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Keiko Kitagawa is a Actor Japonaise born on 22 august 1986 at Kobe (Japon)

Keiko Kitagawa

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Birth name Keiko Kitagawa ( 北川 景子 )
Nationality Japon
Birth 22 august 1986 (37 years) at Kobe (Japon)

Keiko Kitagawa (北川 景子, Kitagawa Keiko, born August 22, 1986) is a Japanese actress and former model. 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), and Akumu-chan (2012).

Biography

Personal life and career
Kitagawa was born on August 22, 1986 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and has a younger brother. She grew up in Kobe, and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. As a child, she wanted to be a doctor, but by the time she reached high school she was uncertain as to whether she could do that, and not sure what to do in the future. At around this time, she was scouted by a talent agency, and she 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. She has kept the second half of the promise, graduating in commercial science from Meiji University in Tokyo in March 2009.

The one year time limit did not prove to be a problem. Within a week or so of joining an agency, she had been selected as both a model and an actress. She was chosen as Miss Seventeen 2003, which led to her working as a model with the Japanese Seventeen until she graduated from the magazine in September 2006. In the latter part of the run, she had her own regular feature, "Keiko's Beauty Honey".

As an actress, she 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 as result of the influence of the director, Yoshimitsu Morita, she decided to concentrate on acting rather than modeling. She initially concentrated on films, including the leading roles in Cherry Pie and Dear Friends. In late 2007, she had her first leading role in a TV drama, in the late-night drama Mop Girl. 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. As this is the headline drama slot for a major network, it represented a major step forward for her career.

She moved to Tokyo when she started working as an actress and model, and has lived there since. She traveled to California for the filming of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and returned there to study English for a couple of months early in 2006. At this time, she started a blog, which she continued until June 2007; the blog was deleted in July 2007. From May to December 2007, she wrote a column entitled Keytan Hakusho for the Japanese weekly television listings magazine Weekly The Television. ("Kii-tan" was her nickname at elementary school. "Hakusho" means "white paper".) She started a new blog at the end of May 2008, shortly before her role in Homeroom on the Beachside was announced.

She describes herself as a stay-at-home person, and likes watching DVDs, listening to music, and reading books. When asked what she would do if the world was going to end tomorrow, she said "read books". She also likes swimming, particularly backstroke. She has a pet (male) cat, called Jill.

At present, she is managed by Stardust Promotion.

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).

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), and Moon Lovers (2010).

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Keiko Kitagawa (12 films)

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F9
F9 (2021)

Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles
Actors Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodríguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel
Roles Reiko (rumored)
Rating52% 2.639182.639182.639182.639182.63918
Le neuvième volet de la saga "Fast & Furious"...
Stolen Identity, 1h58
Directed by Hideo Nakata
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Keiko Kitagawa, Kei Tanaka, Yudai Chiba, Jun Kaname, Bakarhythm, Maryjun Takahashi
Roles Asami Inaba
Rating54% 2.712972.712972.712972.712972.71297
Un jour, le petit-ami d'Asami Inaba (Keiko Kitagawa), travailleuse intérimaire dans une entreprise, oublie par mégarde son téléphone dans un taxi. Dès lors, de mystérieuses choses leur arrivent. Ses cartes de crédit commencent à afficher des dépenses pour des achats qu’elle n’a jamais fait et elle est impliquée dans une grave affaire juridique. Craignant que son identité et celle de son petit-ami aient été volé, elle tente de tout arranger.
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, 1h55
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Shun Oguri, Keiko Kitagawa, Dōri Sakurada, Yusuke Kamiji
Roles Kyoko Takimoto
Rating70% 3.543463.543463.543463.543463.54346
Un lycéen (Takumi Kitamura ) trouve le journal intime d'une camarade appelée Sakura Yamauchi (Minami Hamabe ) qui souffre d'une maladie du pancréas. Il apprend à la connaître brièvement avant qu'elle ne meure.
I Just Wanna Hug You, 2h2
Directed by Akihiko Shiota
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Keiko Kitagawa, Nishikido Ryo, Yusuke Kamiji, Takumi Saito, Aya Hirayama, Eriko Sato
Roles Tsukasa Yamamoto
Rating66% 3.3426053.3426053.3426053.3426053.342605
Tsukasa est une jeune fille dont la vie a été chamboulée suite à un accident de voiture qui l'a laissée paralysée. Elle souffre toujours de ses blessures mais essaye de vivre sa vie à fond et de profiter de chaque instant. Masaki vit une vie normale partagée entre son travail en tant que chauffeur de taxi, le basket et ses sorties avec ses amis. C'est alors qu'il rencontre Tsukasa dont la force de caractère et la nature enjouée et dynamique l'impressionnent. Les deux jeunes gens tombent rapidement amoureux l'un de l'autre. Mais comment faire comprendre à leur famille respective que le handicap de Tsukasa n'est pas un frein à leur avenir en tant que couple ?
My Little Nightmare: The Movie, 1h59
Genres Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Keiko Kitagawa, Gackt, Yūka, Shiho Fujimura, Mari Hamada, Fumiyo Kohinata
Roles Ayami Mutoi
Rating49% 2.4659952.4659952.4659952.4659952.465995
Koto Yuiko fait des rêves troublants dont elle interdit l'accès à son grand-père et à son professeur Mutoi Ayami. En parallèle, sa classe accueille un nouvel élève du nom de Kanji Shibui qui se trouve être le nouveau prince des rêves quelque peu maléfiques de Koto Yuiko. Kanji Shibui aurait-il des projets malveillants ?
Magic Tree House, 1h45
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Keiko Kitagawa, Mana Ashida, Fumiko Orikasa, Katsuhisa Hōki, Nana Mizuki /
Roles Jack
Rating63% 3.198373.198373.198373.198373.19837
Jack is a shy but confident bookworm and his sister Annie can make friends quickly with both humans and animals. One day, while they were playing together in a forest, they unexpectedly stumble upon a wooden treehouse located in this forest. This magical treehouse allows people to travel across time and space whenever they liked. From the trailers the following books are used as influences and go under the spell Morgan le Fay was under in books 5-8 but actually use books 1, 2, 4, and 13.
Paradise Kiss, 1h56
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Yusuke Yamamoto, Sea Kumada, Shunji Igarashi (五十嵐 隼士), Kento Kaku
Roles Yukari 'Caroline' Hayasaka
Rating63% 3.1587553.1587553.1587553.1587553.158755
Yukari Hayasaka se rend tous les jours dans une école privée prestigieuse à Tokyo, mais depuis peu, Yukari a des doutes quant à son mode de vie jonglant entre les cours normaux et ses cours spécialisés la préparant à des études supérieures selon le désir de ses parents. Un jour, elle est repérée comme mannequin par un designer en herbe du nom de George Koizumi. Yukari est intriguée par le monde de la mode, mais en voyant les différentes personnes qu'elle rencontre poursuivre leurs rêves avec un seul but en tête, elle va alors décider de trouver finalement son propre chemin.
Dear Friends, 1h55
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Keiko Kitagawa, Yuika Motokariya, Hatsune Matsushima, Masaya Kikawada, Ren Osugi
Roles Rina
Rating64% 3.237283.237283.237283.237283.23728
Dear Friends follows a high-school student named Rina (played by Keiko Kitagawa) who believes that friends are not necessary and that they can only be used in times of need. Thus, she is unable to maintain a decent relationship with her friends and classmates. Her family's relationship is also lacking; her father does not care much about his family and her mother is over-protective.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 1h44
Directed by Justin Lin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Yakuza films, Road movies, Gangster films
Actors Lucas Black, Sung Kang, Shad Moss, Brian Tee, Nathalie Kelley, Leonardo Nam
Roles Reiko
Rating60% 3.005373.005373.005373.005373.00537
In Arizona, 17-year-old high school student Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) and Clay (Zachery Ty Bryan) race their cars to win Clay's girlfriend Cindy (Nikki Griffin). When Sean cuts through a structure and catches up to Clay, Clay hits Sean's car repeatedly until a high speed turn which causes the pair to both crash; Clay's wealthy family helps him escape punishment, but Sean's numerous past racing activities causes his mother to send him to live with his father in Tokyo, who is stationed there for the U.S. Navy.
The Mamiya Brothers, 1h59
Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
Genres Comedy
Actors Kuranosuke Sasaki, Takako Tokiwa, Erika Sawajiri, Keiko Kitagawa
Roles Yumi Honma
Rating63% 3.183513.183513.183513.183513.18351
The film follows two thirty-something eccentric brothers (Akinobu and Tetsunobu), who are also each other's best friends. Their mundane lives change when sisters Naomi and Yumi accept their invitations to a party and the brothers have to decide if they are ready to exchange their happy existence for the vicissitudes of love.