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 Read Quote
I certainly look at them very differently now, and enjoy Jackie Chan movies and movies like that. Chiaki Kuriyama Read Quote
We started with the basics of kicking and punching, then we moved on once we got proficient in that, we moved on to working with the weapons, and from then on working with the wires. Chiaki Kuriyama Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I loved playing Go Go, because the character’s so extreme. And she’s pretty close to my real character. Especially the fact that she liked her sword with a lot of accessories. Chiaki Kuriyama Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Without going into too much detail, the end of my major action scene, after the climax of the scene, there was one little change that I suggested regarding the way things should turn out. It was in the detail of the tears of blood. Chiaki Kuriyama Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
