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Yukie Yamamura 山村幸恵 Born August 5 1981 Known By Her Stage Name Kou Shibasaki 柴咲コウ Is A Japanese Actress And Singer. Born In Toshima Tokyo Japan She Began Her Career At The Age Of Fourteen After Being Scouted By An Agent. Shibasaki Made Her Singing Debut In 2002 With The Song Trust My Feelings. Her Song 月のしずく Released Under The Pseudonym RUI Was One Of The Most Successful Hits Of 2003. She Has Attained Fifteen Oricon Top Ten Hits And Has Had Six Albums Debut In The Top Five. Shibasaki Is Also Known For Her Acting Career Which Took Off After Her Performance In The Controversial 2000 Film Battle Royale Where She Portrayed The Cold-Hearted And Ruthless Mitsuko Souma. Shibasaki Also Garnered Critical Acclaim For Her Role In 2001 Film Go Which Earned Her Several Awards Including A Japanese Academy Award A Hōchi Movie Award And A Kinema Junpō Award For Best Supporting Actress. In 2002 Shibasaki Took A Supporting Role As Yuki Mazashita In The Television Mystery Drama Sora Kara Furu Ichioku No Hoshi Where She Co-Starred With Takuya Kimura Earning Her An Award As "Best Supporting Actress" While The Show Was Named Best Drama At The 33rd Television Drama Academy Awards Japan . She Also Starred In Both Seasons Of Fuji TV Drama Dr. Koto Shinryojo Which Aired In 2003 And 2006 Respectively. The Show Was Awarded Best Drama At The 38th Television Drama Academy Awards For Its First Season. In 2003 She Re-Unites With Her Former Co-Star Takuya Kimura In A Television Drama About An Airline Pilot Takuya Kimura Called Good Luck!!. The Story Revolves Around An Up-And-Coming Pilot Hajime Shinkai And Kou Plays His Love-Interest As An Airline Mechanic With A Fear Of Flying. In 2005 Shibasaki Appeared In The Independent Japanese Film Maison De Himiko. In This Film She Plays Saori An Unhappy Young Woman Whose Father Is Gay. In 2006 She Took The Title Role In Dororo Working With Satoshi Tsumabuki Her Co-Star From The 2004 Television Drama Orange Days . The Film Topped The Japanese Box Office For Nearly Six Weeks. Shibasaki Participated In Two More Movies Maiko Haaaan!!! 2007 And Shaolin Girl 2008 . Shibasaki Returned To Television In 2007 In The Drama Galileo As The Female Lead Co-Starring With Masaharu Fukuyama 福山雅治 . They Formed A Musical Unit Called KOH To Perform And Release The Show's Theme Song KISSして Kiss Me . Highly Rated Among Viewers It Finished Its 10 Episode Run With An Average Viewership Rating Of 22% The Role Continued Her Winning Run In The Medium When She Won "Best Supporting Actress" At The 55th Television Drama Academy Awards. The Show Also Won 5 Other Awards Including "Best Drama". It Was Followed By A Film Sequel Suspect X Which Was The 3rd Best-Selling Film Of 2008 In Japan. In March 2011 It Was Announced That Shibasaki Would Make Her "Hollywood Debut" In A Keanu Reeves-Led Adaptation Of The Famous Chushingura Story. A Story Of Samurai Loyalty And Revenge And Titled "47 Ronin " It Is Billed As The First Ever English-Language Adaptation Of The Legend Based On Historical Events In The Early 18th Century. read less