I once hit Quentin on the head with my ball and chain. Chiaki Kuriyama ballchainhead Change image and share on social
I didn't understand the American fascination with the Japanese schoolgirl. No, I don't think I can, really. Chiaki Kuriyama americanfascinationjapanese Change image and share on social
I think the biggest difficulty is that when I'm here in America, there's a necessity of using English, so I really have a great sense of really wanting to learn, but unfortunately when I head back to Japan, the necessity vanishes and so does my enthusiasm about learning. Chiaki Kuriyama americabackbig share on social
A movie of mine is going to be released in Japan next year. I play a waitress who's a really regular girl in this movie. The English title isn't decided yet, but in Japanese it's I'll Get on the A Train Sometime. Chiaki Kuriyama decideenglishgirl share on social
It was pretty much the way that it was when I first read it, although one exception would be that some ideas that I had were also incorporated into the script. Chiaki Kuriyama exceptionideaincorporate Change image and share on social
Obviously, the difference between a game and actual training is you're using your whole body, so in that sense, maybe not, although maybe something to do with reaction, the speed of reaction, maybe that was of use during the training. Chiaki Kuriyama actualbodydifference share on social
I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie. Chiaki Kuriyama casefightgenerally Change image and share on social
Obviously, a skirt does present certain problems that I had to be aware of. But when it came to the shoot and we were rolling, I didn't really pay it any attention. It wasn't too bad. Chiaki Kuriyama attentionawarebad Change image and share on social
My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting situations between people who are not generally thought of being strong is in itself unusual and therefore interesting, I think. Chiaki Kuriyama characterfightgenerally share on social
Julie Dryfus and I were both afraid of heights and in one scene, I had to be quite high up and I was rather terrified, but Julie was very kind, encouraging me and we got through that together. Chiaki Kuriyama afraiddryfusencourage Change image and share on social