Acting career Ko (also transcribed Kou and Koh) Shibasaki debuted in 2000, when she portrayed
Mitsuko Souma 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
47 Ronin, a
Keanu Reeves-led adaptation of the
Chushingura story of samurai loyalty and revenge. The film was billed as the first ever English-language adaptation of the legend, based on historical events in the early 18th century. In 2017, she played the main character
Ii Naotora in the
NHK Taiga drama TV series
Naotora: The Lady Warlord. Before the series was filmed, Shibasaki visited the grave of Naotora.
Music career , Parliamentary Secretary of the Environment (at the Central Government Building No.5 on December 20, 2019) Shibasaki has two musical groups: Koh+ (with
Masaharu Fukuyama) and Galaxias! (with
Deco*27 and
TeddyLoid). 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 ==