Keiko Kitagawa

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiko Kitagawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

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In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Lin
CAST:  Lucas Black  •  Shad Moss  •  Nathalie Kelley  •  Brian Tee

In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Lin
CAST:  Lucas Black  •  Shad Moss  •  Nathalie Kelley  •  Brian Tee

Judge! (2014)

A major advertising festival is held each year to determine the best television commercial in the world. A rookie ad man at a big advertising company named Otan is selected as a judge on the festival jury. Meanwhile, a coworker also named Ota (although the Japanese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nagai
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Lily Franky  •  Kyoka Suzuki

A major advertising festival is held each year to determine the best television commercial in the world. A rookie ad man at a big advertising company named Otan is selected as a judge on the festival jury. Meanwhile, a coworker also named Ota (although the Japanese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nagai
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Lily Franky  •  Kyoka Suzuki

RoomMate (2013)

Harumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko Nishimura, and the two decide to move in together after she's discharged. However, Harumi begins to witness a series of mysterious events soon after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Kyoko Fukada  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Kengo Kora  •  Hiroyuki Onoue

Harumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko Nishimura, and the two decide to move in together after she's discharged. However, Harumi begins to witness a series of mysterious events soon after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Furusawa
CAST:  Kyoko Fukada  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Kengo Kora  •  Hiroyuki Onoue

The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013)

Kageyama (Sho Sakurai) works as the butler for rich heiress Reiko Hosho (Keiko Kitagawa). Reiko happens to be a novice detective but lacks certain deductive skills needed by detectives. Because of this Reiko relies on Kageyamaa to help her solve cases. Meanwhile, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Hijikata
CAST:  Sho Sakurai  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Masatoshi Nakamura

Kageyama (Sho Sakurai) works as the butler for rich heiress Reiko Hosho (Keiko Kitagawa). Reiko happens to be a novice detective but lacks certain deductive skills needed by detectives. Because of this Reiko relies on Kageyamaa to help her solve cases. Meanwhile, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Hijikata
CAST:  Sho Sakurai  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Masatoshi Nakamura

Magic Tree House (2012)

Magic Tree House is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film based on the American children fantasy series of the same name. The film is directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, and the film's screenplay was adapted from the Japanese version of the novel series Magic Tree House by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishikiori
CAST:  Mana Ashida  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Fumiko Orikasa  •  Noriko Shitaya

Magic Tree House is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film based on the American children fantasy series of the same name. The film is directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, and the film's screenplay was adapted from the Japanese version of the novel series Magic Tree House by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishikiori
CAST:  Mana Ashida  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Fumiko Orikasa  •  Noriko Shitaya

Paradise Kiss (2011)

Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Aya Omasa  •  Shunji Igarashi

Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Shinjo
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Aya Omasa  •  Shunji Igarashi

Piecing Me Back Together (2010)

A young woman named Izumi (Keiko Kitagawa) suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi (Masaki Okada), who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death causes Izumi to lose her memory from the time of the accident. A lawyer named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsumichi Isomura
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Masaki Okada  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Shirō Shimomoto

A young woman named Izumi (Keiko Kitagawa) suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi (Masaki Okada), who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death causes Izumi to lose her memory from the time of the accident. A lawyer named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsumichi Isomura
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Masaki Okada  •  Nene Otsuka  •  Shirō Shimomoto

Battle Under Orion (2009)

The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yoshikuni Dôchin  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Mutsutoshi Furuhata  •  Fumio Itô

The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yoshikuni Dôchin  •  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Mutsutoshi Furuhata  •  Fumio Itô

After the Flowers (2010)

Ito, daughter of a clan official, encounters Magoshiro Eguchi. Magoshiro is a low ranking samurai sparks an attraction with Ito. Ito challenges Magoshiro to a sword match using bamboo sticks. Mahoshiro accepts. The pair's duel causes sparks to fly an attraction ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Nakanishi
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Shuntarô Miyao  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Akiko Aitsuki

Ito, daughter of a clan official, encounters Magoshiro Eguchi. Magoshiro is a low ranking samurai sparks an attraction with Ito. Ito challenges Magoshiro to a sword match using bamboo sticks. Mahoshiro accepts. The pair's duel causes sparks to fly an attraction ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Nakanishi
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Shuntarô Miyao  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Akiko Aitsuki

The Handsome Suit (2008)

An overweight cook is given the opportunity to woo the girl of his dreams when he is given a "handsome suit" that transforms him into an idealized human being in this absurd Japanese comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Mayumi Sada  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Tsukaji Muga

An overweight cook is given the opportunity to woo the girl of his dreams when he is given a "handsome suit" that transforms him into an idealized human being in this absurd Japanese comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Hanabusa
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Mayumi Sada  •  Shosuke Tanihara  •  Tsukaji Muga

South Bound (2007)

Uehara Jiro, in the sixth year at elementary school, is from a family of five; his parents who are both ex-extremists, his elder sister and a younger sister. Children look coldly at their father, Ichiro (Toyokawa Etsushi), who does not work but is quick at lashing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Yuki Amami  •  Shuto Tanabe  •  Rina Matsumoto

Uehara Jiro, in the sixth year at elementary school, is from a family of five; his parents who are both ex-extremists, his elder sister and a younger sister. Children look coldly at their father, Ichiro (Toyokawa Etsushi), who does not work but is quick at lashing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Yuki Amami  •  Shuto Tanabe  •  Rina Matsumoto

The Mamiya Brothers (2006)

The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Tsukaji Muga

The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Kuranosuke Sasaki  •  Tsukaji Muga

I Just Wanna Hug You (2014)

Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Ryo Nishikido  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Takumi Saitoh

Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiko Shiota
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Ryo Nishikido  •  Yusuke Kamiji  •  Takumi Saitoh

My Little Nightmare: The Movie (2014)

New student Kanji transfers to 6th grade 2 class, where Ayami Mutoi works as the homeroom teacher. Students begin to talk among themselves that they have seen new transfer student Kanji in a dream. Yuiko Koto also had a night mare. In her nightmare, a boy that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Sakuma
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Manatsu Kimura  •  Gackt Camui  •  Kenji Anan

New student Kanji transfers to 6th grade 2 class, where Ayami Mutoi works as the homeroom teacher. Students begin to talk among themselves that they have seen new transfer student Kanji in a dream. Yuiko Koto also had a night mare. In her nightmare, a boy that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Sakuma
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Manatsu Kimura  •  Gackt Camui  •  Kenji Anan

Deep Sea of Tree (2016)

Sachiko lost her parents at an early age and lived together with her only sister Nobuko who worked for a newspaper. Out of the blue, she is told that Nobuko is killed in an accident, but she simply cannot believe it because her sister had told her she was going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jôta Tsunehiro
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Ikki Sawamura  •  Kosuke Suzuki

Sachiko lost her parents at an early age and lived together with her only sister Nobuko who worked for a newspaper. Out of the blue, she is told that Nobuko is killed in an accident, but she simply cannot believe it because her sister had told her she was going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jôta Tsunehiro
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Ikki Sawamura  •  Kosuke Suzuki

Something Like, Something Like It (2016)

Master Shinkome asks Shinden to find a former disciple, Shintoto, from his rakugoka (comic storytelling) family. Shinden visits ex-disciples in his search for Shintoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taiichi Sugiyama
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Denden  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Katsunobu Ito

Master Shinkome asks Shinden to find a former disciple, Shintoto, from his rakugoka (comic storytelling) family. Shinden visits ex-disciples in his search for Shintoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taiichi Sugiyama
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Denden  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Katsunobu Ito

Hero (2015)

Prosecutor Kohei Kuryu takes charge of a case with a foreign embassy possessing the key to solve the case. Due to the extraterritoriality involving the case, the investigation has not gone anywhere. A crisis then ensues. Kohei Kuryu and his office attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Takako Matsu  •  Koichi Sato

Prosecutor Kohei Kuryu takes charge of a case with a foreign embassy possessing the key to solve the case. Due to the extraterritoriality involving the case, the investigation has not gone anywhere. A crisis then ensues. Kohei Kuryu and his office attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suzuki
CAST:  Takuya Kimura  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Takako Matsu  •  Koichi Sato

The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)

Atsushi and Ryoko are a married coupled. They decide they want to live around nature and move to Biei in Hokkaido, Japan. Atsushi isn't sure what to do with his free time, so Ryoko asks him build a stone wall around their house. Atsushi experiences tragedy, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Kanako Higuchi  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Shuhei Nomura

Atsushi and Ryoko are a married coupled. They decide they want to live around nature and move to Biei in Hokkaido, Japan. Atsushi isn't sure what to do with his free time, so Ryoko asks him build a stone wall around their house. Atsushi experiences tragedy, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Kanako Higuchi  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Shuhei Nomura

In a Corner of This World (2011)

The award-winning story of Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni follows a bride named Suzu Urano as she moves to her new life in Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination. Keisuke Koide plays Shūsaku Hōjō ...  (more)

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CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Mana Ashida

The award-winning story of Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni follows a bride named Suzu Urano as she moves to her new life in Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination. Keisuke Koide plays Shūsaku Hōjō ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Mocomichi Hayami  •  Keisuke Koide  •  Mana Ashida

Elevator to the Gallows (2010)

A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other and that they will do this so they can be together. The woman is in a hotel room with a view of the port. The man is inside of a parked car with a view of the ocean. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Ogata
CAST:  Michiko Kichise  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other and that they will do this so they can be together. The woman is in a hotel room with a view of the port. The man is inside of a parked car with a view of the ocean. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Ogata
CAST:  Michiko Kichise  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Keiko Kitagawa  •  Tetsuji Tamayama
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