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Kie Kitano

Acting Born Mar 15, 1991 Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan 24 credits

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 in 2006 with "Yubisaki", directed by Isao Yukisada, "Mother at Fourteen" and NHK drama "Junjo Kirari". 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.

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Known for

Burn the House Down

as Claire

Full filmography

  • Burn the House Down (2023) as Claire
  • Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999) as Chinatsu Kamoi（鴨居 千夏）
  • Junjo Kirari (2006) as Arimori Fueko (young)
  • Natsuzora (2019)
  • Usotoki Rhetoric (2024)
  • Mother at Fourteen (2006) as Kubota Megumi
  • Life (2007) as Ayumu Shiiba
  • Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting (2025) as Sorihashi Riku
  • Gintama: Mitsuba Arc (2017) as Okita Mitsuba
  • Bukatsudo (2010) as 小川菜々
  • Shooting Star (2010) as Maria Okada
  • Graduation Song (2010) as Yurika Maejima
  • Graduation Song (2010) as Maeshima Yurika
  • Goodbye My Dear (2022) as Aoki Kaoru
  • A Moonlight Nights Passing (2026)
  • The Cicada's Eighth Day (2010)
  • The Winds of Fukushima (2025)
  • Homeroom on the Beachside (2008) as Riku Shirasaki
  • Victory Court Ceremony (2023) as Saotome Hana
  • Extreme Married Couple (2024) as Aki Hokuto
  • Goodbye Newspaper (2017)
  • Maternity Leave Detective (2023) as Akizuki Saki
  • Cleopatra na Onnatachi (2012)
  • Thy Name (2022) as 麻生久恵