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Kie Kitano
北乃 きい
Kitano in December 2006
Born (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33)
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2005–present
AgentFoster agency
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–present
LabelsAvex Trax
Musical artist

Kie Kitano (北乃 きい, Kitano Kii, born March 15, 1991) is a Japanese actress.

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, 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 Happy Dining Table, she has won 31st Japan Academy Award in the New Actor category. In February 2008, she has also won the 29th Yokohama Film Festival with the same film. 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

Movies

Photobooks

  • First Step (2007)
  • Kitano Moyō (北乃模様) (2008)

Promotional videos

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
  • "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)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2008 29th Yokohama Film Festival Best New Talent Happy Dining Table Won
31st Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Won

References

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  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
  16. "第29回ヨコハマ映画祭: 2007年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival homepage. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  17. "第31回 日本アカデミー賞 (2008年)". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2025.

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