Keiko Kitagawa (, Kitagawa) is a Japanese actress. Keiko (born August 22, 1986) is a former model and actress from Japan. From late 2003 until mid-2006, she was an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine, and she stopped modeling after 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 she left modeling after her performance in the film Mamiya Kydai to focus on acting.
She has appeared in various films, including The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Handsome Suit (2008), as well as television dramas such as Mop Girl (2007), Homeroom on the Beachside (2008), Buzzer Beat (2009), Lady Saigo no Hanzai Profile (2011), and Akumu-chan (2012).
Biography
Personal and professional lives
Kitagawa was born in Hygo Prefecture, Japan, on August 22, 1986. She grew up in Kobe and had many friends who were killed in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. She wanted to be a doctor as a child, but by high school, she was unsure of what she wanted to do with her life. Around this time, she was noticed by a talent agency and decided to try her hand in the entertainment industry. Her parents were initially opposed, but they agreed under two conditions: she give up if she didn't make any progress within a year, and she prioritize her academics and graduate from university. In March 2009, she graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo.
Kitagawa was chosen as a model and actor within a week of joining an agency. She was chosen as Miss Seventeen in 2003, which led to her appearing as a model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine until September 2006. She had her own regular feature, "Keiko's Beauty Honey," towards the end of the run.
Kitagawa's acting career began when she was cast in the role of Rei Hino in the live-action television series Sailor Moon. Her first big film role was in Mamiya Kydai, and because of the director's influence, Yoshimitsu Morita, she opted to focus on acting rather than modeling. She began her career in cinema, playing key roles in Cherry Pie and Dear Friends. She had her first leading part in a TV drama in late 2007, in the late-night drama Mop Girl. In 2008, she was cast as the heroine in Homeroom on the Beachside, Fuji Television's Monday 9pm summer drama.
Kitagawa relocated to Tokyo when she began working as an actress and model, and she has remained there ever since. She went to California to film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and then returned to learn English for a few months in early 2006. She published a column called "Keytan Hakusho" for the Japanese weekly television listings magazine Weekly The Television from May to December 2007.
Kitagawa describes herself as a homebody who enjoys watching DVDs, listening to music, and reading books. When asked what she would do if the world ended tomorrow, she said, "read books." Stardust Promotion is in charge of her management.
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).
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003–2004), Mop Girl (main part) (2007), Homeroom on the Beachside (2008), Buzzer Beat (2009), and Moon Lovers (2010), The After-Dinner Mysteries (2011), Hero (2014), and Detective against Detectives (2015) were among her television appearances.
Kitagawa married singer-songwriter Daigo in 2016. Kitagawa won the Japanese Television Academy Award for Best Actress for Ie Uru Onna the same year.
She announced her first pregnancy on April 22, 2020. She gave birth to her daughter on September 7.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kyōko (present days) | ||
| The Last Shot in the Bar | Mari Misaki | ||
| 2018 | Punk Samurai Slash Down | Ron | |
| Hibiki | Fumi Hanai | ||
| 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 | ||
| The Promised Neverland | Mom Isabella | ||
| 2021 | First Love | Yuki Makabe | Lead role |
| It's a Flickering Life | Sonoko Katsura | ||
| The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window | Keiko | ||
| 2022 | Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | Eimi Kobayashi / Ei | |
| Anpanman: Dororin and the Transforming Carnival | Dororin (voice) | ||
| Fragments of the Last Will | Mojimi Yamamoto |
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon | CBS/TBS | Sailor Mars/Rei Hino | Tokusatsu drama based on the manga/anime Sailor Moon |
| 2007 | Mop Girl | TV Asahi | Momoko Hasegawa | Lead role |
| 2008 | Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu | Fuji TV | Enokido Wakaba | |
| 2009 | Buzzer Beat | Fuji TV | Riko Shirakawa | Lead role |
| 2010 | Hostess with a Pen | MBS/TBS | Rie Saito | Lead role; TV movie; based on a true story of Rie Saito |
| Tsuki no Koibito | Fuji TV | Ōnuki Yuzuki | ||
| 2011 | Lady: Saigo no Hanzai Profile | TBS | Kazuki Shōko | Lead role |
| The After-Dinner Mysteries | Fuji TV | Reiko Hosho | Lead role | |
| Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni | NTV | Suzu | Lead role; TV movie | |
| 2012 | The After-Dinner Mysteries SP | Fuji TV | Reiko Hosho | Lead role |
| My Little Nightmare | NTV | Mutoi Ayami | Lead role | |
| Mi o Tsukushi Ryoricho | TV Asahi | Mio | Lead role | |
| 2013 | A Swinging Single | Fuji TV | Haruno Yuki | |
| 2014 | Mi o Tsukushi Ryoricho 2 | TV Asahi | Mio | Lead role |
| Hero | Fuji TV | Chika Asagi | ||
| 2015 | Detective versus Detectives | Fuji TV | Rena Sasaki | Lead role |
| 2016 | Kuroi Jukai | TV Asahi | Shōko Kasahara | Lead role; TV movie |
| Your Home is My Business! | NTV | Machi Sangen'ya | Lead role | |
| Hippocratic Oath | Wowow | Makoto Tsugano | Lead role; Mini-series | |
| 2017 | Happiness's Memory (literal title) | TBS, MBS | Nanami Tsushima | TV movie |
| Your Home is My Business! Returns | NTV | Machi Sangen'ya | Lead role | |
| Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi | Fuji TV | Fukagawa Kyoka | Lead role | |
| 2018 | Segodon | NHK | Atsuhime | Taiga drama |
| Shitei Bengoshi | TV Asahi | Yui Hitotsugi | Lead role; TV movie | |
| Fake News | NHK | Itsuki Shinonome | Lead role; Mini-series | |
| 2019 | Your Home is My Business! 2nd Attack | NTV | Machi Sangen'ya | Lead role |
| 2021 | How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family! | TBS | Saki Mizuguchi | Lead role |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | NHK | Oichi | Taiga drama |
| Themis's Law School Classroom | Fuji TV | Shizuku Hiiragi | Lead role |
| 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 |
| Body Measurements | 29-21-29 inches |
| Bodytype | Slim |
| Height | 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 42 kg (93 lbs) |
| Waist | 29 |
| Hair Color | Brown Dark |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Shoe Size | 6 (US) |
| Dress Size | 2 (US) |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 36 years old (in 2023) |
| Date of Birth | August 22, 1986 |
| Full Name | Keiko Kitagawa |
| Profession | Actress, Model |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birthplace | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Qualification: High School Graduate
Profession: Actress, Model
Known For: Rikokatsu
Net Worth: $16 Million Approx
Marital Status: Married
Husband: Daigo (m. 2016)
No. of Children: 1
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