Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山千明, Kuriyama Chiaki) (born October 10, 1984) is a Japane… Read Full Bio ↴Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山千明, Kuriyama Chiaki) (born October 10, 1984) is a Japanese actress, model, and singer. She is best-known internationally for the part of the schoolgirl-dressing bodyguard, Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill, Volume I," and also her role in the Japanese film,"Battle Royale."

She officially debuted as a singer on February 24th, 2010, with the single, "Ryūsei no Namida" (流星のナミダ) as CHiAKi KURiYAMA. The three lowercase "i"s in her stage name represented the three sides of her self: "my true self as a woman, my self as an actress, and my self as a singer." Kuriyama is signed under DefStar Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan. With the release of her second single, "Kanōsei Girl" (可能性ガール), Kuriyama returned to performing under her birth name. On March 16th, 2011 she released her debut album "CIRCUS".

Born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Chiaki was one of the most popular models of the mid-1990s child model boom in Japan. In 1997, she got her break in the photobooks, "Shinwa-Shōjo (Girl of Myth)," and, "Shōjokan (Girl's Residence)." She also posed as a model for the child fashion magazines Nicola and Puchi Lemon.

She first achieved widespread recognition as an actress in Japan for her starring roles in the horror films "Shikoku" and "Ju-on", in 1999 and 2000 respectively. Chiaki also appeared in the controversial action film Battle Royale. Following feature appearances on several notable Japanese television programs, Chiaki made her Hollywood debut in director Quentin Tarantino's 2004 film, "Kill Bill, Volume I," as Gogo Yubari, the schoolgirl yakuza bodyguard of Tokyo mob mistress O-Ren Ishii.

Singles

流星のナミダ (Ryuusei no Namida, 2010.02.24)
可能性ガール (Kanousei Girl, 2010.11.17)
コールドフィンガーガール (Cold Finger Girl, 2011.01.26)
おいしい季節/決定的三分間 (Oishii Kisetsu/Ketteiteki Sanpunkan, 2011.03.02)

深海
栗山千明 Lyrics

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私は泳ぐ泳ぎ疲れ夜の海に
ひとり沈みゆく
あぁあなたの夢は
指に髪に狂おしい秘め事
狂いそう

私は泳ぐ深い深い夜の海に
ひとり沈みゆく

あぁあなたの夢は
碧く燃える狂おしい秘め事
狂いそう
綺麗鱗がほら髪飾りみたいね
素敵だよおまえの髪
闇にさらわれてゆくよ
もう何も無い海の底
夢見ている君の夢
目を閉じていつまでも
沈んでゆくどこまでも

私は泳ぐ泳ぎ疲れ夜の海に
ひとり沈みゆく
あぁあなたの夢は
指に髪に狂おしい秘め事
狂いそう
綺麗鱗がほら涙みたい落ちる
素敵だよその瞳は闇
それよりも深くて
もう何も無い海の底
夢見ている君の夢
目を閉じていつまでも
沈んでゆくどこまでも
もう何も無い海の底
夢見ている君の夢

目を閉じていつまでも
沈んでゆくどこまでも

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "深海" by 栗山千明 speak of being submerged in the depths of the night sea, swimming alone and feeling tired. The singer describes the listener's dream as an intense secret hidden in their fingers and hair, driving them to the brink of madness. The deep, burning dream is compared to a beautiful hair ornament made of scales, an exquisite and captivating sight. The darkness of the sea consumes everything, leaving nothing but the bottom of the ocean where there is no longer anything to hold on to. The singer envisions themselves sinking endlessly, their eyes closed, forever lost in the depths, just like the listener's dream.

Line by Line Meaning

私は泳ぐ泳ぎ疲れ夜の海に
I swim, tired from swimming, in the night sea

ひとり沈みゆく
Alone, I sink

あぁあなたの夢は
Oh, your dream

指に髪に狂おしい秘め事
In fingers, in hair, a crazy secret

狂いそう
It drives me crazy

私は泳ぐ深い深い夜の海に
I swim, in the deep, deep night sea

ひとり沈みゆく
Alone, I sink

あぁあなたの夢は
Oh, your dream

碧く燃える狂おしい秘め事
Burning intensely, a crazy secret

狂いそう
It drives me crazy

綺麗鱗がほら髪飾りみたいね
Beautiful scales, they look like hair ornaments