is a Japanese actress and singer who has performed in television shows, movies, and commercials. She is managed by Stardust Promotion.

Biography

Acting career

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Shibasaki debuted in 2000, when she portrayed

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in '' Battle Royale.'' Shibasaki also won critical acclaim for her role as Tsubaki Sakurai in the 2001 film '' Go'', which earned her several awards, including the Best Supporting Actress Award of Japanese Academy, the Hōchi Movie Award, and the Kinema Junpō Award. In 2013, Shibasaki made her U.S. film debut in ''

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Taiga drama TV series '' Naotora: The Lady Warlord''. Before the series was filmed, Shibasaki visited the grave of Naotora.

Music career

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Shibasaki has two musical groups: Koh+ (with

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) and Galaxias! (with Deco*27 and TeddyLoid). Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single, "Trust My Feelings", but she became recognized for her second single, "Tsuki no Shizuku", which was used for the movie ''

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''. Although she does not compose her own music, Kō Shibasaki writes the lyrics for most of her songs. Many of her singles have become theme songs for various films, dramas, and commercials. Her single "Lover Soul" was the ending theme song for the live action drama ''

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.'' Her song "Another World" was the soundtrack of " Mirai Nikki - Another:World" (2011). In June 2015, Shibasaki released her first cover album ''Kou Utau'', and in June 2016, she released her second cover album ''Zoku Kou Utau''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Dubbing

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Discography

Shibasaki has sold over 4 million singles combined.

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

* "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

DVDs

* ''Kō Shibasaki Single Clips '' (2004) * ''Kō Shibasaki Invitation Live'' (2007) * ''Live Tour 2008 -1st- DVD'' (2008)

Awards

Movies

* For her role in the 2001 movie '' Go'': * For her role in the 2005 movie '' House of Himiko'':

Others

References

External links

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Ko Shibasaki
at Oricon * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shibasaki, Ko 1981 births Living people Actresses from Tokyo Japanese actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese women pop singers People from Tokyo Singers from Tokyo Stardust Promotion artists Taiga drama lead actors Universal Music Japan artists 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers