Eihi Shiina
Japanese actor-model
Eihi Shiina (椎名英姫, Shiina Eihi; born February 3, 1976) is a Japanese fashion model and actress from Fukuoka, Japan. She got her first big break in 1995, working for Benetton, after which she represented Japan at the global Elite Model Look '95, then continuing as a magazine model.
Shiina made her film debut in 1998 with Open House. She also published a book of photographs and poems, entitled No Filter, Only Eyes, that same year. She is recognized internationally for her role as Asami Yamazaki in Takashi Miike's Audition, and as the vengeful police officer Ruka in Yoshihiro Nishimura's Tokyo Gore Police.
Filmography
Audition (オーディション) (1999) as Asami Yamazaki (山崎麻美)
Eureka (2000) as Keiko Kōno
Harmful Insect (害虫) as Music Teacher (2002)
A Day on the Planet (2003) as Yamada's Lover
Sky High (2003) (TV) as Izuko
Jam Films 2: Fastener (2004) as Actress
Animusu anima (2005) as Sui
Tokyo Gore Police (2008) as Ruka
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) as Monami's mother
Outrage (2010) as Jun
Helldriver (2010) as Rikka
The Profane Exhibit (segment: The Hell Chef) (2013) as The Hell Chef
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