Kô Shibasaki
☼ Born on 5 December 1981, in Tokyo, Japan
BiographyKo Shibasaki was born on August 5, 1981 in Tokyo. Her real name is Yukie Yamamura (Ko Shibasaki is a main character of her favorite manga). She started her career at 14 when her talent was discovered by a star agent. She has worked in many TV shows and commercials, starting to become more famous thanks to her excellent performance in the movie Battle Royale (2000) as Mitsuko Soma. She has reached a star status not only in Japan, but all over East Asia. She has also been singing since 2002, releasing her first single, "Trust My Feelings". However, her singing skills were only recognized with her second single, "Tsuki no Shizuku", a song used for the movie Yomigaeri (2002) that was one of the best J-Pop hits of 2003. She is considered one of the glamorous queen of drama, earning millions of yens and going out with bad boys.
In the role of actor
The Boy and the Heron – TIFF 2023 (21/09/2023)
A teenage boy is guided by a grey heron to search for his missing stepmother in The Boy and the Heron. After previously losing his mother to a fire, Mahito Maki (Soma Santoki) travels to the countryside with his father Shoichi (Takuya Kimura) to live with Shoichi’s pregnant fiance Natsuko (Yoshino Kimura). Mahito encounters a […]
Over Your Dead Body (12/09/2014)
From Japanese auteur Takashi Miike (13 Assassins) comes this multi-reality ghost story. A theatre troupe are in rehearsals for a production of the 200 year old play Yotsuya Kaidan. The play is a story of betrayal and revenge, centring on a samurai named Tamiya Iemon and his spurred lover Oiwa. As rehearsals of the play […]