Keiko Kitagawa

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name = Keiko Kitagawa

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nihongo|Keiko Kitagawa|北川 景子|Kitagawa Keiko|extra=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 "" (2006) and "Dear Friends" (2007), and has played leading roles in the TV Dramas "Mop Girl" (2007) and "Homeroom on the Beachside" (2008).

Life

Kitagawa was born on August 22 1986 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and has a younger brother. [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-04-04 ] She grew up in Kobe, and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.cite book
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title = nihongo2|北川景子写真集 Dear Friends
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isbn = 978-4-04-894906-4 ] 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. [cite web
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title = Ms. nihongo2|ティッシュー
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accessdate = 2007-03-19 ] 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. [cite web
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title = Six Elements of Woman
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accessdate = 2007-03-19 ] She has kept the second half of the promise, majoring in commercial science [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-04-02 ] at Meiji University [cite web
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title = nihongo2|勇気を出して立ち読み
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accessdate = 2007-03-19 ] in Tokyo, where she is currently in her final year.

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.cite news
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accessdate = 2007-03-21 ] which led to her working as a model with the Japanese Seventeen until she graduated from the magazine in September 2006. [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-03-19 ] In the latter part of the run, she had her own regular feature, "Keiko's Beauty Honey".cite web
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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. She initially concentrated on films, including the leading roles in "Cherry Pie" and "Dear Friends". In late 2007, she had her first leading role in a TV drama, in the late-night drama "Mop Girl". 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 represents a major step forward for her career.

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 "", and returned there to study English for a couple of months early in 2006. [cite book
last = Kitagawa
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title = Stylish Street Book nihongo2|ハリウッドへ行っちゃった！
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isbn = 4-903620-01-8 ] At this time, she started a blog, which she continued until June 2007; the blog was deleted in July 2007. [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.] From May to December 2007, she wrote a column entitled "Keytan Hakusho" for the Japanese weekly television listings magazine "Weekly The Television". ("Kii-tan" was her nickname at elementary school. [cite web
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title = Should I cry? Should I die? Or go crazy and then fly-
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accessdate = 2007-05-29 ] "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". She also likes swimming, particularly backstroke. She has a pet (male) cat, called Jill. [cite news
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title =Keytan Hakusho 19
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pages =90
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At present, she is managed by Stardust Promotion.

She has appeared in the films "Mizu ni Sumu Hana" (2006), "Mamiya Kyōdai" (2006), "" (2006), "Cherry Pie" (lead role) (2006), "Dear Friends" (lead role) (2007), "Sono Toki ha Kare ni Yoroshiku" (2007), "Southbound" (2007), and "Heat Island" (2007). She will appear in the films "Handsome Suit" (2008) and "Orion in Midsummer" (2009).

She appeared in the TV dramas "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" (2003-4) and "Mop Girl" (lead role) (2007). She is appearing in the drama "Homeroom on the Beachside" (2008), as the heroine.

Works

Films

* 2006 : " [http://www.mamiya-kyoudai.com/ Mamiya Kyōdai] " - As Yumi Honma.

* 2006 : " [http://actcine.com/mizunisumuhana/index.html Mizu ni Sumu Hana] " - As Rikka Mizuchi.

* 2006 : " [http://www.thefastandthefurious.com/ The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift] " - As Reiko. [In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, her character Rei takes on the pseudonym "Mars Reiko'. It is unknown if this is a coincidence.]

* 2006 : " [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/cinemusica/cherry-pie/ Cherry Pie] " - As Kiyohara.

* 2007 : " [http://www.dear-friends.jp/ Dear Friends] " - As Rina.

* 2007 : " [http://www.sonokare.com/ Sono Toki ha Kare ni Yoroshiku] " - As Momoka Katsuragi

* 2007 : " [http://southbound-movie.com/ Southbound] " - As Youko Uehara.

* 2007 : " [http://www.heatisland.jp/ Heat Island] " - As Nao.

* 2008 : " [http://handsome-suits.com/ Handsome Suit] " - As Hiroko Hoshino.

* 2009 : "Orion in Midsummer" - As Shitsuko.

TV series

* 2003/2004 : "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" - TV Live Action Series. As Rei Hino/Sailor Mars.

* 2007 : "Mop Girl" - As Momoko Hasegawa.

* 2008 : "Homeroom on the Beachside" - As Wakaba Enokido

Radio

* 2006 : "Tanabata Nananenkai" - As Naomi Setsuraku/Midori Fujikura

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"

Books

* 2006 : "STYLISH STREET BOOK "I've been to Hollywood!"
* 2007 : "Kitagawa Keiko Shashinshū Dear Friends"
* 2008 : "Actress Make Up"

Commercials

* 2007 : Diet Water Let's (Suntory)
* 2007 : NTT DoCoMo 2.0 (NTT DoCoMo)
* 2007 : [http://www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/coffretdor/index.html Coffret D'Or] (Kanebo Cosmetics)
* 2008 : [http://www.glico.co.jp/ice/palitte/index.htm Palitte] (Glico)
* 2008 : [http://www.suntory.co.jp/softdrink/capsela/index.html Capsela] (Suntory)
* 2008 : [http://www.glico.co.jp/breo/index.htm Breo] (Glico)
* 2008 : [http://www.kanaflex.co.jp/cm/index.html Kanaflex] (Kanaflex Corporation)

Magazine column

* 2007 : Keytan Hakusho ( [http://blog.television.co.jp/magazine/weekly/browse/ Weekly The Television] )

CD

*2004 : "Sakura Fubuki" ("Cherry Blossom Storm")/"Hoshi Furu Yoake" ("Stars Fall at Dawn") (as Rei Hino)

Awards

*2008 : 55th The Television Drama Academy Awards: Special Award [cite news
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title =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〜
work =Weekly the Television
pages =31
language=Japanese
publisher=Kadokawa
date =2008-03-07
url = ]

References

External links

* [http://official.stardust.co.jp/keiko/ Official Website]
* [http://star-studio.jp/kitagawa-keiko/ Official Blog]
* [http://www.galacticparadise.net/itsumo_keikok/ Itsumo: Keiko Kitagawa]
* [http://www.lovekeiko.info Love Keiko]
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