Kie Kitano

Biography

Kie Kitano (北乃きい, Kitano Kii, born March 15, 1991) is a Japanese Actress, singer, TV host, and former gravure idol. She entered the entertainment industry in 2005 at the age of 14 by winning the Miss Magazine Grand Prix Award, marking her as the youngest winner in the event's history. She made her acting debut with: 恋する日曜日「夏の記憶」BS-i drama broadcasted in 2005. She starred on "Yubisaki", directed by Isao Yukisada, "Mother at Fourteen", and NHK drama "Junjo Kirari" in 2006. She did her first lead role in 2007 with "Happy Dining Table" (also known as Kōfuku na Shokutaku) directed by Takashi Komatsu, in the same year, she starred in the Fuji TV drama "Life", an very successful drama, which helped elevate her reputation as a talented and highly capable young actress, Kitano won the 4th Annual TV Navi Drama Award for Best New Actress and the 54th Television Drama Academy Award for Best Newcomer, since then, she starred in various dramas and movies.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) — Sheena (voice)
2. Burn the House Down (2023) — Claire
3. Halfway (2009) — Hiro Konno
4. Bandage (2010) — Asako Suzuki
5. Gintama: Mitsuba Arc (2017) — Okita Mitsuba
6. Cheburashka (2010) — Masha (voice)
7. Life (2007) — Ayumu Shiiba
8. Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008) — Kaede Hiramoto
9. Mother at Fourteen (2006) — Kubota Megumi
10. Bushido Sixteen (2010) — Sanae Nishogi
11. Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish (2025)
12. Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999) — Chinatsu Kamoi（鴨居 千夏）
13. Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (Live Action) (2014) — Yozora Mikazuki
14. Usotoki Rhetoric (2024)
15. Teacher and Stray Cat (2015) — Mayumi Matsukawa
16. Happy Dining Table (2007) — Sawako Nakahara
17. Love Fight (2008) — Aki Nishimura
18. Double Meaning: Chain Reaction (2015)
19. A Moonlight Nights Passing (2026)
20. Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express (2013) — Midori
21. Kid's Police (2013)
22. Toire no kamisama (2011) — Kana Uemura
23. Bukatsudo (2010) — 小川菜々
24. Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting (2025) — Sorihashi Riku
25. Happy Together –All About My Dog– (2011) — Natsuko
26. Double Meaning (2011) — Akira Mochizuki
27. Speed Master (2007) — Mahiro Sakurai
28. I Hate Tokyo (2013) — Natsumi Takahara
29. 300 Million Yen Robbery (2014) — Yuka Kobayashi
30. Double Meaning: Yes or No? (2013) — Akira Mochizuki
31. Housekeeper the Peeper (2014) — Akemi Nakamura
32. A Murder Is Announced (2019) — Tachibana Shiori
33. Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame (2017) — Osumi
34. The Cicada's Eighth Day (2010)
35. Homeroom on the Beachside (2008) — Riku Shirasaki
36. Junjo Kirari (2006) — Arimori Fueko (young)
37. Yubisaki (2006) — Uta
38. The Tenor - Lirico Spinto (2014) — Shinohara Misaki
39. TAP THE LAST SHOW (2017)
40. Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~ (2022) — Kobayashi Mana