Kie Kitano
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.
Acting
Movie
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Sheena (voice)
2009
TV
Burn the House Down
as Claire
2023
Movie
Halfway
as Hiro Konno
2009
Movie
Bandage
as Asako Suzuki
2010
TV
Gintama: Mitsuba Arc
as Okita Mitsuba
2017
Movie
Cheburashka
as Masha (voice)
2010
TV
Life
as Ayumu Shiiba
2007
Movie
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
as Kaede Hiramoto
2008
TV
Mother at Fourteen
as Kubota Megumi
2006
Movie
Bushido Sixteen
as Sanae Nishogi
2010
Movie
Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish
2025
TV
Emergency Room 24 Hours
as Chinatsu Kamoi（鴨居 千夏）
1999
Movie
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (Live Action)
as Yozora Mikazuki
2014
TV
Usotoki Rhetoric
2024
Movie
Teacher and Stray Cat
as Mayumi Matsukawa
2015
Movie
Happy Dining Table
as Sawako Nakahara
2007
Movie
Love Fight
as Aki Nishimura
2008
Movie
Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
2015
TV
A Moonlight Nights Passing
2026
Movie
Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express
as Midori
2013
Movie
Kid's Police
2013
Movie
Toire no kamisama
as Kana Uemura
2011
TV
Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting
as Sorihashi Riku
2025
Movie
Happy Together –All About My Dog–
as Natsuko
2011