Keiko Kitagawa
| Keiko Kitagawa | |
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 Keiko Kitagawa in an interview at Stardust Promotion Inc |
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| Born | August 22, 1986 Kobe, Japan |
| Years active | 2003-present |
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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 left modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003-4), 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) and Lady Saigo no Hanzai Profile (2011).
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[edit] Life
Kitagawa was born on August 22, 1986 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and has a younger brother.[1] She grew up in Kobe, and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] She has kept the second half of the promise, graduating in commercial science from Meiji University in Tokyo in March 2009.[5]
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.[6] She was chosen as Miss Seventeen 2003,[7] which led to her working as a model with the Japanese Seventeen until she graduated from the magazine in September 2006.[8] In the latter part of the run, she had her own regular feature, "Keiko's Beauty Honey".[9]
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.[6] She initially concentrated on films, including the leading roles in Cherry Pie and Dear Friends.[9] In late 2007, she had her first leading role in a TV drama, in the late-night drama Mop Girl.[9] 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.[6]
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.[10] At this time, she started a blog, which she continued until June 2007; the blog was deleted in July 2007.[11] From May to December 2007, she wrote a column entitled Keytan Hakusho for the Japanese weekly television listings magazine Weekly The Television.[9] ("Kii-tan" was her nickname at elementary school.[12] "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".[6] She also likes swimming, particularly backstroke.[2] She has a pet (male) cat, called Jill.[13]
At present, she is managed by Stardust Promotion.[9]
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 will appear in Elevator to the Scaffold (2010).[9]
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),[14] and Moon Lovers (2010).[15]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mamiya Kyōdai | Yumi Honma | Supporting role |
| 2006 | Mizu ni Sumu Hana | Rikka Mizuchi | Main role |
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Reiko | Minor role |
| 2006 | Cherry Pie | Kiyohara | Main role |
| 2007 | Dear Friends | Rina | Main role |
| 2007 | Sono Toki ha Kare ni Yoroshiku | Momoka Katsuragi | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Southbound | Youko Uehara | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Heat Island | Nao | Supporting role |
| 2008 | Handsome Suit | Hiroko Hoshino | Main role |
| 2009 | Orion in Midsummer | Shitsuko Arisawa/Izumi Kuramoto | Main role |
| 2009 | I’ll Pay | Supporting role | |
| 2010 | After the Flowers | Ito | Main Role |
| 2010 | Elevator to the Scaffold | ||
| 2010 | Matataki | Izumi | Main Role |
| 2011 | Paradise Kiss | Yukari Hayasaka | Main role |
| 2011 | Magic Tree House | Jack (voice) | Main role |
| 2012 | Kono sekai no Katasumi ni | Suzu (voice) | Main role |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon | CBS/TBS | Sailor Mars/Rei Hino | Main role; Tokusatsu drama based on the manga/anime Sailor Moon |
| 2007 | Mop Girl | TV Asahi | Momoko Hasegawa | Main role |
| 2008 | Homeroom on the Beachside | Fuji TV | Enokido Wakaba | Main role |
| 2009 | Buzzer Beat | Fuji TV | Riko Shirakawa | Main role |
| 2010 | Hostess with a Pen | MBS/TBS | Rie Saito | Main role; special drama; based on a true story of Rie Saito |
| 2010 | Moon Lovers | Fuji TV | Ōnuki Yuzuki | Main role |
| 2011 | LADY~Saigo no Hanzai Profile~ | TBS | Kazuki Shōko | Main role |
| 2011 | Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de | Fuji TV | Reiko Hosho | Main role; special drama |
[edit] Radio
- 2006 : Tanabata Nananenkai - As Naomi Setsuraku/Midori Fujikura
[edit] DVD
- 2004/2005 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Live Action vol. 1 to 12.
- 2004 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Kirari Super Live
- 2004 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Special Act
- 2005 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Act Zero
- 2006 : Mizu ni Sumu Hana
- 2006 : Mamiya Kyōdai
- 2006 : The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
- 2007 : Cherry Pie
- 2007 : Dear Friends
- 2008 : Sono Toki ha Kare ni Yoroshiku
- 2008 : Southbound
- 2008 : Heat Island
- 2009 : Handsome Suit
- 2010 : Orion in Midsummer
- 2010 : Buzzer Beat
[edit] 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[16]
[edit] Commercials
- 2007 : Diet Water Let's (Suntory)
- 2007 : NTT DoCoMo 2.0 (NTT DoCoMo)
- 2007 : Coffret D'Or (Kanebo)[9]
- 2008-9 : Palitte (Glico)
- 2008 : Capsela (Suntory)
- 2008 : Breo (Glico)
- 2008 : Kanaflex (Kanaflex Corporation)
- 2008 : Okinawa 2008 (All Nippon Airways)
- 2009 : Sala (Kanebo)
- 2010 : SEED
- 2010 : Sony α (Sony)
- 2010 : Sony Cyber-shot (Sony)
- 2011 : Sumitomo Life (Sumitomo Life - Print Ads Only)
- 2011 : Palitte Glico Ice Cream
[edit] Magazine column
- 2007 : Keytan Hakusho (Weekly The Television)
[edit] CD
- 2004 : Sakura Fubuki ("Cherry Blossom Storm")/Hoshi Furu Yoake ("Stars Fall at Dawn") (as Rei Hino)
[edit] Awards
- 2008 : 55th The Television Drama Academy Awards: Special Award[17]
[edit] References
- ^ Kitagawa, Keiko (2006-02-26). "初メキシコ". 北川景子のBlog♪Blog♪Blog♪. Archived from the original on 2006-03-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20060320165332/http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kitagawakeiko2006/27953947.html. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ a b Kitagawa, Keiko (2007). 北川景子写真集 Dear Friends. Kadokawa Media House. ISBN 978-4-04-894906-4.
- ^ Kitagawa, Keiko (2006-02-28). "Ms. ティッシュー". 北川景子のBlog♪Blog♪Blog♪. Archived from the original on 2006-03-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20060303023700/http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kitagawakeiko2006/28216031.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Wakayama, Aya. "Six Elements of Woman". J Nude. Asahi Shimbun. http://opendoors.asahi.com/jn/intreview/013.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ "北川景子、卒業は家族と事務所のおかげ". Daily Sports Online. 2009-03-26. http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2009/03/26/0001778276.shtml. Retrieved 2009-03-26.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d Hidaka, Ikuko (2008-07-04). "Keiko Kitagawa" (in Japanese). Nikkei Entertainment! (Nikkei BP Sha): pp. 20–23.
- ^ "Cast & Staff". Cherry Pie website. Cinemusica. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/cinemusica/cherry-pie/caststaff/index.html. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Kitagawa, Keiko (2006-09-15). "ＳＥVＥＮＴＥＥＮ 卒業". 北川景子のBlog♪Blog♪Blog♪. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070618102550/http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kitagawakeiko2006/41665430.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Keiko's Blog". http://star-studio.jp/kitagawa-keiko/profile.php#mainBox. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ Kitagawa, Keiko (2006). Stylish Street Book ハリウッドへ行っちゃった！. SDP. ISBN 4-903620-01-8.
- ^ The blog was the source for a lot of the information in this article, and the links now reference the copy on the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Kitagawa, Keiko (2006-12-13). "Should I cry? Should I die? Or go crazy and then fly-". 北川景子のBlog♪Blog♪Blog♪. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20070102185235/blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kitagawakeiko2006/folder/1398232.html##44676613. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ Kitagawa, Keiko (2007-10-19). "Keytan Hakusho 19" (in Japanese). Weekly the Television (Kadokawa): pp. 90.
- ^ "山ピー＆北川景子の明大卒コンビで月９". MSN産経ニュース. 2009-05-22. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/090522/tnr0905220751001-n1.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "キムタク月９は「月の恋人」 篠原、リン・チーリン、北川景子". 中日スポーツ. 2010-03-24. http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/entertainment/news/CK2010032402000129.html. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "瞬ーまたたきー 前売り鑑賞券発売中". Keiko's Blog. 2010-03-21. http://star-studio.jp/kitagawa-keiko/index.php?ID=201. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "第５５回ザテレビジョンドラマアカデミー賞〜受賞者メッセージ〜" (in Japanese). Weekly the Television (Kadokawa): pp. 31. 2008-03-07.
