# Ayame Goriki

Ayame Goriki (剛力 彩芽, Gōriki Ayame, born 27 August 1992) is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion until 2020. Currently she was represented by the talent agency Short Cut.

## Early life and career
### Biography

Goriki was born on 27 August 1992 in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

### Career beginnings

Ayame Goriki liked to stand out when she was young. When she was in elementary school, she told her parents that she wanted to become a model. At the age of 7 she had a professional photographer take a snapshot at an amusement park, for a magazine, which lead her to becoming a model. Goriki also participated in the 8th Japan Beautiful Girl Contest in 2002, but did not progress past the second round. While at the event, she was recruited by the Japanese talent agency Oscar Promotion.
From February 2008 to May 2013, she worked as an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Seventeen.
In January 2011, she appeared on the Fuji TV monthly drama Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta. To play the role, she changed her appearance noticeably by growing her hair long. In some profiles, Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta is listed as her debut work. However, her official debut work is ChocoMimi (TV Tokyo), premiering in 2007. In July of the same year, she starred in a TV drama "Cosmic Star" for TV Tokyo's IS.
Since then, she has appeared in commercials for Mister Donut, Sekisui House, and Lunch Pack (Yamazaki Baking). In November 2011, Nikkei Trendy selected her as "Face of the Year".
Goriki starred in a TV drama for the first time, appearing on Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō (Fuji TV), which started on January 14, 2013.
In 2016, she performed live for the first time in the Meiji-za November performance of Sisters of the Gion.

### Voice acting

In 2012, she voiced Elizabeth Shaw in the movie Prometheus. In 2014, she also voiced Mystique in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

### Music debut

In February 2013, she debuted as a singer in June 2013 with the song "Tomodachi Yori Daiji na Hito" (友達より大事な人, lit. "More Than a Friend"). Prior to the release of the CD on July 10, it was used as a Yamazaki Baking Lunch Pack CM song.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Gekijo-ban: Kaidan Restaurant | Jun Takase |
| 2010 | Fireworks From the Heart | Hiromi Hayase |
| 2012 | Quartet! | Misaki Nagae |
| 2013 | Gatchaman | Jun Ōtsuki |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Matsuhime |
| 2014 | Black Butler | Shiori Genpō (Kiyoharu) |
| 2014 | L DK | Aoi Nishimori |
| 2021 | End-of-Life Concierge | |
| 2021 | Dekotora no Shu 6 | |
| 2022 | Tears of Persephone | |
| 2023 | Detective of Joshidaikoji | |
| 2024 | The Ohara Family Rhapsody | |
| 2025 | Yukiko a.k.a | Marika Koga |
| 2025 | Seaside Serendipity | Risako |

### Television dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007–08 | ChocoMimi | Bambi | |
| 2007–09 | Torihada | | TV movie |
| 2008 | Battery | Ai Asakura | |
| 2008–09 | Love Letter | Yoko Ochi (teen) | |
| 2009 | Samayoi Zakura | Hamachiyo Anri (defence witness) | TV movie |
| 2009 | Ghost Town no Hana | | TV movie |
| 2011 | Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta | Nozomi Sonoda | |
| 2011 | Koi Suru Nihongo | Nanaka | |
| 2011 | Tōi Hi no Yukue | Reika Miyawaki | |
| 2011 | Asukō March: Asuka Kōgyō Kōkō Monogatari | Momo Aizawa | |
| 2011 | IS – Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei | Miwako Aihara | |
| 2011 | The Reason I Can't Find My Love | Momoko Hanzawa | Episode 2–4, 7, 9, and 10 |
| 2012 | Teen Court: 10-dai Saiban | Misato Niyakouji | |
| 2012 | Hissatsu Shigotonin | Oharu | |
| 2012 | Murder at Mt. Fuji | Sayaka Mido | |
| 2012 | Mirai Nikki - Another: World | Yuno Furusaki | |
| 2012 | Beginners | Hiro Momoe | |
| 2012 | Irodori Himura | Yui | Episode 1 |
| 2012 | True Horror Stories: Summer 2012 | Airi Sano | Lead role; single-episode drama |
| 2013 | Yae's Sakura | Yuki Hinata (Yuki Naitō) | |
| 2013 | Biblia Used Bookstore Casebook | Shioriko Shinokawa | |
| 2013 | Kurokōchi | Mayo Seike | |
| 2014 | Watashi no Kirai na Tantei | Akemi Ninomiya | |
| 2014 | Asunaro San San Nana Byōshi | Saya Matsushita | |
| 2014 | Kindaichi Kōsuke vs Akechi Kogorō Futatabi | Hoshiko Ryūjō | |
| 2014 | Legal High Special | | |
| 2014 | True Horror Stories: 15th-year Anniversary Special | Rina Sasaoka | Lead role; TV movie |
| 2015 | Taishi Kakka no Ryōrinin | Ray Tee Lan | |
| 2015 | Kuroi Gashū | Ai Numada | |
| 2015 | The Queen of Villains | Lioness Asuka | web series |

### Anime

* Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends (2014), Nami

### Video games

* Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure (2012), Marie/Maria

### Dubbing

* Prometheus (2012), Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace)
* X-Men: Days of Future Past, Raven Darkhölme / Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)

### Radio shows

* Ayame Gouriki Smile Smile! (Nippon Broadcasting System, 2012), host
* Girls Locks! (Tokyo FM, 2012–2015)

### Music video appearances

* KARUTETTO - Best Friend (2009)

## Stage

* No. 9 ~ Immortal Melody ~ as Maria Stein (2018-2021, 2024-2025)

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Release Date | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Release Date | Oricon | Japan Hot 100 |
| "Tomodachi Yori Daiji na Hito" (友達より大事な人, lit. "More Than a Friend") | July 10, 2013 | 7 | 6 |
| "Anata no Hyaku no Kirai na Tokoro" (あなたの100の嫌いなところ, lit. "100 Things I Hate About You") | February 26, 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| "Kuyashii Kedo Daiji na Hito" (くやしいけど大事な人, lit. "It Hurts, But You're Important to Me") | October 29, 2014 | 8 | 19 |
| "Ai Agasa" (相合傘, lit. "Love Umbrella") | September 2, 2015 | | |
| "?" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. ||||