Kie Kitano

Kie Kitano (北乃 きい, Kitano Kii, born March 15, 1991)^[1] is a Japanese actress, singer and gravure idol.

Kie Kitano
北乃 きい
Born	(1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33) Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupations	Actress singer gravure idol
Years active	2005–present[1]
Agent	Foster agency
Musical career
Genres	J-pop R&B
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Avex Trax

Career

Kitano was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, and is a former member of the celebrity girls futsal team Miss Magazine. In 2005, Kitano won a Miss Magazine Award,^[1] becoming the youngest (age 14) to receive that award. In 2007, Kitano was chosen for the first time star in the drama Life. To properly portray her character, Kitano saved up and bought every volume of the manga on which the drama is based. With Kofuku no Shokutaku, she has won 31st Japan Academy Award in the New Actor category.^[2][3] In February 2008, she has also won the 29th Yokohama Film Festival with the same film.^[3] After acting in Life and Kofuku no Shokutaku, she was chosen to appear in the promotional video for the single released on October 10, 2007 by Little. Between December 2007 and January 2008, she was chosen as the third cheering manager for Japan's High School Soccer Tournament, following Maki Horikita and Yui Aragaki. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Award at Milano Film Festival in 2014 for her impressive portrayal of a music producer's assistant in "The Tenor Lirico Spinto."

Filmography

Dramas

• 14 Sai no Haha (2006)^[1]
• Junjo Kirari (2006)^[1]
• Life (2007)^[1]
• Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu (2008)
• Nagareboshi (2010)
• You Kame's Cicada (2010)
• Toilet no Kamisama (2011)
• School (2011)
• Cleopatra Ladies -Eternal Desire for Beauty (2012)
• Gintama Mitsuba Arc (2017), Mitsuba
• Konuka Ame (2017), Osumi
• Natsuzora (2019)
• Burn the House Down (2023), Kurea^[4]

Movies

• Yubisaki kara Sekai wo (2006)^[1]
• Kofuku no Shokutaku (2007) – starring^[1]
• Speed Master (2007)^[1]
• Spider-Man 3 (2007) – Mary Jane Watson (voice-over for Kirsten Dunst)
• GeGeGe no Kitaro Sennen Noroi Uta (2008) as Kaede Hiramoto^[5]
• Love Fight (2008) – starring^[6]
• Postman (2008)^[1]
• Half Way (2009)
• Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life – Sheena (voice, 2009)
• Bandage (2010)
• Bushido Sixteen (2010)^[7]
• Tokyo Story (2013)^[8]
• Jōkyō Monogatari (2013)^[9]
• The Tenor Lirico Spinto (2014)
• I Don't Have Many Friends (2014)
• Teacher And Stray Cat (2015)
• Tap The Last Show (2017)
• Sengoku Girl and Kendō Boy (2020)
• Oshorin (2023)^[10]
• Teppen no Ken (2024)^[11]

Photobooks

• First Step (2007)^[1]
• Kitano Moyō (北乃模様) (2008)^[12]

Promotional videos

• "I Can See Clearly Now" by Beat Crusaders (2005)
• "Pink Candy -the movie-" by Kotaro Oshio (2007)
• "Yume no Sei" (夢のせい) by Little (2007)
• "Kibō no Uta/Kaze" (希望の唄／風) by Funky Monkey Babys (2008)^[13]

Discography

(All released under Avex Group unless otherwise noted.)

Albums

• Shin (心) (2011-04-13)
• Can You Hear Me? (2012-03-14)

Singles

• "Sakura Saku" (サクラサク) (2010-02-24) No. 7, 33,479 copies sold^[14]
• "Hanataba" (花束) (2010-08-11)
• "Kizuna" (絆) (2011-03-02)
• "Darl:orz" (2012-01-18)

Chakuuta

• "Sakura Mau" (桜舞う) (2007.01.27)^[1][15]

References

1. 北乃きい（女優）のプロフィール (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
2. "北乃きい主演、恋愛ドラマの母の北川悦吏子初監督映画、主題歌はSalyuに決定！" (in Japanese). Cinema Today. October 22, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
3. ヨコハマ映画祭授賞式にガッキー、夏帆ら (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
4. "Netflixシリーズ「御手洗家、炎上する」新キャストに工藤阿須加、中川大志、恒松祐里ら". Natalie. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
5. 北乃きい:映画「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」続編ヒロインに (in Japanese). Mainichi Shinbun. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
6. 腹筋割れとるで～！北乃きいがボクシング特訓でムキムキ変身 (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
7. "Japanese teens wield their swords " (Archive). The Prague Post. November 22, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
8. "Autobiographical Tokyo Story Comic To Become A Live Action Movie". Japanverse. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
9. "Rieko Saibara's Jōkyō Monogatari Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
10. "映画「おしょりん」制作開始を発表 福井の眼鏡産業黎明期描く". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
11. "北乃きい＆本郷奏多が剣道映画「てっぺんの剣」でW主演、ロケ地・大分で先行公開". Natalie. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
12. 北乃きいがセカンド写真集発売「気づかなかった自分発見できた」 (in Japanese). May 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
13. ファンモンの新曲ジャケットに北乃きい (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
14. "女優・北乃きいの歌手デビュー作がTOP10入り、ガッキー以来1年7ヶ月ぶり". Oricon. March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
15. Yahoo! JAPAN – 北乃きいのプロフィール

• 北乃きいネット – ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2008.

External links

• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Official website at Avex Group (in Japanese)