Kaya Kiyohara

Kaya Kiyohara (清原 果耶, Kiyohara Kaya, born January 30, 2002) is a Japanese actress, model and singer.^[1] She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for the film In The Wake.

Kaya Kiyohara
清原 果耶
Kiyohara in 2017
Born	(2002-01-30) January 30, 2002 (age 23) Osaka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2015–present
Agent	Amuse Inc.

Biography

Born in Osaka, Kiyohara joined Amuse Inc. in 2014.^[2] She has since starred in a number of dramas and films over the years. She made a cameo appearance in the film My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday. Kiyohara had supporting roles in the live-action films, March Comes In like a Lion and March Goes Out like a Lamb. She gained further recognition when she starred in the final part of the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy, Chihayafuru Part 3. She had a cameo for We Made A Beautiful Bouquet, which is the 8th highest grossing Japanese film of 2021.^[3] Kiyohara starred in NHK's 104th asadora, Okaeri Mone, and won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for the film In The Wake.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Typhoon Noruda	Noruda (voice)		[4]
2016	My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday	15-year-old Emi		[5]
2017	March Comes in Like a Lion	Hinata Kawamoto		[6]
	March Goes out Like a Lamb	Hinata Kawamoto		[7]
	Yurigokoro	Young Misako		[1]
2018	Chihayafuru Part 3	Iori Wagatsuma		[8]
2019	Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito	Nagi Itō		[9]
	Day and Night	Nana Ōno		[10]
	Strawberry Song	Young Chika		[11]
2020	The Brightest Roof in the Universe	Tsubame Ōishi	Lead role	[12]
	Hope	Miyabi Ishikawa		[13]
	Josee, the Tiger and the Fish	Josee (voice)	Lead role	[14]
2021	The Door into Summer	Riko Matsushita		[15]
	You're Not Normal, Either	Kasumi Akimoto	Lead role	[16]
	My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy	Ozaki (younger)		[17]
	We Made a Beautiful Bouquet	Rin Hada		[18]
	In the Wake	Mikiko Maruyama		[19]
2022	The Lines That Define Me	Chiaki Shinoda		[20]
2023	One Second Ahead, One Second Behind	Reika	Lead role	[21]
2024	Bushido	Okinu		[22]
	18×2 Beyond Youthful Days	Ami	Lead role; Taiwanese-Japanese film	[23]
2025	Unreachable	Sakura	Lead role	[24]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015–16	Here Comes Asa!	Fuyu and Natsu	Asadora	[25]
2016	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit	Young Balsa		[25]
2017	Seto and Utsumi	Ichigo Kashimura		[26]
2018	Switched	Ayumi Kohinata		[27]
	An Invisible Cradle	Aoi Aota	Lead role	[28]
2019	Hotarugusa	Nana	Lead role	[29]
	Mango no Ki no Shita de	Young Rinko	Lead role; TV movie	[30]
	Poison Daughter, Holy Mother	Yukina Amano	Lead role; episode 3	[31]
	Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky	Chiharu Okuhara	Asadora	[32]
	If Talking Paid	Harumi Akiba		[33]
2021	Welcome Home, Monet	Momone "Monet" Nagaura	Lead role; Asadora	[34]
2022	Fight Song	Hanae Kisara	Lead role	[35]
	Medium	Hisui Jōzuka	Lead role; miniseries	[36]
	Invert	Hisui Jōzuka	Lead role; miniseries	[37]
2024	My Diary	Yuki Onomura	Lead role	[38]
2025	Last Samurai Standing	Kinugasa Iroha		[39][40]
	Love Is for the Dogs	Aiko Hanamura	Lead role	[41]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2019	12th Tokyo Drama Awards	Best Actress	An Invisible Cradle	Won	[42]
	32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Newcomer	Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito, Day and Night, Strawberry Song	Won	[43]
2020	62nd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[44]
	44th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[45]
	45th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actress	The Brightest Roof in the Universe	Nominated	[46]
2021	34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	In the Wake and the others	Won	[47]
	46th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actress	You're Not Normal Either	Nominated	[48] [49]
		Best Supporting Actress	In the Wake	Nominated
2022	76th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[50]
	64th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[51]
	45th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[52]
	19th Asian Film Festival	Best Actress		Won	[53]
2025	48th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actress	Bushido	Nominated	[54]