The Road to Sirius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yuka Hirano

  • The Sky Crawlers(2008)

    as Midori Mitsuya (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shiho

  • Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hasegawa Rika

  • Tengu gaiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Amaya

  • Tanaka Express 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Terumi Meguro

  • Japan Ghost Stories 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Exte: Hair Extensions(2007)

    as Yuko Mizushima

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Yuka Mishima

  • Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ayako Sugimoto

  • Woman's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Haru, Bânîzu de (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tomoko Daidoji / Kotoe Daidoji

  • Into the Sun(2005)

    as Ayako

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Scrap Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Saki Fujimura

  • The Great Yokai War(2005)

    as Agi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Azumi 2: Death or Love(2005)

    as Kozue

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Last Quarter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mizuki

  • MAIL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mikoto Hyakke

  • MAIL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mikoto Hyakke

  • Chiaki Kuriyama 栗山千明 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)

    as Gogo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tomoko Daidōji / Kotoe

  • Take the 'A' Train, Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as 野口ユキ

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)

    as Gogo Yubari

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • R-17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Battle Royale(2000)

    as Takako Chigusa (Girl #13)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Reika Dojima

  • Sayoko is Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sayoko Tsumura

  • Ju-on: The Curse(2000)

    as Mizuho Tamura

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Saeko Machida

  • Eden's Bowy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · as Konyako Persia

  • Shikoku(1999)

    as Sayori Hiura

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Five(1995)

    as Ogiwara's Daughter

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Phantom of the Toilet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Little Child

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles from 1995 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

$181M worldwide

Highest rated

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Film career

19952026

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting107 of 109: 107 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew2 of 109: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s36 · acting2010s46 · 45 acting · 1 crew2020s22 · 21 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
9505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Chiaki Kuriyama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Into the Sun (2005)

69th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chiaki Kuriyama's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles82–97 · median 94 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chiaki Kuriyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chiaki Kuriyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kazuki Kitamura shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers