Kazuki Kitamura (北村 一輝, Kitamura Kazuki, born July 17, 1969) is a Japanese film and television actor[1] who won the award for best supporting actor at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for Minazuki, Kyohansha and Kanzen-naru shiiku as well as the CUT ABOVE Award for Excellence in Film at JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film in New York in 2014.[2][3]
Personal life
In 1993, Kitamura married a non-celebrity woman. In 1994, their only child, actor Shousei Kitamura, was born. In 2012, Kitamura confirmed through his agency that he had divorced his wife of nineteen years.[4]
On December 27, 2019, he announced his second marriage, again to a non-celebrity woman.[5]
Selected filmography
Film
- Yuki no Concerto (1991)
- The Way to Fight (喧嘩の花道) (1996) as Kubo
- Tenzen Shoujo Man (天然少女 萬) (1996)
- Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (岸和田少年愚連隊 血煙り純情篇) (1997) as Sada
- Onibi (鬼火) (1997) as Hideyuki Sakata
- Mukokuseki no otoko: Chi no shûkaku (1997)
- Romantikku mania (1997) as Ujiie
- The Eel (うなぎ) (1997)
- Joker (1998) as Hisao
- Andromedia (アンドロメディア) (1998) as Sada
- Kanzen-naru shiiku (完全なる飼育) (1999) as Tsuda
- Kyohansha (共犯者) (1999) as Yasuharu Nishikawa
- Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (海賊版) (1999) as Yoji
- Ley Lines (日本黒社会 LEY LINES) (1999) as Ryuichi
- Minazuki (皆月) (1999) as Akira
- Dead or Alive (DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者) (1999)
- Freeze Me (フリーズ・ミー) (2000) as Noboru Hirokawa
- Himawari (2000) as Shinji Sasahara
- Swing Man (2000) as Kazuki Kitaoka
- Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai: Yakyudan (2000)
- Rendan (2001) as Ohsawa
- Man-hole (2001) as Shin'ichi Yoshioka
- Turn (2001) as Kakizaki Kiyotaka
- Chinpira (2001)
- Bastoni: The Stick Handlers (2002)
- Onna kunishuu ikki (2002)
- Jam Films (2002) (segment "The Messenger - Requiem for the Dead")
- Yurusarezaru mono (2003)
- Azumi (あずみ) (2003) as Kanbê Inoue
- 9 Souls (ナイン・ソウルズ) (2003) as Tamori
- Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003) as Kenji
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88
- Sky High (スカイハイ劇場版) (2003)
- The Man In White (許されざる者) (2003)
- Kyô no dekigoto (2003) as Surfer
- Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88
- Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Gekijōban (2004) (segment "Omoi!")
- Blood and Bones (血と骨) (2004) as Yoshio Motoyama
- Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ FINAL WARS) (2004) as The Controller of Planet X
- Atarashii kaze - Wakaki hi no Yoda Benzo (2004) as Benzo Yoda
- Azumi 2: Death or Love (あずみ2 Death or Love) (2005) as Kanbê Inoue
- Sengoku Jieitai 1549 (戦国自衛隊1549) (2005) as Shichibe Iinuma
- Nureta akai ito (2005) as Shigeru
- Maze (2006)
- So-Run Movie (2006)
- Tokyo Friends: The Movie (東京フレンズ The Movie) (2006)
- Hanada Shōnen-shi (花田少年史 幽霊と秘密のトンネル) (2006) as Masahiko Sawai
- Oh! Oku (大奥) (2006) as Chojuro Kaneko
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (龍が如く 劇場版) (2007) as Kazuma Kiryu
- Maiko Haaaan!!! (舞妓Haaaan!!!) (2007) as Doctor
- Kaze no sotogawa (2007)
- Dôsôkai (2008)
- Jirochô sangokushi (2008)
- Suspect X (2008) as Shunpei Kusanagi[6]
- Donjū (鈍獣) (2009) as Chi Edajima
- Eo-ddeon bang-moon (2009)
- Killer VirginRoad (2009) as Michio Keizan
- Acacia (2009)
- Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト) (2010)
- Kaibutsu-kun (映画 怪物くん) (2011)[7] as Sunil
- Speed Angels (極速天使) (2011) as Asano / Onidaka
- Thermae Romae (テルマエ・ロマエ) (2012)[8] as Ceionius
- Bakugyaku Familia (2012) as Yuji natsume
- Nihon no higeki (2012)
- Yokai Ningen Bem (妖怪人間べム) (2012)[9] as Akinori Natsume
- Night People (ナイトピープル) (2013)[10] as Shinji
- Jongeun Chingoodeul (2013) as Tatsuya
- Midsummer's Equation (真夏の方程式) (2013) as Shunpei Kusanagi
- Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill (劇場版 Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill) (2013)[11] as Shunichi Sawa
- SPEC: Close (2013, part 1, 2)[12]
- The Trick Movie: The Last Stage (2014)
- Killers (2014) as Nomura
- The Raid 2 (2014) as Ryuichi
- Nekozamurai (猫侍) (2014) as Madarame Kyutaro
- Thermae Romae II (2014)[13] as Ceionius
- Man From Reno (2014) as Akira
- Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)[14] as Takeshi Hirokawa
- Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)[15] as Takeshi Hirokawa
- Neko zamurai: Minami no shima e iku (2015) as Kyutaro Madarame
- AIBOU: The Movie IV (2017)
- Blade of the Immortal (2017) as Sabato Kuroi
- The Scythian Lamb (2017) as Katsushi sugiyama
- The 8-Year Engagement (2017) as Shibata
- Color Me True (2018) as Ryunosuke Shundo[16]
- Last Winter, We Parted (2018) as Yoshiki Kobayashi
- Pretty Cure Super Stars! (2018) as Usobakka (voice)
- Million Dollar Man (2018) as Momose
- The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) as Yasukawa Jiro
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) as Tatsumi[17]
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) as Tatsumi[17]
- Signal the Movie (2021) as Takeshi Ōyama
- The Supporting Actors: The Movie (2021) as himself[18]
- The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021) as Watanabe no Tsuna[19]
- Silent Parade (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi[20]
- Hell Dogs (2022) as Tsutomu Toki[21]
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) as Gonzo Kosugi[22]
- From the End of the World (2023)[23]
- Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love (2023)[24]
- Don't Lose Your Head! (2024) as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi[25]
- Let's Go Karaoke! (2024), yakuza boss[26]
- Gold Boy (2024)[27]
- The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024), Koremune no Korekuni[28]
- Muromachi Outsiders (2025), Nawa[29]
- Golden Kamuy: The Movie 2 (TBA), Shirosuke Inudō[40][30]
TV dramas
- Kiseki no Hito (奇跡の人) (NTV, 1998, Main Cast)
- Border (ボーダー) (NTV, 1999, Supporting Role)
- Cinderella wa Nemuranai (シンデレラは眠らない) (NTV, 2000, Supporting Role)
- Limit: Moshimo Wagako Ga (リミットもしも,わが子が...) (NTV, 2000) as Grey Won
- Kamisama no Itazura (神様のいたずら) (Fuji TV, 2000) as Shōta Honma
- Hojo Tokimune (北条時宗) (NHK, 2001, Taira no Yoritsuna)[31]
- Suiyoubi no Jouji (水曜日の情事) (Fuji TV, 2001, TV Movie) as Shōgo Okino
- Kaidan Hyaku Monogatari (怪談百物語) Episode 11 (Fuji TV, 2002) as Shinzaburō
- Haru Ranman (春ランマン) (Fuji TV, 2003) as Joji Manabe
- Tantei Kazoku (探偵家族) (NTV, 2003) as Kōsuke Kanda
- Ōoku (大奥) (Fuji TV, 2003) as Tokugawa Iesada
- Team Medical Dragon (医龍-Team Medical Dragon-) (Fuji TV, 2006) as Gunji Kirishima
- Night King (夜王～YAOH～) (TBS, 2006) as Seiya
- Densha Otoko Deluxe (電車男DX 最後の聖戦) (Fuji TV, 2006) as Maesono
- Akihabara@DEEP (アキハバラ@DEEP) (TBS, 2006) as Takeshi Nakagomi
- 14-sai no Haha: Aisuru tame ni Umaretekita (14才の母 ～愛するために生まれてきた～) (NTV, 2006) as Hatano
- Bambino! (NTV, 2007) as Reiji Yona
- Galileo (2007) as Shunpei Kusanagi[32]
- Team Medical Dragon 2 (Fuji TV, 2007) as Gunji Kirishima
- Tenchijin (2009) as Kagekatsu Uesugi[33]
- Yokai Ningen Bem (2011), Akinori Natsume[34]
- Galileo 2 (2013) as Shunpei Kusanagi
- Hirugao (2014) as Osamu Katō
- Kindaichi Case Files SP 2 - Gate of Jail Private School Murder Case (NTV, 2014) as Takayuki Ujie
- Hamon (2015) as Yasuhiko Kuwahara
- Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu (2015) as Kakeru Mikajima[35]
- Ishitsubute (2017)
- Signal (2018)[36]
- Folklore "Tatami" (2018)
- Ōoku the Final (2019) as Tokugawa Muneharu
- Scarlet (2019–20)[37]
- The Return (2020) as Jōji Kawahara
- North Light (2020)[38]
- Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange (2021), Mitsuo Kawahara[39]
- Okehazama (2021), Oda Nobuhide[40]
- The Forbidden Magic (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi[41]
- Born to Be On Air! (2023) as Kanetsugu Matō[42]
- Tokyo Swindlers (2024)[43]
- Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido (2024) as Shirosuke Inudō[44]
- La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024) as Sosuke Akashi[45]
Dubbing
- Aladdin (2019), Jafar (Marwan Kenzari)[46]
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External links
- Kazuki Kitamura official web site (in Japanese)
- Kazuki Kitamura at IMDb
- [1] (in Japanese)
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