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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.4159 |
| Birthday | 1991-03-15 |
| Place of Birth | Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Also Known As | Kii Kitano, 北乃きい, |
2010
Bandage
6.079/19
Set in the 1990s during Japan's "band boom" era, the film tells the tale of a girl in high school, Asako, who goes to a concert and meets Natsu, vocal...
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Bandage
2011
Happy Together –All About My Dog–
7.5/2
A series of short stories explore the connection of love between dogs and people.
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Happy Together –All About My Dog–
2009
Halfway
6/20
A high school couple experiences young love and heartache as they're faced with the prospect of long-distance dating after graduation.
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Halfway
2008
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
5.1/9
Young women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of the Cage Song before they vanish into thin air. Kitaro a...
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Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
2011
Double Meaning
8/2
A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' Just...
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Double Meaning
2007
Speed Master
6/2
Hayato Akaboshi quits racing cars and settles in a village when he accidentally kills another driver. He works at a garage and turns its fortunes arou...
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Speed Master
2013
Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express
5/3
Ken Katakura (Naoto Takenaka) has worked as a salaryman for the past 25 years. He's on his way to Malaysia to stop his daughter's wedding. Unfortunate...
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Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express
2013
Kid's Police
2.7/3
Detectives in the special investigation team in Kanagawa go after criminal organization "Red Venius," based out of Yokohama. While pursuing the gang,...
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Kid's Police
2006
Yubisaki
8/1
The stage is a local city. Four good classmates, who had problems such as family problems and pregnancy, were suddenly planning a group suicide becaus...
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Yubisaki
2011
Love Come
0/0
a japanese love comedy
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Love Come
2010
Bushido Sixteen
5.9/7
Kaori is an intense kendo fighter who has been training since she was young. Sanae is a girl who has only participated in kendo casually, but somehow...
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Bushido Sixteen
2014
The Tenor - Lirico Spinto
6/1
The talented Korean tenor, Bae, who penetrate the audience's hears through his delicate and powerful singing, is on the rise to stardom at the Europea...
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The Tenor - Lirico Spinto
2023
Oshorin
0/0
In 1905, in the village of Asotsu, Fukui prefecture. Gozaemon Masunaga was struggling to establish industry in the area. At that time, his younger bro...
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Oshorin
2005
Noroi: Hodo Sosa Saizensen Yori
0/0
The forbidden horror that everyone involved is keeping their mouths shut about Now, we break the seal and ask you. - Is this the truth...?
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Noroi: Hodo Sosa Saizensen Yori
2012
Villain
0/0
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Villain
2015
Teacher and Stray Cat
6.4/5
Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only co...
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Teacher and Stray Cat
2014
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (Live Action)
5.4/7
Second year high school student Kodaka Hasegawa has transferred to his new school about a month ago, but he still hasn't made any friends. Kodaka Hase...
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Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (Live Action)
2007
Happy Dining Table
6.6/5
On the first day of school for third-year junior high student Nakahara Sawako (Kitano Kie), her father (Haba Yuichi, Off Balance) announces that he is...
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Happy Dining Table
2013
Yokohama Story
0/0
25-year-old Nanami is managing an amateur band. She is broke, cannot pay her rent, and the singer has run off. Yoshinori is 65. His wife dies the day...
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Yokohama Story
2013
I Hate Tokyo
7/2
Natsumi (Kie Kitano) moves to Tokyo to enter a fine arts university. In Tokyo, Natsumi meets Ryosuke and they soon become a couple. Ryosuke is a good...
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I Hate Tokyo
2008
Love Fight
6.8/4
Minoru has spent most of his life being protected by his spunky female best friend Aki. Fed up, he decides to take up boxing. However, just as he mana...
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Love Fight
2014
300 Million Yen Robbery
6.5/2
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300 Million Yen Robbery
2013
Double Meaning: Yes or No?
8/2
A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The...
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Double Meaning: Yes or No?
2014
Housekeeper the Peeper
7/3
Nobuko Sawaguchi is a surly, unattractive housekeeper in her mid-thirties. However, in actuality, she is a beautiful woman, but she hides this fact us...
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Housekeeper the Peeper
2008
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
0/0
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2008 Spring Special" presents five tales.
1. Sakki Yori mo Ii Hito - starring Ito Hideaki.
2. Kore...
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
2019
A Murder Is Announced
6/2
Japanese adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced.
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A Murder Is Announced
2013
Under the Nagasaki Sky
0/0
Film adaptation of an original story from Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum Director and Akutagawa Prize winner Yuichi Seirai, directed by Taro Hyugaji, who...
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Under the Nagasaki Sky
2010
Cheburashka
5.974/19
Crocodile Gena works in a zoo - a crocodile. Every evening he returns home to his lonely apartment. Finally he tired of playing with himself in chess,...
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Cheburashka
2017
TAP THE LAST SHOW
7/1
Shinjiro Watari, a former tap dancer, plays the lead as a dancer who is forced into retirement following an accident while on stage. He tries his hand...
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TAP THE LAST SHOW
2015
Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
7.9/4
Akira Mochizuki survived a kidnapping as a child. Now, she's a detective, and there are signs that the kidnapper may be back again after 20 years.
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Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
2025
Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish
9.1/7
Master thief Kinosuke arrives in Edo to pull off one final heist for a tea-server who resembles his long-lost love, while Hasegawa Heizo’s spy Kumehac...
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Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish
2017
Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame
8.5/2
Having lost her parents at a young age, Osumi was taken in by her uncle, who ran a shoe shop, and grew up without ever experiencing happiness or a sen...
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Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame
2022
Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~
10/1
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Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~
2011
Toire no kamisama
8.7/3
Kana Uemura's song "Toilet no Kamisama" turned into a 2-hour drama special on TBS. The song, which is nearly 10 minutes in length, tells of Uemura's r...
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Toire no kamisama
2008
Kie Kitano's Diary
0/0
From the summer of 2007, immediately after the filming for Fuji TV drama "Life" ended, how did Kie Kitano spend the six months until her 17th birthday...
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Kie Kitano's Diary
2005
Phantoms of the PopEra
8/1
Revisit the first music videos of Beat Crusaders' major-era from 2004-2005.
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Phantoms of the PopEra
2011
虹の向こうへ
0/0
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虹の向こうへ
2009
Kie Kitano - Kitano Furii
0/0
This is the final gravure photoshoot of Kie Kitano, who won the Miss Magazine 2005 Grand Prix at the age of 14 and is now active as an actress. It sho...
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Kie Kitano - Kitano Furii
2006
Kie Kitano「Oops!」
0/0
The second DVD released on Kie Kitano's 15th birthday. Filmed on location on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
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Kie Kitano「Oops!」
2005
Kie Kitano "Miss Magazine"
0/0
An image DVD of Kie Kitano, who was selected as the 2005 Grand Prix winner of the "Miss Magazine" contest at 14 years old. She is the youngest person...
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Kie Kitano "Miss Magazine"
2007
Connected Hearts: 3 Love Stories
0/0
An anthology drama starring Kie Kitano. It depicts romance, friendship, and family love that a 17-year-old girl encounters through her cell phone. It...
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Connected Hearts: 3 Love Stories
2013
24時間女優－待つ女－ 北乃きい×山本透
0/0
The third episode of "24時間女優-待つ女" titled "Kie Kitano x Toru Yamamoto," aired on Hikari TV, in November 22, 2013. This 8 minute short drama was...
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24時間女優－待つ女－ 北乃きい×山本透
2008
Postman
0/0
Set in the beautiful natural surroundings of Boso Town, Chiba Prefecture, this heartwarming drama depicts the bonds between people connected by letter...
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Postman
2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
7.069/321
When the creator of the world, Arceus, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the legendary Jewel of Life, Ash and his friends are sent...
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2005
Love on Sunday: Summer Memories
0/0
Mika (Kie Kitano), who has a crush on Watari (Kenta Kiritani), a part-time middle school teacher, shows up at his house one day. While Watari is flust...
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Love on Sunday: Summer Memories
2024
Top Swords Couple
0/0
During a fierce battle in Japan's Warring States era, a young swordswoman named Yui is suddenly transported 500 years into the future by the mysteriou...
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Top Swords Couple
2010
Still life
0/0
Natsumi (Kie Kitano), an art college student, has been living a listless life without going to university for a few days after her boyfriend Kakeru (J...
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Still life
2023
Romeo & Juliet
0/0
A stage play adaptation of William Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet". The setting is Verona, a dark city where "the present" and "...
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Romeo & Juliet
2026
Kill Okiharu's Tears
0/0
A woman with one year left to live meets a high school student who has lost all emotions other than joy.
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