Acting
Kie Kitano
Born 1991-03-15
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Kie Kitano
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009
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Burn the House Down
2023
TMDB3.6
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Natsuzora
2019
TMDB3.5
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Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999
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HANAKAPPA
2010
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Life
2007
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Usotoki Rhetoric
2024
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Junjo Kirari
2006
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Mother at Fourteen
2006
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A Moonlight Nights Passing
2026
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (84 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 沖晴くんの涙を殺して | Hina Akasaka | Movie | 2026 |
 | Unmarried Fraud: The Side of Him I Didn't Know | Sayaka Dojima | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Goodbye Noir | Sakura Konishi | TV Series | 2026 |
 | A Moonlight Nights Passing | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting | Sorihashi Riku | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Winds of Fukushima | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Top Swords Couple | Yui Yamamoto | Movie | 2024 |
 | Usotoki Rhetoric | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Extreme Married Couple | Aki Hokuto | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Oshorin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
 | Burn the House Down | Claire | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Maternity Leave Detective | Akizuki Saki | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Victory Court Ceremony | Saotome Hana | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | Movie | 2023 |
 | Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~ | Kobayashi Mana | Movie | 2022 |
 | Goodbye My Dear | Aoki Kaoru | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Let’s Go to the Cinema Complex! | Kaori Nakatsuka | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Thy Name | Hisae Aso | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Ojisan Is Cheering for My Love (In My Brain) | Miyashita Matsuri | TV Series | 2022 |
 | You are Not the Culprit | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2021 |
 | 夢の本屋をめぐる冒険 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2020 |
 | A Murder Is Announced | Tachibana Shiori | Movie | 2019 |
 | Natsuzora | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame | Osumi | Movie | 2017 |
 | Gintama: Mitsuba Arc | Okita Mitsuba | TV Series | 2017 |
 | TAP THE LAST SHOW | Hana Mori | Movie | 2017 |
 | Goodbye Newspaper | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Cross Road | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Double Meaning: Chain Reaction | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Teacher and Stray Cat | Mayumi Matsukawa | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Tenor - Lirico Spinto | Shinohara Misaki | Movie | 2014 |
 | Housekeeper the Peeper | Akemi Nakamura | Movie | 2014 |
 | Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (Live Action) | Yozora Mikazuki | Movie | 2014 |
 | 300 Million Yen Robbery | Yuka Kobayashi | Movie | 2014 |
 | 24時間女優－待つ女－ 北乃きい×山本透 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Yokohama Story | Nanami Matsuura | Movie | 2013 |
 | Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express | Midori | Movie | 2013 |
 | I Hate Tokyo | Natsumi Takahara | Movie | 2013 |
 | Under the Nagasaki Sky | Kiyomi Kadota | Movie | 2013 |
 | Tenshi wa Mop wo Motte | Kiriko | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Kid's Police | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Double Meaning: Yes or No? | Akira Mochizuki | Movie | 2013 |
 | Villain | はるか / 伊藤 冬美 | Movie | 2012 |
 | Cleopatra na Onnatachi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Double Meaning | Akira Mochizuki | Movie | 2011 |
 | Love Come | Ryoko | Movie | 2011 |
 | 虹の向こうへ | 七海 | Movie | 2011 |
 | Happy Together –All About My Dog– | Natsuko | Movie | 2011 |
 | School!! | Kanoko Takeichi | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Toire no kamisama | Kana Uemura | Movie | 2011 |
 | Cheburashka | Masha (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Beyond the Rainbow | Nanami | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Shooting Star | Maria Okada | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Bushido Sixteen | Sanae Nishogi | Movie | 2010 |
 | Still life | Natsumi | Movie | 2010 |
 | Bukatsudo | 小川菜々 | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Cicada's Eighth Day | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | HANAKAPPA | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Graduation Song | Yurika Maejima | TV Series | 2010 |
| Graduation Song | Maeshima Yurika | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Bandage | Asako Suzuki | Movie | 2010 |
 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Sheena (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Kie Kitano - Kitano Furii | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | Halfway | Hiro Konno | Movie | 2009 |
 | Love Fight | Aki Nishimura | Movie | 2008 |
 | Homeroom on the Beachside | Riku Shirasaki | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Kitaro and the Millennium Curse | Kaede Hiramoto | Movie | 2008 |
 | Kie Kitano's Diary | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Postman | Ayumi Kaieda | Movie | 2008 |
 | Connected Hearts: 3 Love Stories | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Speed Master | Mahiro Sakurai | Movie | 2007 |
 | Life | Ayumu Shiiba | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Happy Dining Table | Sawako Nakahara | Movie | 2007 |
 | Mother at Fourteen | Kubota Megumi | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Yubisaki | Uta | Movie | 2006 |
 | Kie Kitano「Oops!」 | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Junjo Kirari | Arimori Fueko (young) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Kie Kitano "Miss Magazine" | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Phantoms of the PopEra | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Love on Sunday: Summer Memories | Mika | Movie | 2005 |
 | Noroi: Hodo Sosa Saizensen Yori | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Emergency Room 24 Hours | Chinatsu Kamoi（鴨居 千夏） | TV Series | 1999 |