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Kie Kitano Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1991-03-15

Birthplace:
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Credits:
79 Total Roles

Kie Kitano

Acting

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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 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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 未婚詐欺 私の知らない彼の顔 TV Sayaka Dojima
2026 A Moonlight Nights Passing TV Self
2025 Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting TV Sorihashi Riku
2025 Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish MOVIE Self
2025 The Winds of Fukushima TV Self
2024 Top Swords Couple MOVIE Yui Yamamoto
2024 Usotoki Rhetoric TV Self
2024 Extreme Married Couple TV Aki Hokuto
2023 Oshorin MOVIE Self
2023 Burn the House Down TV Claire

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