It looks like I actually found some fans of hers that actually want to see her do more then get killed in every movie. I'm not sure if she gets killed in Scrap Heaven, I know she makes a bomb and she gets rather negatively affected by the whole incident on the bus, but I don't know if she dies in it.
Azumi 2, which I own, she dies and I was none too pleased at how easily, many people said since it was so close to Kill Bill it was really a rip off of her Gogo character.
I know she shoots herself in the head in MPD-Psycho and she ends up already being dead in Mail and then she gets "sent" by the guy she loves or whatever, which really, disappointed me... to say the least. Great Yokai, she plays Agi and she is in love with the main evil character I don't know if she dies there, but I hope not. I do know that she has a horror movie coming out end of this year, beginning of next and I believe she played a comedy type character on a TV drama a few months back, so a little diversity seems to be creeping in, which is good.
The main thing that I am focusing on is what I hope to get published which really delves into more of the Kill Bill story and introduces new characters along with explaining a number of things that are passed over in Volumes One and Two, as well as showing how Beatrix survived being shot in the head. It introduces Yuki Yubari who was cut out of the movie and the person who trained Gogo as well as created her weapon. And I've actually written in the return of Chiaki's character, which is actually helped by the movies themselves ironically.
All-in-all I've been told that it's a very good story whether you're a fan or not. I use the first four chapters to give people a feel for what I have written, if you're interested, I've got no problem with sharing, but many, many people have told me that they think that once I'm finished typing, if I can sit down with Tarantino directly, they don't see how he could say no, especially since he tried to write a book in 2003 for Kill Bill and cancelled it.
I think that Chiaki Kuriyama is a great actress and can portray spoken and unspoken dialogue and emotion better then I've seen too many other actresses. The only problem is that as a non-Japanese I've got no shot to really get the chance to enjoy her movies and TV shows until months and months later, so, after not picking up a pen for almost 15 years, I said I think I might finally use the little bit of skill I have to do something worthwhile.
I already have an outline for my next book in which the main female character is specifically written for her and her name is Sayoko Yoma and when I finish this Kill Bill follow-up, whether I get approval to publish it or not, the next book is all of my own design and creation, so I won't have to worry about anything regarding permission from anyone else. I want to see her talent spread not just throughout Japan, but beyond and I think I just might have the writing skills to do that.