Kii Kitano (北乃 きい Kitano Kii?, born on March 15, 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture)[1] is a gravure idol and an actress in Japan. She is under the Foster agency. Her real name is not disclosed. Her main hobbies include shopping and playing piano.[1][2] Her favourite foods are melon,[2] nattō, moyashi, galbi, tamago kake gohan and fried prawn. Kitano's manager chose to call her Kitano Kii because her manager thought she had an image of yellow. Kitano is a former member of the celebrity girls futsal team Miss Magazine. In 2005, Kitano won a Miss Magazine Award,[1] becoming the youngest (age 14) to receive that award. In 2007, Kitano was chosen for the first time star in the drama Life. To properly portray her character, Kitano saved up and bought every volume of the manga, which the drama is based on. With Kofuku no Shokutaku, she has won 31st Japan Academy Award in the New Actor category.[3][4] In February 2008, she has also won the 29th Yokohama Film Festival with the same film.[4] After acting in Life and Kofuku no Shokutaku, she gained popularity, and then she was chosen to appear in the promotional video for the single released on October 10, 2007 by Little. Between December 2007 and January 2008, she was chosen as the third cheering manager for Japan's Highschool Soccer Tournament, following Maki Horikita and Yui Aragaki, who became so notable in 2005 and 2006, respectively, starring in drama series. She is fond of watching MMA and a fan of the Thai K-1 kick boxer Buakaw Por. Pramuk, who she has described as her ideal man.
Dramas 14 Sai no Haha (2006)[1] Junjo Kirari (2006)[1] LIFE (2007)[1] Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu (2008) Nagareboshi (2010) You Kame's Cicada (2010)
Movies Yubisaki kara Sekai wo (2006)[1] Kofuku no Shokutaku (2007) - starring[1] Speed Master (2007)[1] GeGeGe no Kitaro Sennen Noroi Uta (2008) as Kaede Hiramoto [6] Love Fight (2008) - starring[7] Postman (2008)[1] Half Way (2009) Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life - Sheena (voice, 2009) Bandage (2010)
Photobooks First Step (2007)[1] Kitano Moyō (北乃模様?) (2008)
Promotional video "I Can See Clearly Now" by Beat Crusaders (2005) "Pink Candy -the movie-" by Kotaro Oshio (2007) "Yume no Sei" (夢のせい?) by Little (2007) "Kibō no Uta/Kaze" (希望の唄/風?) by Funky Monkey Babys (2008
Chakuuta Sakura Mau (桜舞う) (Avex Group, 2007.01.27)
