Eihi Shiina is a fashion model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 and actress from Fukuoka

Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. She got her first big break in 1995, working for Benetton

Benetton Group

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, after which she represented Japan at the global Elite Model Look '95. More magazine work followed.

Shiina made her film debut in 1999 with Dog-Food. She also published a book of photographs

Photography

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 and poems

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

, entitled No Filter, Only Eyes, that same year. She is recognized internationally for her role as Asami Yamazaki in Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike

is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...

's Audition. She also starred in Tokyo Gore Police

Tokyo Gore Police

is a 2008 Japanese gore film co-written, edited, and directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and stars Eihi Shiina as Ruka, a vengeful police officer.Tokyo Gore Police was released to several film festivals in North America...

 as Ruka.

Filmography

• Open House
  Open House
  Open House may refer to:*Open house , a common school event held in the United States and Canada*Open House , a 1960 album by jazz organist Jimmy Smith*Open House , a 2004 independent film...
  
  (1998?) as Mitsuwa
• Dog-Food (1999)
• Audition (オーディション) (1999) as Asami Yamazaki (山崎麻美)
• Eureka
  Eureka (2000 film)
  Eureka is a 2000 Japanese film directed and written by Shinji Aoyama. It stars Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, and Masaru Miyazaki.-Synopsis:...
  
  (2000) as Keiko Kōno
• Harmful Insect
  Harmful Insect
  is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Akihiko Shiota.-Awards:27th Hochi Film Award* Best Actor - Seiichi Tanabe24th Yokohama Film Festival*9th Best Film...
  
  (害虫) (2002)
• Jam Films 2
  Jam Films
  Jam Films and its sequels are collections of short films, each by a different Japanese director.-Jam Films:Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse Jam Films and its sequels are collections of short films, each by a different Japanese director.-Jam Films:Jam Films is a 2002...
  
  : Fastener (2004) as an Actress
• Sky High
  Sky High (2003 film)
  Sky High is a supernatural action film from director Ryuhei Kitamura. It is based on the manga of the same title by Tsutomu Takahashi and serves as a prequel to a Japanese television drama of the same name, and starring the same actress, Yumiko Shaku...
  
  (2003) (TV) as Izuko
• A Day on the Planet (2004)
• Tokyo Gore Police
  Tokyo Gore Police
  is a 2008 Japanese gore film co-written, edited, and directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and stars Eihi Shiina as Ruka, a vengeful police officer.Tokyo Gore Police was released to several film festivals in North America...
  
  (2008) as Ruka
• Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
  Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
  Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl is a 2009 Japanese gore film. It was directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu and premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival in June 2009...
  
  (2009) as Monami's mother
• Outrage
  Outrage (2010 film)
  Outrage is a 2010 Japanese yakuza film directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival...
  
  (2010) as Call Girl
• Helldriver
  Helldriver
  is a 2010 Japanese splatter film directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura. It stars Yumiko Hara and Eihi Shiina, and was written by Nishimura and Daichi Nagisa.-Plot:...
  
  (2010) as Rikka

External links

• Shiina's JMDb Listing