Portrait of Kie Kitano

Acting

Kie Kitano

Career

Active from 2005 to 2026, busiest in 2010 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Life
Life
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kie Kitano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Politics
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.0, average 3.3
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Japanese Drama 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Slice of Life 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Friendship 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Emotional 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

21 titles · average score 65
A Moonlight Nights Passing
A Moonlight Nights Passing (2026)

TV show

Goodbye Noir
Goodbye Noir (2026)

TV show · as Sakura Konishi

Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting
Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting (2025)

TV show · as Sorihashi Riku

Extreme Married Couple
Extreme Married Couple (2024)

TV show · as Aki Hokuto

Usotoki Rhetoric
Usotoki Rhetoric (2024)

TV show

Burn the House Down
Burn the House Down (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Claire

Maternity Leave Detective
Maternity Leave Detective (2023)

TV show · as Akizuki Saki

Ojisan Is Cheering for My Love (In My Brain)
Ojisan Is Cheering for My Love (In My Brain) (2022)

TV show · as Miyashita Matsuri

Thy Name
Thy Name (2022)

TV show · as Hisae Aso

Let’s Go to the Cinema Complex!
Let’s Go to the Cinema Complex! (2022)

TV show · as Kaori Nakatsuka

Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~
Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~ (2022)

as Kobayashi Mana

Goodbye My Dear
Goodbye My Dear (2022)

TV show · as Aoki Kaoru

2010s

35 titles · average score 67
Gintama: Mitsuba Arc
Gintama: Mitsuba Arc (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Okita Mitsuba

Teacher and Stray Cat
Teacher and Stray Cat (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mayumi Matsukawa

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (Live Action)
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (Live Action) (2014)

as Yozora Mikazuki

I Hate Tokyo
I Hate Tokyo (2013)

as Natsumi Takahara

Cleopatra na Onnatachi
Cleopatra na Onnatachi (2012)

TV show

Happy Together –All About My Dog–
Happy Together –All About My Dog– (2011)

as Natsuko

Toire no kamisama
Toire no kamisama (2011)

as Kana Uemura

School!!
School!! (2011)

TV show · as Kanoko Takeichi

Cheburashka
Cheburashka (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

as Masha (voice)

Bandage
Bandage (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as Asako Suzuki

The Cicada's Eighth Day
The Cicada's Eighth Day (2010)

TV show

Bushido Sixteen
Bushido Sixteen (2010)

as Sanae Nishogi

2000s

13 titles · average score 66
Halfway
Halfway (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hiro Konno

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sheena (voice)

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kaede Hiramoto

Love Fight
Love Fight (2008)

as Aki Nishimura

Homeroom on the Beachside
Homeroom on the Beachside (2008)

TV show · as Riku Shirasaki

Postman
Postman (2008)

as Ayumi Kaieda

Life
Life (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ayumu Shiiba

Happy Dining Table
Happy Dining Table (2007)

as Sawako Nakahara

Speed Master
Speed Master (2007)

as Mahiro Sakurai

Yubisaki
Yubisaki (2006)

as Uta

Junjo Kirari
Junjo Kirari (2006)

TV show · as Arimori Fueko (young)

Mother at Fourteen
Mother at Fourteen (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Kubota Megumi

1990s

1 title
Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show · as Chinatsu Kamoi(鴨居 千夏)