Keiko Kitagawa
Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Template:Nihongo is a Japanese actress. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine from late 2003 to mid-2006, and quit modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003–2004), and after her role in the film Mamiya Kyōdai, she left modeling to concentrate on acting. She has appeared in several films, including The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Handsome Suit (2008), and has played leading roles in the TV Dramas Mop Girl (2007), Homeroom on the Beachside (2008), Buzzer Beat (2009), Lady Saigo no Hanzai Profile (2011),<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> and Akumu-chan (2012).
Biography
Kitagawa was born on August 22, 1986, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She grew up in Kobe, and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.<ref name="DF">Template:Cite book</ref> As a child, she wanted to be a doctor, but by the time she reached high school she was uncertain of what to do in the future.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Around this time, she was scouted by a talent agency, and decided to try the entertainment world. Her parents were initially opposed, but they gave their permission on two conditions: that she give up if she was making no progress within a year, and that she put her studies first and graduate from university.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo in March 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
Within a week of joining an agency, Kitagawa was selected as a model and an actress.<ref name="NE">Template:Cite news</ref> She was chosen as Miss Seventeen in 2003,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which led to her working as a model with the Japanese Seventeen until she graduated from the magazine in September 2006.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the latter part of the run, she had her regular feature, "Keiko's Beauty Honey".<ref name="SD">Template:Cite web</ref>
As an actress, Kitagawa was given the role of Rei Hino in the live action television series of Sailor Moon, which began her acting career. Her first significant film role was in Mamiya Kyōdai, and because of the influence of the director, Yoshimitsu Morita, she decided to concentrate on acting rather than modeling.<ref name="NE" /> She initially concentrated on films, including the leading roles in Cherry Pie and Dear Friends.<ref name="SD" /> In late 2007, she had her first leading role in a TV drama, in the late-night drama Mop Girl.<ref name="SD" /> In 2008, she was given the role of the heroine in Homeroom on the Beachside, Fuji Television's Monday 9pm drama for the summer season.<ref name="NE" />
Kitagawa moved to Tokyo when she started working as an actress and model, and has lived there since. She traveled to California to film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and returned there to study English for a couple of months early in 2006.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> From May to December 2007, she wrote a column entitled "Keytan Hakusho" for the Japanese weekly television listings magazine Weekly The Television.<ref name="SD" />
Kitagawa has described herself as a stay-at-home person who likes watching DVDs, listening to music, and reading books. When asked what she would do if the world were going to end tomorrow, she said "read books".<ref name="NE" /> She is managed by Stardust Promotion.<ref name="SD" />
She has appeared in the films Mizu ni Sumu Hana (2006), Mamiya Kyōdai (2006), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Cherry Pie (lead role) (2006), Dear Friends (lead role) (2007), Sono Toki ha Kare ni Yoroshiku (2007), Southbound (2007), Heat Island (2007), Handsome Suit (2008), Orion in Midsummer (2009), I'll Pay (2009), After the Flowers (lead role) (2010), and Matataki (lead role) (2010), and Elevator to the Scaffold (2010).<ref name="SD" />
She appeared in the TV dramas Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003–4), Mop Girl (lead role) (2007), Homeroom on the Beachside (2008), Buzzer Beat (2009),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Moon Lovers (2010),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The After-Dinner Mysteries (2011), Hero (2014), and Detective versus Detectives (2015).
Personal life
In 2016, Kitagawa married singer-songwriter Daigo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The same year, Kitagawa won the Japanese Television Academy Award for Best Actress for Ie Uru Onna.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On April 22, 2020, she announced her first pregnancy. On September 7, she gave birth to her daughter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On September 25, 2023, Kitagawa and her husband jointly announced through their agency that they are expecting their second child.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On January 31, 2024, she gave birth to a son.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Mamiya Brothers | Yumi Honma | ||
| Mizu ni Sumu Hana | Rikka Mizuchi | |||
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Reiko | American film | ||
| Cherry Pie | Kiyohara | Lead role | ||
| 2007 | Dear Friends | Rina Takahashi | Lead role | |
| Say Hello for Me | Momoka Katsuragi | |||
| Southbound | Youko Uehara | |||
| Heat Island | Nao | |||
| 2008 | The Handsome Suit | Hiroko Hoshino | ||
| 2009 | Last Operations Under the Orion | Shitsuko Arisawa/Izumi Kuramoto | ||
| It's On Me | reporter | Cameo | ||
| 2010 | After the Flowers | Ito | Lead role | |
| Elevator to the Gallows | Mikayo Matsumoto | |||
| Piecing Me Back Together | Izumi Sonoda | Lead role | ||
| 2011 | Paradise Kiss | Yukari Hayasaka | Lead role | |
| 2012 | Magic Tree House | Jack (voice) | ||
| 2013 | The After-Dinner Mysteries | Hosho Reiko | Lead role | |
| Roommate | Harumi Hagiwara | Lead role | ||
| 2014 | Judge! | Hikari Ota | ||
| I Just Wanna Hug You | Tsukasa Yamamoto | Lead role | ||
| Akumu-chan The Movie | Ayami Mutoi | Lead role | ||
| 2015 | The Pearls of the Stone Man | Satoko Kobayashi | ||
| Something Like, Something Like It | Yumi | |||
| Hero | Chika Asagi | |||
| 2017 | Hamon: Yakuza Boogie | Yuki | ||
| Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | adult Kyōko Takimoto | |||
| The Last Shot in the Bar | Mari Misaki | |||
| 2018 | Punk Samurai Slash Down | Ron | ||
| Hibiki | Fumi Hanai | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Stolen Identity | Asami Inaba | Lead role | ||
| My Teacher, My Love | Cameo | |||
| 2019 | The Hikita's Are Expecting! | Sachi Hikita | ||
| 2020 | Stolen Identity 2 | Asami Inaba | Special appearance | |
| The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File | Asuka Takachiho | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| The Promised Neverland | Mom Isabella | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2021 | First Love | Yuki Makabe | Lead role | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| It's a Flickering Life | Sonoko Katsura | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window | Keiko | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2022 | Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | Eimi Kobayashi / Ei | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Anpanman: Dororin and the Transforming Carnival | Dororin (voice) | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Fragments of the Last Will | Mojimi Yamamoto | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2023 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie | Sailor Cosmos (voice) | <ref name=SailorMoon>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2025 | Night Flower | Natsuki Nagashima | Lead role | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2026 | Future | Ayano Saeki | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon | Sailor Mars/Rei Hino | Tokusatsu drama based on the manga/anime Sailor Moon | <ref name=SailorMoon/> |
| 2007 | Mop Girl | Momoko Hasegawa | Lead role | |
| 2008 | Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu | Enokido Wakaba | ||
| 2009 | Buzzer Beat | Riko Shirakawa | Lead role | |
| 2010 | Hostess with a Pen | Rie Saito | Lead role; television film; based on a true story of Rie Saito | |
| Tsuki no Koibito | Ōnuki Yuzuki | |||
| 2011 | Lady: Saigo no Hanzai Profile | Kazuki Shōko | Lead role | |
| The After-Dinner Mysteries | Reiko Hosho | Lead role | ||
| Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni | Suzu | Lead role; television film | ||
| 2012 | The After-Dinner Mysteries SP | Reiko Hosho | Lead role | |
| My Little Nightmare | Mutoi Ayami | Lead role | ||
| Mi o Tsukushi Ryoricho | Mio | Lead role; television film | ||
| 2013 | A Swinging Single | Haruno Yuki | ||
| 2014 | Mi o Tsukushi Ryoricho 2 | Mio | Lead role; television film | |
| Hero | Chika Asagi | |||
| 2015 | Detective versus Detectives | Rena Sasaki | Lead role | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2016 | Kuroi Jukai | Shōko Kasahara | Lead role; television film | |
| Hippocratic Oath | Makoto Tsugano | Lead role; mini-series | ||
| 2016-19 | Your Home is My Business! | Machi Sangen'ya | Lead role; 2 seasons | |
| 2017 | Happiness's Memory | Nanami Tsushima | Television film | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| True Horror Stories: Summer 2017 | Kyoka Fukagawa | Lead role; short drama | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2018 | Segodon | Atsuhime | Taiga drama | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Shitei Bengoshi | Yui Hitotsugi | Lead role; television film | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Fake News | Itsuki Shinonome | Lead role; mini-series | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2021 | How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family! | Saki Mizuguchi | Lead role | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Oichi and Yodo-dono | Taiga drama | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Themis's Law School Classroom | Shizuku Hiiragi | Lead role | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Sunset | Kaori Hasebe | Lead role; mini-series | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2025 | Hana Noren | Taka Kawashima | Lead role; television film | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Since I Took You Away | Hiromi Nakagoshi | Lead role | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| The Ghost Writer's Wife | Tae Ushimizu | Asadora | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Documentary
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kagayaku On'na `Kitagawa Keiko' | NHK BS Premium | |
| 2013 | Kitagawa Keiko × Chichūkai Megami-tachi o Sagashite | NHK BS Premium | in 2 parts |
| 2014 | Kitagawa Keiko Yuukyuu No Miyako Turkey Istanbul -futari No Kougou Ai No Kiseki Wo Tadoru- | BS Fuji | |
| 2015 | The Premium Kitagawa Keiko Suichoku Time Travel in Rome | NHK BS Premium | in 2 parts |
| 2018 | Iyoiyo start! BS4K BS8K Kaikyoku Special | NHK | Broadcast in Rome |
| 2019 | Nihon ni koi shita Van Gogh ~ Kitagawa Keiko ga Aruku Tensai Gaka no Tabiji ~' | BS Nippon Television | |
| 2020 | NHK Special: `Ano Ni~Tsu kara 25-nen Daishinsai no Kodomo-tachi' | NHK |
Home Video
- 2013 : Kitagaawa Keiko Making Documentary "27+" - Documentary
Radio
- 2006 : Tanabata Nananenkai - As Naomi Setsuraku/Midori Fujikura
Books
- 2006: Stylish Street Book "I've been to Hollywood!"
- 2007: Kitagawa Keiko Shashinshū Dear Friends
- 2008: Actress Make Up
- 2010: Actress Make Up II
- 2011: Eiga "Paradise Kiss" official murasaki by Kitagawa Keiko Fashion Photo Book
- 2013: Original 1st shashin-shū 27' (Ni Juna Na)
- 2015: PARIGOT: Light in the Night in Marunouchi
- 2016: Keiko Kitagawa 2nd shashin-shū 30 (Angel works)
- 2023: Keiko Kitagawa Photobook: "37" 20th anniversary
CD
- 2004: Sakura Fubuki ("Cherry Blossom Storm")/Hoshi Furu Yoake ("Stars Fall at Dawn") (as Rei Hino)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Template:Abbr |
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| 2015 | 39th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Template:Won | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2018 | 41st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | The Last Shot in the Bar | Template:Nom | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |