Kitagawa was born on August 22, 1986 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and has a younger brother.[1] She grew up in Kobe, and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.[2] As a child, she wanted to be a doctor, but by the time she reached high school she was uncertain as to whether she could do that, and not sure what to do in the future.[3] At around this time, she was scouted by a talent agency, and she decided to try the entertainment world. Her parents were initially opposed, but they gave their permission, on two conditions: that she give up if she was making no progress within a year, and that she put her studies first and graduate from university.[4] She has kept the second half of the promise, graduating in commercial science from Meiji University in Tokyo in March 2009.[5]
* 2004/2005 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Live Action vol. 1 to 12.
* 2004 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Kirari Super Live
* 2004 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Special Act
* 2005 : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Act Zero
* 2006 : Mizu ni Sumu Hana
* 2006 : Mamiya Kyōdai
* 2006 : The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
* 2007 : Cherry Pie
* 2007 : Dear Friends
* 2008 : Sono Toki ha Kare ni Yoroshiku
* 2008 : Southbound
* 2008 : Heat Island
* 2009 : Handsome Suit
* 2010 : Orion in Midsummer
* 2010 : Buzzer Beat
