Kazuki Kitamura Explained

is a Japanese film and television actor^[2] 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.^{[3] [4]}

Selected filmography

Film

• Yuki no Concerto (1991)
• (1996) as Kubo
• Tenzen Shoujo Man (天然少女　萬) (1996)
• (1997) as Sada
• (1997) as Hideyuki Sakata
• Mukokuseki no otoko: Chi no shûkaku (1997)
• Romantikku mania (1997) as Ujiie
• (1997)
• Joker (1998) as Hisao
• (1998) as Sada
• (1999) as Tsuda
• (1999) as Yasuharu Nishikawa
• (1999) as Yoji
• (1999) as Ryuichi
• (1999) as Akira
• (1999)
• (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)
• (2003) as Kanbê Inoue
• (2003) as Tamori
• Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003) as Kenji
• (2003) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88
• (2003)
• (2003)
• Kyô no dekigoto (2003) as Surfer
• (2004) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88
• Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Gekijōban (2004) (segment "Omoi!")
• (2004) as Yoshio Motoyama
• (2004) as The Controller of Planet X
• Atarashii kaze - Wakaki hi no Yoda Benzo (2004) as Benzo Yoda
• (2005) as Kanbê Inoue
• (2005) as Shichibe Iinuma
• Nureta akai ito (2005) as Shigeru
• Maze (2006)
• So-Run Movie (2006)
• (2006)
• (2006) as Masahiko Sawai
• (2006) as Chojuro Kaneko
• (2007) as Kazuma Kiryu
• (2007) as Doctor
• Kaze no sotogawa (2007)
• Dôsôkai (2008)
• Jirochô sangokushi (2008)
• Suspect X (2008) as Shunpei Kusanagi^[5]
• (2009) as Chi Edajima
• Eo-ddeon bang-moon (2009)
• Killer VirginRoad (2009) as Michio Keizan
• Acacia (2009)
• (2010)
• (2011)^[6] as Sunil
• Speed Angels (極速天使) (2011) as Asano / Onidaka
• (2012)^[7] as Ceionius
• Bakugyaku Familia (2012) as Yuji natsume
• Nihon no higeki (2012)
• (2012)^[8] as Akinori Natsume
• (2013)^[9] as Shinji
• Jongeun Chingoodeul (2013) as Tatsuya
• (2013) as Shunpei Kusanagi
• (2013)^[10] as Shunichi Sawa
• (2013, part 1, 2)^[11]
• The Trick Movie: The Last Stage (2014)
• Killers (2014) as Nomura
• The Raid 2 (2014) as Ryuichi
• (2014) as Madarame Kyutaro
• Thermae Romae II (2014)^[12] as Ceionius
• Man From Reno (2014) as Akira
• (2014)^[13] as Takeshi Hirokawa
• (2015)^[14] 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
• Last Winter, We Parted (2018) as Yoshiki Kobayashi
• Pretty Cure Super Stars! (2018) as Usobakka (voice)
• Million Dollar Man (2018) as Momose
• (2019) as Yasukawa Jiro
• (2021) as Tatsumi^[15]
• (2021) as Tatsumi^[15]
• Signal the Movie (2021) as Takeshi Ōyama
• The Supporting Actors: The Movie (2021) as himself^[16]
• (2021) as Watanabe no Tsuna^[17]
• Silent Parade (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi^[18]
• Hell Dogs (2022) as Tsutomu Toki^[19]
• (2023) as Gonzo Kosugi^[20]
• From the End of the World (2023)^[21]
• Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love (2023)^[22]
• Don't Lose Your Head! (2024) as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi^[23]
• Let's Go Karaoke! (2024), yakuza boss^[24]
• Gold Boy (2024)^[25]
• The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024), Koremune no Korekuni^[26]
• Muromachi Outsiders (2025), Nawa^[27]

TV dramas

• (NTV, 1998, Main Cast)
• (NTV, 1999, Supporting Role)
• (NTV, 2000, Supporting Role)
• (NTV, 2000) as Grey Won
• (Fuji TV, 2000) as Shōta Honma
• (NHK, 2001, Taira no Yoritsuna)
• (Fuji TV, 2001, TV Movie) as Shōgo Okino
• Episode 11 (Fuji TV, 2002) as Shinzaburō
• (Fuji TV, 2003) as Joji Manabe
• (NTV, 2003) as Kōsuke Kanda
• (Fuji TV, 2003) as Tokugawa Iesada
• (Fuji TV, 2006) as Gunji Kirishima
• (TBS, 2006) as Seiya
• (Fuji TV, 2006) as Maesono
• (TBS, 2006) as Takeshi Nakagomi
• (NTV, 2006) as Hatano
• Bambino! (NTV, 2007) as Reiji Yona
• Galileo (2007) as Shunpei Kusanagi^[28]
• Team Medical Dragon 2 (Fuji TV, 2007) as Gunji Kirishima
• Tenchijin (2009) as Kagekatsu Uesugi^[29]
• Yokai Ningen Bem (2011), Akinori Natsume^[30]
• 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
• (2015) as Kakeru Mikajima^[31]
• Ishitsubute (2017)
• Signal (2018)^[32]
• Folklore "Tatami" (2018)
• Ōoku the Final (2019) as Tokugawa Muneharu
• Scarlet (2019–20)
• The Return (2020) as Jōji Kawahara
• North Light (2020)^[33]
• Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange (2021), Mitsuo Kawahara^[34]
• Okehazama (2021), Oda Nobuhide^[35]
• The Forbidden Magic (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi^[36]
• Born to Be On Air! (2023) as Kanetsugu Matō^[37]
• Tokyo Swindlers (2024)^[38]
• Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc (2024) as Shirosuke Inudō^[39]
• La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024) as Sosuke Akashi^[40]

Dubbing

• Aladdin, Jafar (Marwan Kenzari)^[41]

External links

• Kazuki Kitamura official web site
  • http://kazuki.fanmo.jp/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kitamura Kazuki divorces his wife after 19 years. 2015-05-31. 2012-11-14. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
2. Web site: Kazuki Kitamura Profile. 2015-05-31. oricon ME inc.. ja.
3. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/21-1999/21_1999_shou.html . ja:第２１回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９９年日本映画個人賞. 2010-12-13. ja. Yokohama Film Festival.
4. Web site: JAPAN CUTS 2014 Special Guests . www.japansociety.org . 2016-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160430070350/http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/film/japan-cuts-2014/special-guests . 2016-04-30 .
5. Web site: 容疑者Xの献身. May 9, 2024. eiga.com.
6. Web site: Cast of Ohno Satoshi's "Kaibutsu-kun" is now in India!. 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
7. Web site: Cast of "Thermae Romae" attends an opening event at TOHO Cinemas. 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
8. Web site: Cast members of 'Yokai Ningen Bem' attend the pre-screening event. 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
9. Web site: Sato Eriko and Kitamura Kazuki to star in the hard-boiled thriller 'Night People'. 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
10. Web site: Popular drama 'ATARU' to be continued with a movie. 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
11. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/78007/. ja:劇場版 SPEC 結（クローズ） 漸（ゼン）ノ篇. 2015-05-31. eiga.com inc.. ja.
12. Web site: 'Thermae Romae II' announced for Golden Week 2014. 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
13. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/79555/. ja:寄生獣. 2015-05-31. eiga.com inc.. ja.
14. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/79556/. ja:寄生獣 完結編. 2015-05-31. eiga.com inc.. ja.
15. Web site: 『るろ剣』辰巳役・北村一輝のキャスティング理由！大友啓史監督が明かす. April 28, 2024. Cinematoday.
16. Web site: 映画「バイプレイヤーズ」の新キャスト8名解禁！有村架純、天海祐希、役所広司ら. February 4, 2021. Natalie.
17. Web site: 北村一輝＆松嶋菜々子＆柄本明『妖怪大戦争』人間キャスト発表. March 25, 2021. Cinema Cafe.
18. Web site: 福山雅治、ガリレオ新作『沈黙のパレード』が来年公開！柴咲コウ、北村一輝も再集結. July 15, 2021. Cinematoday.
19. Web site: 松岡茉優がボスの愛人役、北村一輝＆大竹しのぶも出演『ヘルドッグス』. April 4, 2022. eiga.com.
20. Web site: ゾン100 ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと. September 6, 2022. eiga.com.
21. Web site: 世界の終わりから. February 3, 2023. eiga.com.
22. Web site: 「翔んで埼玉」続編に北村一輝、山本高広、川上千尋、くわばたりえ、本多力らが出演. November 20, 2023. Natalie.
23. Web site: 身代わり忠臣蔵. August 7, 2023. eiga.com.
24. Web site: カラオケ行こ！. September 1, 2023. eiga.com.
25. Web site: 岡田将生の主演作「ゴールド・ボーイ」に黒木華、松井玲奈、北村一輝、江口洋介が出演. October 29, 2023. Natalie.
26. Web site: 陰陽師0. December 7, 2023. eiga.com.
27. Web site: 映画『室町無頼』2025年1月公開へ "蓮田兵衛"大泉洋、長尾謙杜ら率いて立ち上がる【あらすじ&役どころあり】. February 11, 2024. Oricon.
28. Web site: Fukuyama Masaharu to star in "Galileo" sequel drama. 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
29. Web site: 天地人. June 14, 2024. Haiyaku Jiten.
30. Web site: Kamenashi Kazuya, Anne, and Suzuki Fuku to sing the opening theme for "Yokai Ningen Bem". 2015-05-31. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
31. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2049731/full/. ja:大島優子主演『ヤメゴク』相棒刑事役に北村一輝 . 2015-05-31. oricon ME inc.. ja.
32. Web site: 坂口健太郎主演連ドラで8年ぶり刑事役 北村一輝、渡部篤郎も. Mainichi. 2018-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180301225034/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180227/dyo/00m/200/023000c. 2018-03-01. dead.
33. Web site: 原作・横山秀夫 土曜ドラマ「ノースライト」制作開始！. October 26, 2020. NHK.
34. Web site: 綾瀬はるか×高橋一生『天国と地獄 ～サイコな2人～』2021年1月放送 脚本は森下佳子が担当. November 6, 2020. Real Sound.
35. Web site: 竹中直人、中尾明慶、北村一輝がドラマ「桶狭間」参加、信長役・市川海老蔵と共演. February 4, 2021. Natalie.
36. Web site: 福山雅治主演『ガリレオ』、完全新作SPドラマ放送決定 共演に新木優子＆北村一輝. August 3, 2022. Crank-in!.
37. Web site: ドラマ「波よ聞いてくれ」4月21日放送スタート、北村一輝・片寄涼太・原菜乃華ら出演. March 6, 2023. Natalie.
38. Web site: 綾野剛×豊川悦司「地面師たち」に北村一輝、小池栄子、ピエール瀧、染谷将太ら出演. June 14, 2024. Natalie.
39. Web site: 「ゴールデンカムイ」北村一輝が規律の鬼・犬童四郎助役、特殊メイクは毎日3時間以上. 17 August 2024. Natalie.
40. Web site: 木村拓哉主演のスペシャルドラマ「グランメゾン東京」放送日決定、ゲストは窪田正孝・北村一輝 . natalie . 2024-10-18 . Japanese . 2024-10-16.
41. Web site: アラジン（実写）. January 5, 2023. The Cinema.