Kazuki Kitamura
Japanese actor (born 1969)
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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]
Born
July 17, 1969
Yasushi Kitamura (北村 康)
July 17, 1969
Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1991–present
AgentFrom First Production
Kazuki Kitamura | |
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北村 一輝 | |
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| Born | Yasushi Kitamura (北村 康) July 17, 1969 Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Agent | From First Production |
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| Children | Shousei Kitamura |
| Website | www |
Personal life
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 (1999) as Tsuda
- Kyohansha (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 (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 (2003) as Kanbê Inoue
- 9 Souls (2003) as Tamori
- Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003) as Kenji
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88[6]
- 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[6]
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88[6]
- 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 (2007) as Kazuma Kiryu
- Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007) as Doctor
- Kaze no sotogawa (2007)
- Dôsôkai (2008)
- Jirochô sangokushi (2008)
- Suspect X (2008) as Shunpei Kusanagi[7]
- Donjū (鈍獣) (2009) as Chi Edajima
- Eo-ddeon bang-moon (2009)
- Killer VirginRoad (2009) as Michio Keizan
- Acacia (2009)
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
- Kaibutsu-kun (2011)[8] as Sunil
- Speed Angels (2011) as Asano / Onidaka
- Thermae Romae (2012)[9] as Ceionius
- Bakugyaku Familia (2012) as Yuji natsume
- Nihon no higeki (2012)
- Yokai Ningen Bem (2012)[10] as Akinori Natsume
- Night People (ナイトピープル) (2013)[11] as Shinji
- Jongeun Chingoodeul (2013) as Tatsuya
- Midsummer's Equation (2013) as Shunpei Kusanagi[12]
- Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill (劇場版 Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill) (2013)[13] as Shunichi Sawa
- SPEC: Close (2013, part 1, 2)[14]
- 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)[15] as Ceionius
- Man From Reno (2014) as Akira
- Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)[16] as Takeshi Hirokawa
- Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)[17] 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[18]
- Last Winter, We Parted (2018) as Yoshiki Kobayashi[19]
- 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[20]
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) as Tatsumi[20]
- Signal the Movie (2021) as Takeshi Ōyama
- The Supporting Actors: The Movie (2021) as himself[21]
- The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021) as Watanabe no Tsuna[22]
- Silent Parade (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi[23]
- Hell Dogs (2022) as Tsutomu Toki[24]
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) as Gonzo Kosugi[25]
- From the End of the World (2023)[26]
- Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love (2023)[27]
- Don't Lose Your Head! (2024) as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi[28]
- Let's Go Karaoke! (2024), yakuza boss[29]
- Gold Boy (2024)[30]
- The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024), Koremune no Korekuni[31]
- Muromachi Outsiders (2025), Nawa[32]
- Sham (2025)[33]
- They Call Him OG (2025), Yakuza leader Kazao[34]
- Golden Kamuy: Assault on Abashiri Prison (2026), Shirosuke Inudō[35]
- Yakushima's Illusion (2026), Ryoji[36]
- Samurai Vengeance (2026), Sakube[37]
Television
- Kiseki no Hito (奇跡の人) (1998)
- Border (1999)
- Cinderella wa Nemuranai (シンデレラは眠らない) (2000)
- Limit: Moshimo Wagako Ga (リミットもしも,わが子が...) (2000) as Grey Won
- Kamisama no Itazura (神様のいたずら) (2000) as Shōta Honma
- Hojo Tokimune (北条時宗) (2001, Taira no Yoritsuna)[38]
- Suiyoubi no Jouji (水曜日の情事) (TV Movie) as Shōgo Okino
- Kaidan Hyaku Monogatari (怪談百物語) Episode 11 (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[39]
- 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) (2006) as Takeshi Nakagomi
- Mother at Fourteen (2006) as Hatano
- Bambino! (2007) as Reiji Yona
- Galileo (2007) as Shunpei Kusanagi[40]
- Team Medical Dragon 2 (2007) as Gunji Kirishima
- Tenchijin (2009) as Kagekatsu Uesugi[41]
- Yokai Ningen Bem (2011), Akinori Natsume[42]
- 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[43]
- Ishitsubute (2017)
- Signal (2018)[44]
- Folklore "Tatami" (2018)
- Ōoku the Final (2019) as Tokugawa Muneharu
- Scarlet (2019–20)[45]
- The Return (2020) as Jōji Kawahara
- North Light (2020)[46]
- Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange (2021), Mitsuo Kawahara[47]
- Okehazama (2021), Oda Nobuhide[48]
- The Forbidden Magic (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi[49]
- Born to Be On Air! (2023) as Kanetsugu Matō[50]
- Tokyo Swindlers (2024)[51]
- Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido (2024) as Shirosuke Inudō[52]
- La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024) as Sosuke Akashi[53]
- Unbound (2025) as Motoori Norinaga[54]
- The Scent of the Wind (2026) as Shin'emon Ichinose[55]
Dubbing
- Aladdin (2019), Jafar (Marwan Kenzari)[56]