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ヨコハマ物語 (2013)
Character: Nanami Matsuura
25-year-old Nanami is managing an amateur band. She is broke, cannot pay her rent, and the singer has run off. Yoshinori is 65. His wife dies the day before his retirement. Having suddenly lost everything, he becomes desperate. After the two accidentally meet, Nanami moves into Yoshinori's place and invites a few other people to become their flatmates – the beginning of an extraordinary life together.
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おしょりん (2023)
Character: N/A
In 1905, in the village of Asotsu, Fukui prefecture. Gozaemon Masunaga was struggling to establish industry in the area. At that time, his younger brother, Kohachi, proposed manufacturing eyeglass frames in the village. Amid fierce opposition from the villagers, the two begin a difficult journey together. This is the story of two brothers who changed the world with their glasses.
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北乃きい ミスマガジン (2005)
Character: Self
An image DVD of Kie Kitano, who was selected as the 2005 Grand Prix winner of the "Miss Magazine" contest at 14 years old. She is the youngest person in the event's history to win the Grand Prix Award. "Miss Magazine" is known as the gateway to becoming a gravure idol.
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24時間女優－待つ女－ 北乃きい×山本透 (2013)
Character: N/A
The third episode of "24時間女優-待つ女" titled "Kie Kitano x Toru Yamamoto," aired on Hikari TV, in November 22, 2013. This 8 minute short drama was born from a serious collaboration between the actress and the director. In the grounds of a shrine, where the scent of autumn fills the air, a girl in a school uniform (Kie Kitano) sits on a bench, reading an old poetry collection. As she is lost in the beautiful world of poetry, she is interrupted by the voice of a rough-mannered man, that says "Hey, let's play..."
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幸福な食卓 (2007)
Character: Sawako Nakahara
On the first day of school for third-year junior high student Nakahara Sawako (Kitano Kie), her father (Haba Yuichi, Off Balance) announces that he is quitting his teaching position and absolving from all parental responsibilities. For Sawako, this is only the latest episode in her family's parade of problems. Three years ago her father attempted suicide, and since then, things haven't been quite the same, with her mother (Ishida Yuriko, Miracle in Four Days) moving out and her studious older brother (Hiaraoka Yuta, Be With You) giving up school. Amidst the family drama, Sawako finds her own balance, working hard in school and developing a romance with cheerful transfer student Oura (Katusji Ryo, Aegis). But more obstacles lie ahead, changes that will throw her already fragile life further awry.
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ツナガルココロ 3 LOVE STORIES (2008)
Character: N/A
An anthology drama starring Kie Kitano. It depicts romance, friendship, and family love that a 17-year-old girl encounters through her cell phone. It includes three stories.
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ノロイエ 報道捜査最前線より (2005)
Character: N/A
The forbidden horror that everyone involved is keeping their mouths shut about Now, we break the seal and ask you. - Is this the truth...?
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北乃きい 北乃日記 (2008)
Character: Self
From the summer of 2007, immediately after the filming for Fuji TV drama "Life" ended, how did Kie Kitano spend the six months until her 17th birthday, and what was she thinking? To capture her true self, this DVD provides complete coverage of her trip to various locations, including Shanghai: China, Tokyo, Vietnam, Hokkaido, and her return to Osaka. It also includes comtemplative no-dialogue short segments. On this DVD, you can discover an interesting and carismatic side of actress Kie Kitano.
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北乃きい「Oops!」 (2006)
Character: Self
The second DVD released on Kie Kitano's 15th birthday. Filmed on location on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
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予告殺人 (2019)
Character: Tachibana Shiori
Japanese adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced.
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スピードマスター (2007)
Character: Mahiro Sakurai
Hayato Akaboshi quits racing cars and settles in a village when he accidentally kills another driver. He works at a garage and turns its fortunes around, making the owner of another garage jealous.
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ケンとメリー 雨あがりの夜空に (2013)
Character: Midori
Ken Katakura (Naoto Takenaka) has worked as a salaryman for the past 25 years. He's on his way to Malaysia to stop his daughter's wedding. Unfortunately for Ken, the plane makes an emergency landing in a remote part of Malaysia, far from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur where he needs to go. With only 2 days left until his daughter marries, Ken looks for a way to get to Kuala Lumpur. Ken then comes across an odd Chinese truck driver named "Mary" and, with his help, sets out for Kuala Lumpur.
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コドモ警察 (2013)
Character: N/A
Detectives in the special investigation team in Kanagawa go after criminal organization "Red Venius," based out of Yokohama. While pursuing the gang, the detectives turn into children due to exposure to a special gas. Dekachou (Fuku Suzuki) and the other detectives continue their investigation via an order from the National Police Agency. "Red Venius" then gives notice that they will they will assassinate the President of Tadzhikistan in Japan.
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世にも奇妙な物語 ～2008春の特別編～ (2008)
Character: N/A
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2008 Spring Special" presents five tales.
1. Sakki Yori mo Ii Hito - starring Ito Hideaki.
2. Kore……Mite…… - starring Toda Erika.
3. Hinodedori Shouten Machi Ikiiki Day - starring Funakoshi Eiichiro.
4. Sukitōtta Tsuitachi - starring Kitano Kie.
5. Flashback - starring Sakai Masato.
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ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 千年呪い歌 (2008)
Character: Kaede Hiramoto
Young women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of the Cage Song before they vanish into thin air. Kitaro and his friends investigate these mysterious cases when they meet Kaede Hiramoto, a high school girl who finds herself involved in this mystery. With the help from the librarian of Yokai Library, they find out that the curse was caused by an evil Yokai that was released from 1,000 years of sealing. To save Kaede, they are to gather the 5 ancient musical instruments and perform the ritual to seal the evil Yokai again, which has to be done within 48 hours!
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ユビサキから世界を (2006)
Character: Uta
The stage is a local city. Four good classmates, who had problems such as family problems and pregnancy, were suddenly planning a group suicide because they were tired of hopeless days and boring classes. That night. The hearts of the four people who started to be conscious of death became less and less time to commit suicide are starting to change slightly.
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ダブル・ミーニング〜Yes or No? (2013)
Character: Akira Mochizuki
A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with potentially deadly outcomes.
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ハルフウェイ (2009)
Character: Hiro Konno
In this high school romance Hiro is dismayed to learn her new love Shu will be going away to college in Tokyo. She asks him not to go.
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鬼平犯科帳 老盗の夢 (2025)
Character: N/A
Master thief Kinosuke arrives in Edo to pull off one final heist for a tea-server who resembles his long-lost love, while Hasegawa Heizo’s spy Kumehachi tries to stop him, only to be exposed and trapped alongside the thief by Kinosuke's own crew.
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家政婦は見た！ (2014)
Character: Akemi Nakamura
Nobuko Sawaguchi is a surly, unattractive housekeeper in her mid-thirties. However, in actuality, she is a beautiful woman, but she hides this fact using her makeup because of a traumatic past experience. One day Nobuko is sent to housekeep for the Uehara family, known for its tremendous wealth. In the Uehara family, there is a massive quarrel over each member’s future succession and inheritance. In the middle of this hectic situation, Nobuko is asked by the daughter called Akemi to protect her.
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チェブラーシカ (2010)
Character: Masha (voice)
Crocodile Gena works in a zoo - a crocodile. Every evening he returns home to his lonely apartment. Finally he tired of playing with himself in chess, and Gene decides to make friends. On the ads pasted around the city, responding animals and people. First comes a girl with a homeless puppy Gal, followed by the Cheburashka...
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僕は友達が少ない (2014)
Character: Yozora Mikazuki
Second year high school student Kodaka Hasegawa has transferred to his new school about a month ago, but he still hasn't made any friends. Kodaka Hasegawa was born from a Japanese father and a British mother. Because of his appearance, people think Kodaka Hasegawa is a troubled kid. One day, Kodaka Hasegawa sees classmate Yozora Mikazuki pleasantly talking to herself. Kodaka Hasegawa talks with her about how to make friends. To make friends, Yozora Mikazuki decides to form the Neighbor's Club and forces Kodaka to enroll in the club.
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ラブファイト (2008)
Character: Aki Nishimura
Minoru has spent most of his life being protected by his spunky female best friend Aki. Fed up, he decides to take up boxing. However, just as he manages to get stronger than Aki she becomes obsessed with boxing herself.
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アンフェア the special～ダブル・ミーニング 二重定義 (2011)
Character: Akira Mochizuki
A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' Just as a girl asks the team for help finding her missing father, a man calls to say he has four hostages and makes a cryptic request.
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BANDAGE バンデイジ (2010)
Character: Asako Suzuki
Set in the 1990s during Japan's "band boom" era, the film tells the tale of a girl in high school, Asako, who goes to a concert and meets Natsu, vocalist of the new band LANDS. Asako ends up being the band manager, but as the band's popularity starts to soar, the band's friendship begins to suffer.
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武士道シックスティーン (2010)
Character: Sanae Nishogi
Kaori is an intense kendo fighter who has been training since she was young. Sanae is a girl who has only participated in kendo casually, but somehow manages to beat Kaori in the final tournament of junior high school. Although Sanae doesn’t particularly care about it, Kaori holds a grudge, setting up a rivalry that bleeds over into high school.
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犬とあなたの物語 いぬのえいが (2011)
Character: Natsuko
A series of short stories explore the connection of love between dogs and people.
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先生と迷い猫 (2015)
Character: Mayumi Matsukawa
Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to be visiting the altar Kyoichi has set up for his deceased wife. While uncomfortable with the cat and its visits, he nonetheless takes up a search when Mii goes missing. The endeavour connects him with the town's folk and reveals that he is not alone.
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小ぬか雨 (2017)
Character: Osumi
Having lost her parents at a young age, Osumi was taken in by her uncle, who ran a shoe shop, and grew up without ever experiencing happiness or a sense of joy. Against her will, she was betrothed to a rough-mannered clog maker named Katsuzo, and she lived a gloomy life. Then one night, a stranger named Shinshichi suddenly bursts into her home, where she lives alone, and begs her to hide him. As she reluctantly takes in this man with a mysterious past, Osumi gradually begins to feel a flutter in her heart.
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アンフェア the special ダブル・ミーニング〜連鎖 (2015)
Character: N/A
Akira Mochizuki survived a kidnapping as a child. Now, she's a detective, and there are signs that the kidnapper may be back again after 20 years.
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トイレの神様 (2011)
Character: N/A
Kana Uemura's song "Toilet no Kamisama" turned into a 2-hour drama special on TBS. The song, which is nearly 10 minutes in length, tells of Uemura's relationship with her grandmother, from her childhood to her grandmother's death.
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爆心長崎の空 (2013)
Character: Kiyomi Kadota
Film adaptation of an original story from Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum Director and Akutagawa Prize winner Yuichi Seirai, directed by Taro Hyugaji, who made the live-action version of Grave of the Fireflies. Depicts the fateful encounter between a daughter whose mother has died and a mother whose daughter has died. Jazz pianist Makoto Ozone makes his debut as a film composer.
University student Kiyomi (Kie Kitano) is wracked by guilt after her mother dies of a heart attack the night they have an argument. Meanwhile, Saori (Izumi Inamori) finds out she is pregnant, but her daughter died a year before, and she is terrified of losing another child.
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北乃きい 「きたのふりぃ」 (2009)
Character: Self
This is the final gravure photoshoot of Kie Kitano, who won the Miss Magazine 2005 Grand Prix at the age of 14 and is now active as an actress. It showcases her first trip to Scandinavia and her homestay experience, as she reflects on herself, she makes the decision to pursue a career as an actress, marking a significant milestone in her life.
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TAP THE LAST SHOW (2017)
Character: N/A
Shinjiro Watari, a former tap dancer, plays the lead as a dancer who is forced into retirement following an accident while on stage. He tries his hand at Directing, but struggles to make the transition. Shinjiro turns to alcohol to cope with his plight. But when the manager of a theater being closed down turns to Shinjiro to direct its final performance, he works with a group young dancers and in the process learns a few things about himself. The movie is very well done and worth the price of admission. A view into the Japanese dancing world, as well as Japanese society.
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더 테너 리리코 스핀토 (2014)
Character: Shinohara Misaki
The talented Korean tenor, Bae, who penetrate the audience's hears through his delicate and powerful singing, is on the rise to stardom at the European opera scene. Sawada, a Japanese music producer, is searching for a new tenor for an upcoming performance. He watches a performance of Bae and invites him to Japan, which marks the beginning of friendship. But, the thyroid cancer strikes Bae. During an operation, the nerves of his vocal cords has be cut due to the widely spread cancer. Unfortunately, Ba ends up losing his voice at the peak of his career. Sawada cant's stand to watch Bae's miserable so he starts to look for a solution.
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上京ものがたり (2013)
Character: Natsumi Takahara
Natsumi (Kie Kitano) moves to Tokyo to enter a fine arts university. In Tokyo, Natsumi meets Ryosuke and they soon become a couple. Ryosuke is a good person, but he doesn't have a job. Every day he just loafs around. To pay for her living expenses, Natsumi begins work at bar. Natsumi and Ryosuke become estranged from each other. They decide to break up. Natsumi's book is finally published.
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