born July 17, 1969 is a Japanese film and television actor 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.
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.
On December 27, 2019, he announced his second marriage, again to a non-celebrity woman.
Selected filmography
Film
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Yuki no Concerto (1991)
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喧嘩の花道 (1996) as Kubo
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Tenzen Shoujo Man (天然少女 萬) (1996)
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岸和田少年愚連隊 血煙り純情篇 (1997) as Sada
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鬼火 (1997) as Hideyuki Sakata
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Mukokuseki no otoko: Chi no shûkaku (1997)
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Romantikku mania (1997) as Ujiie
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うなぎ (1997)
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Joker (1998) as Hisao
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アンドロメディア (1998) as Sada
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完全なる飼育 (1999) as Tsuda
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共犯者 (1999) as Yasuharu Nishikawa
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海賊版 (1999) as Yoji
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日本黒社会 LEY LINES (1999) as Ryuichi
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皆月 (1999) as Akira
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DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者 (1999)
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フリーズ・ミー (2000) as Noboru Hirokawa
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Himawari (2000) as Shinji Sasahara
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Swing Man (2000) as Kazuki Kitaoka
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Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai: Yakyudan (2000)
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Rendan (2001) as Ohsawa
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Man-hole (2001) as Shin'ichi Yoshioka
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Turn (2001) as Kakizaki Kiyotaka
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Chinpira (2001)
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Bastoni: The Stick Handlers (2002)
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Onna kunishuu ikki (2002)
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Jam Films (2002) (segment "The Messenger - Requiem for the Dead")
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Yurusarezaru mono (2003)
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あずみ (2003) as Kanbê Inoue
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ナイン・ソウルズ (2003) as Tamori
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Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003) as Kenji
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(2003) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88
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スカイハイ劇場版 (2003)
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許されざる者 (2003)
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Kyô no dekigoto (2003) as Surfer
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(2004) as Boss Koji / Crazy 88
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Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Gekijōban (2004) (segment "Omoi!")
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血と骨 (2004) as Yoshio Motoyama
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ゴジラ FINAL WARS (2004) as The Controller of Planet X
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Atarashii kaze - Wakaki hi no Yoda Benzo (2004) as Benzo Yoda
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あずみ2 Death or Love (2005) as Kanbê Inoue
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戦国自衛隊1549 (2005) as Shichibe Iinuma
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Nureta akai ito (2005) as Shigeru
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Maze (2006)
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So-Run Movie (2006)
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東京フレンズ The Movie (2006)
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花田少年史 幽霊と秘密のトンネル (2006) as Masahiko Sawai
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大奥 (2006) as Chojuro Kaneko
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龍が如く 劇場版 (2007) as Kazuma Kiryu
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舞妓Haaaan!!! (2007) as Doctor
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Kaze no sotogawa (2007)
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Dôsôkai (2008)
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Jirochô sangokushi (2008)
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Suspect X (2008) as Shunpei Kusanagi
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鈍獣 (2009) as Chi Edajima
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Eo-ddeon bang-moon (2009)
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Killer VirginRoad (2009) as Michio Keizan
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Acacia (2009)
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宇宙戦艦ヤマト (2010)
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映画 怪物くん (2011)
as Sunil
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Speed Angels (極速天使) (2011) as Asano / Onidaka
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テルマエ・ロマエ (2012)
as Ceionius
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Bakugyaku Familia (2012) as Yuji natsume
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Nihon no higeki (2012)
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妖怪人間べム (2012)
as Akinori Natsume
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ナイトピープル (2013)
as Shinji
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Jongeun Chingoodeul (2013) as Tatsuya
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Midsummer's Equation (2013) as Shunpei Kusanagi
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劇場版 Ataru The First Love & The Last Kill (2013)
as Shunichi Sawa
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(2013, part 1, 2)
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The Trick Movie: The Last Stage (2014)
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Killers (2014) as Nomura
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The Raid 2 (2014) as Ryuichi
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猫侍 (2014) as Madarame Kyutaro
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Thermae Romae II (2014)
as Ceionius
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Man From Reno (2014) as Akira
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(2014)
as Takeshi Hirokawa
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(2015)
as Takeshi Hirokawa
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Neko zamurai: Minami no shima e iku (2015) as Kyutaro Madarame
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AIBOU: The Movie IV (2017)
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Blade of the Immortal (2017) as Sabato Kuroi
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The Scythian Lamb (2017) as Katsushi sugiyama
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The 8-Year Engagement (2017) as Shibata
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Color Me True (2018) as Ryunosuke Shundo
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Last Winter, We Parted (2018) as Yoshiki Kobayashi
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Pretty Cure Super Stars! (2018) as Usobakka (voice)
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Million Dollar Man (2018) as Momose
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(2019) as Yasukawa Jiro
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(2021) as Tatsumi
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(2021) as Tatsumi
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Signal the Movie (2021) as Takeshi Ōyama
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The Supporting Actors: The Movie (2021) as himself
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(2021) as Watanabe no Tsuna
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Silent Parade (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi
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Hell Dogs (2022) as Tsutomu Toki
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(2023) as Gonzo Kosugi
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From the End of the World (2023)
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Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love (2023)
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Don't Lose Your Head! (2024) as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
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Let's Go Karaoke! (2024), yakuza boss
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Gold Boy (2024)
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The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024), Koremune no Korekuni
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Muromachi Outsiders (2025), Nawa
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Sham (2025)
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Golden Kamuy: The Movie 2 (TBA), Shirosuke Inudō40
TV dramas
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奇跡の人 (NTV, 1998, Main Cast)
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ボーダー (NTV, 1999, Supporting Role)
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シンデレラは眠らない (NTV, 2000, Supporting Role)
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リミットもしも,わが子が... (NTV, 2000) as Grey Won
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神様のいたずら (Fuji Television, 2000) as Shōta Honma
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北条時宗 (NHK, 2001, Taira no Yoritsuna)
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水曜日の情事 (Fuji TV, 2001, TV Movie) as Shōgo Okino
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怪談百物語 Episode 11 (Fuji TV, 2002) as Shinzaburō
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春ランマン (Fuji TV, 2003) as Joji Manabe
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探偵家族 (NTV, 2003) as Kōsuke Kanda
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大奥 (Fuji TV, 2003) as Tokugawa Iesada
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医龍-Team Medical Dragon- (Fuji TV, 2006) as Gunji Kirishima
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夜王~YAOH~ (TBS, 2006) as Seiya
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電車男DX 最後の聖戦 (Fuji TV, 2006) as Maesono
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アキハバラ@DEEP (TBS, 2006) as Takeshi Nakagomi
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14才の母 ~愛するために生まれてきた~ (NTV, 2006) as Hatano
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Bambino! (NTV, 2007) as Reiji Yona
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Galileo (2007) as Shunpei Kusanagi
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Team Medical Dragon 2 (Fuji TV, 2007) as Gunji Kirishima
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Tenchijin (2009) as Kagekatsu Uesugi
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Yokai Ningen Bem (2011), Akinori Natsume
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Galileo 2 (2013) as Shunpei Kusanagi
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Hirugao (2014) as Osamu Katō
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Kindaichi Case Files SP 2 - Gate of Jail Private School Murder Case (NTV, 2014) as Takayuki Ujie
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Hamon (2015) as Yasuhiko Kuwahara
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(2015) as Kakeru Mikajima
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Ishitsubute (2017)
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Signal (2018)
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Folklore "Tatami" (2018)
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Ōoku the Final (2019) as Tokugawa Muneharu
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Scarlet (2019–20)
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The Return (2020) as Jōji Kawahara
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North Light (2020)
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Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange (2021), Mitsuo Kawahara
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Okehazama (2021), Oda Nobuhide
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The Forbidden Magic (2022) as Shunpei Kusanagi
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Born to Be On Air! (2023) as Kanetsugu Matō
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Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
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(2024) as Shirosuke Inudō
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La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024) as Sosuke Akashi
Dubbing
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