Keiko Kitagawa

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 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 Kitagawa was born on August 22, 1986, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. 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 of what to do in the future. 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. She graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo in March 2009.

Career Within a week of joining an agency, Kitagawa was selected as a model and an actress. She was chosen as Miss Seventeen in 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 regular feature, "Keiko's Beauty Honey".

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. From May to December 2007, she wrote a column entitled "Keytan Hakusho" for the Japanese weekly television listings magazine Weekly The Television. and Moon Lovers (2010), The After-Dinner Mysteries (2011), Hero (2014), and Detective versus Detectives (2015).

Personal life In 2016, Kitagawa married singer-songwriter Daigo. The same year, Kitagawa won the Japanese Television Academy Award for Best Actress for Ie Uru Onna.

On April 22, 2020, she announced her first pregnancy. On September 7, she gave birth to her daughter. On September 25, 2023, Kitagawa and her husband jointly announced through their agency that they are expecting their second child. On January 31, 2024, she gave birth to a son.

Filmography

Film

Television drama

Documentary

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 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 : Kitagawa 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 201539th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself 201841st Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressThe Last Shot in the Bar 202550th Hochi Film AwardsBest ActressNight Flower Elle Cinema Awards 2025Elle Best Actress 202680th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Lead Performance 68th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Actress 49th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Actress