Eihi Shiina
Biography
Eihi Shiina, born February 3, 1976 in Fukuoka, Japan, began her career as a fashion model. In 1995 she secured a major break working for Benetton and subsequently represented Japan at the global Elite Model Look competition that year, after which she continued magazine work. Shiina transitioned to acting with her film debut in the 1999 movie Dog‑Food, and that same year published a book of photographs and poems titled No Filter, Only Eyes. She gained international recognition for portraying Asami Yamazaki in Takashi Miike’s horror film Audition, and later appeared as Ruka in the cult action title Tokyo Gore Police.
Career overview
Eihi Shiina was born on February 3, 1976, in Fukuoka, Japan. She began her career as a fashion model, gaining her first major break in 1995 when she worked for the Benetton brand. That same year she represented Japan at the global Elite Model Look competition, and she continued to appear in a variety of magazine assignments thereafter.
Shiina’s transition to acting occurred at the end of the 1990s. She made her film debut in 1999 with the movie Dog‑Food, and in that year she also published a book of photographs and poems titled No Filter, Only Eyes. Her performance as Asami Yamazaki in Takashi Miike’s Audition brought her international recognition, establishing her as a notable figure in Japanese horror cinema. She later appeared in the cult action‑horror film Tokyo Gore Police, playing the character Ruka. Across film and television, Shiina has accumulated twenty‑eight credited acting roles, reflecting a career that spans modeling, publishing, and a range of genre performances.
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- The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide (2025) as Horror Film Expert
- Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (2024) as Archive Footage
- Holy Mother (2022) as Hime
- Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017) as Woman tracing white line
- Dragon Girls! (2016) as Herself
- The Ninja War of Torakage (2015) as Gensai Shinonome
- Use the Eyeballs! (2015)
- The Profane Exhibit (2013) as Hell Chef (segment "The Hell Chef")
- Jellyfish Eyes (2013) as Home Room Teacher
- Outrage (2010) as Call Girl
- Helldriver (2010) as Rikka
- 63 Minutes Later (2009) as (archive footage)
- Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) as Monami's Mother
- Tokyo Gore Police (2008) as Ruka
- Animus Anima (2005) as Sui
- Hold Up Down (2005)
- Jam Films 2 (2004)
- A Day on the Planet (2004) as Yamada's Lover
- Sky High (2003) as Izuko
- Harmful Insect (2002) as Music Teacher
- The Fear (2001)
- Eureka (2001) as Keiko Kono
- Audition (2000) as Asami Yamazaki
- DOG FOOD (1999) as Sakiko (Wife)
- Open House (1998) as Mitsuwa
- The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995) as Suzy Hoshikawa
- Neo Forest
- Neo Forest Producer
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