Mirei Kiritani

is a Japanese actress, model, and news anchor. She is best known for her roles in the films Kimi ni Todoke, Usagi Drop (2011), Arakawa Under the Bridge (2012), Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls (2013), Jossy's (2014), Koisuru Vampire (2015), No Longer Heroine (2015), and Revenge Girl (2017), as well as television series Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love? (2013), Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Hell Teacher Nūbē (2014), Atelier (2015), and A Girl & Three Sweethearts (2016).

From 2012 to 2018, she served as an anchor for NTV's news program News Zero every Tuesday. She was previously signed under Sweet Power, but has since left the agency and now works as a free agent. She is currently a news anchor on NTV's News Every.

Early life and education Kiritani was born on December 16, 1989 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. while her father is from Fukuoka Prefecture, where she would frequently visit her grandparents' house as a child. She has a younger brother.

She moved to Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture in fifth grade and lived there until her second year of junior high school. She recalls feeling gloomy while living in Chiba and that she suddenly became more cheerful after moving to Osaka. Due to this, people around her were surprised when her family moved back to Chiba.

She then went on to study at Ferris University. After taking a two-year break due to her busy work schedule, she graduated in March 2015 after seven years of study.

Career In 2005, while she was a freshman in high school, Kiritani was scouted by Sweet Power via a phone call at her home as "Chiba's number one beautiful girl".

She made her official on-screen debut in the film Haru no Ibasho, which was released in February 2006. She then appeared in TV Asahi's drama series Kisshō Tennyo, and subsequently in the BS-i shows Tokyo Girl and Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro. During this time, she became an exclusive model for Seventeen, a fashion magazine targeted towards teenage girls, from its April 16th issue. From October of the same year, she became a regular in the "Hayamimi Trend No.1" segment of Mezamashi TV.

In 2010, Kiritani played her first lead role in the film Ongakubito and subsequently her first lead role in a television drama in TV Asahi's Jotei Kaoruko. In 2011, she starred in her first mystery films Scattered Reflection and Snowflake. until September 25, 2018. In addition to providing in-studio commentary, she was also in charge of her own signature corner "Mirei Kiritani: My Generation", where she personally covered and reported on a variety of topics, such as hot topics among young people of her age and people who are making a name for themselves.

On April 20, 2015, Kiritani graduated as a regular model for the magazine Non-no in its June 2015 issue, which she announced on her blog. She would continue to model for other fashion magazines, such as and . On October 6, 2015, she won the Entertainment Industry Category – Female award at the 28th .

In 2016, Kiritani had her first starring role in a Fuji TV Monday 9pm drama in A Girl & Three Sweethearts, which aired from July 11 to September 19, 2016. On December 19, 2016, she was selected as the "Most Beautiful Face of 2016" by Kodansha's beauty magazine .

On March 7, 2022, it was announced that after 16 years, Kiritani would be leaving her agency Sweet Power at the end of the month. It was also revealed that after leaving her agency, she would continue her activities as a free agent and primarily work as a model. In July 2022, she made her first public appearance at an event since giving birth to her first child.

On March 12, 2024, it was announced that Kiritani would be joining NTV's information program as a news anchor. She is in charge of reporting on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Her first broadcast appearance was originally scheduled for March 27, but due to poor health, she made her first appearance on April 3.

Personal life Marriage Kiritani met actor Shohei Miura in 2016 after co-starring in the drama A Girl & Three Sweethearts. The two began dating in early 2017 and after dating for about a year and a half, they registered their marriage on July 24, 2018. The following day, on July 25, the couple publicly announced their marriage in a joint statement through Kiritani's agency. The wedding ceremony took place in Hawaii on December 16, 2018, the day of Kiritani's 29th birthday, and the reception was later held at a hotel in Tokyo on December 23.

On February 4, 2020, Kiritani announced via Instagram that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. On July 6, 2020, she announced on her Instagram that she had given birth to her first child, a boy.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Haru no Ibasho Aoyama 2007 Akai Bunka Jutaku no Hatsuko Yamaguchi 2008 Classmates Nozomi Hayakawa Lead role Gymnasium Baby Nozomi Hayakawa 2009Yamagata Scream Chūko Kaburagi 2010 From Me to You Ume Kurumizawa Ongakubito Shion Mizuno Lead role Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Yumi 2011 Gene Waltz Yumi Aoi Runway Beat Miki Tachibana Scattered Reflection Shima Kase Lead role Snowflake Mano Lead role Bunny Drop Kazumi Kawachi 2012 Arakawa Under the Bridge Nino Ace Attorney Mayoi Ayasato (Maya Fey) Until the Break of Dawn Kirari Hinata I Have to Buy New Shoes Suzume Yagami Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker Kaoru Kouda (voice) 2013 Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls Yoshimi Sawamura Lead role Asa Hiru Ban Yumiko 2014 Team Batista The Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos Youko Bekku Jossy's Naoko Akagi/Red Lead role 2015 Assassination Classroom Aguri Yukimura Vampire in Love Kiira Lead role 2016 Assassination Classroom: Graduation Aguri Yukimura 2017 Revenge Girl Miki Takaraishi Lead role 2023 Go! Anpanman: Roborii and the Warming Present Roborii (voice) Once Upon a Crime Wizard Tekla

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2006 Kisshō Tennyo Yuiko Asai Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Rin Satō Lead role; season 5 Tokyo Girl Kazue Lead role; episode 4 Honkowa: True Horror Stories: Summer 2006 Minako Nagasawa Koi Suru Nichiyōbi: New Type Kanako Morie Episode 6 2007 Koi Suru Nichiyōbi: Third Series Natsuki Sannomiya Lead role; episode 4 Kaze no Kitamichi Fumie Shiraishi Kira Kira Kenshūi Kana Fujino Episode 7 Hana-Kimi Kanna Amagasaki Deru Toko Demasho! Mariko Fujino Television film 2008 Dansou no Reijin: Kawashima Yoshiko no Shōgai Fumiyo Wakisaka Television film 2009 Chance!: Kanojo ga Seikou Shita Riyū Arisa Ebihara 33 Minute Detective 2 Kimi Kurayoshi Episode 11 Love Game Honami Ōtsuka Episode 9 Otomen Miyabi Oharida 2010 Ringetsu no Musume Chizuru Mano Lead role Jotei Kaoruko Saya Nishimura Lead role Natsu no Koi ha Nijiiro ni Kagayaku Sakura Miyase 2011 The Music Show Kaoru Yamazaki Arakawa Under the Bridge Nino Hunter: Women After Reward Money Jun Motomura 2012 13-sai no Hellowork Shōko Mano Shinikare Ruriko Enomoto 2013 Apoyan Haruko Morio Cheap Flight Yūka Kuramochi Galileo Wakana Isogai/Haruna Mikami Season 2, episode 5 Saitō San 2 Maya Yamauchi Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love? Mysterious Beautiful Girl 2014 Gunshi Kanbei Dashi Taiga drama Shinigami-kun Death's Watcher Tomoko Asakura Lead role; miniseries Hell Teacher Nūbē Ritsuko Takahashi Honkowa: True Horror Stories: 15th Anniversary Special Risa Takimoto Lead role 2016 Sumika Sumire Sumire Kisaragi Lead role A Girl & Three Sweethearts Misaki Sakurai Lead role 2017 It's All About the Looks Jun Jonouchi Lead role

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2008 Teddy Bear Haruna Suzuki 2015 Atelier Mayuko Tokita

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2006–2007 Mezamashi TV Fuji TV "Hayamimi Trend No.1" segment 2009–2010 Gekimote! Seventeen Gakuen MC BS-TBS 2012–2018 News Zero News Anchor on Tuesday NTV

Music video appearances Year Title Artist 2009 "Kakera" Hiiragi 2010 "Itoshi Sugite duet with Tiara" KG

Dubbing Year Title Role Notes 2010Kinyō Road Show!: TwilightBella SwanNTV

Video games

Radio Bunka Hōsō Recommen: "Kiritani Mirei no Radio-san." (April 6, 2010 – March 25, 2015, on Wednesday)

Hiryūden 21: Satsuriku no Aki Michiko Kanbayashi Aoyama Theatre October 5, 2013 – October 20, 2013

Mirei San no Seikatsu. super! January 28, 2011

Photobooks

Magazines Seventeen, Shueisha (1967–present), as an exclusive model from April 2006 to December 2011 Non-no, Shueisha (1971–present), as a regular model from March 2012 to June 2015

Discography

Singles Sweet&Bitter (EPIC Records Japan, July 27, 2011)

Awards Nail Queen 2014 (Actress Category)