![]() ![]() ![]() She had starring roles in the horror films Shikoku (1999) and Ju-on (2000). She also posed as a model for the child fashion magazines Nicola (1997–2001) and Pichi Lemon (1996–2001). 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. In 1997, she appeared in the photobooks Shinwa-Shōjo ( Girl of Myth) and Shōjokan ( Girl's Residence), photographed by Kishin Shinoyama. Kuriyama was a popular model during Japan's child model boom in the mid-1990s. 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 Kill Bill: Volume 1. Hell, most people can't make complete a good 90 minute flick with this amount of story.Chiaki Kuriyama ( 栗山 千明, Kuriyama Chiaki, born October 10, 1984) is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. Who can pull off filming a revenge movie lasting more than 4 hours without it getting dull and boring? NOBODY but Tarantino. This does not mean that this is the best film I've ever seen, but that it is a good film, which fulfilled it's promises. I mean, the way he directs, the music he chooses to accompany the scenes and the dialog. Speaking of Tarantino, although I do realize that with Kill Bill he was an 'hommage' to many of his influences, I just have to say that he is a great director and screenwriter. This I must say seems to be some kind of quality of Tarantino, to get discarded' actors and actresses and give them an opportunity to shine once again. ![]() With this film she manages to show us though, that she just has not been given the right offers. I think the acting was good to very good, with the extra kudos going to Daryl Hannah, who'd let some people to believe that she as just a tall blond who couldn't act in the last couple of years. I have no negative comments on this film I guess. What I got instead was a more story and character driven film, that was filled with emotion, explanations and some good and original fighting scenes. I must admit that it took me some getting used to in the first 20 or so minutes of the film, because I'd expected the film to go on as brutally and furious as the first one finished. ![]() This does not mean that there is no brutality in this film, but rather that the tone of the film is totally different. Where the first part is bloody and ruthless, the second one is tender and sore. The first part was more anger driven and brutal, whereas Kill Bill Vol. 2 is very different in tone and feeling than was Vol. The reason I'm saying this, is because Kill Bill Vol. 1, not only the fact that the film would then run 4 hours + if it had been shown in one piece, but more because showing both films in one run might come across somewhat odd. 2 deserves to be another film than Kill Bill Vol. Thurman and Tarantino admitted that the incident had caused a breach in trust which affected their working relationship for several years, but they reconciled afterwards and remain on good terms ever since. Years later, Tarantino finally gave her the footage and helped her come forward in the wake of multiple sexual assault charges against Weinstein (with Thurman also claiming to be one of his victims). She tried to obtain the footage as proof but Harvey Weinstein reportedly refused to release it unless she signed a document that would release the company from any liability. While driving the Karmann Ghia, there was an unexpected turn in the road causing Thurman to lose control of the car and crash it into a tree, leaving her with a concussion and damaged knees. However, since the scene was not considered to be a stunt and the stunt coordinator was not on-set that day, Quentin Tarantino persuaded her to shoot the scene herself. At the time, Thurman had voiced her reservations about filming a scene while driving a car over a straight dirt road and had requested a stunt performer. In 2018, Uma Thurman posted footage online of a car accident that occurred in 2002 while filming this movie. ![]()
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