
Kinya Kitaoji
Known for Acting · 175 credits
- Born
- 1943-02-23 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as
- Kin'ya Kitaôji · 키타오지 킨야
Biography
Early life:
He was born in Kyoto, son of jidaigeki film star Ichikawa Utaemon, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences Ⅱ in Tokyo.
Acting career:
Kin'ya made his debut with his father in the 1956 Toei film Oyakodaka in the role of Katsu Kaishū. He is a contemporary of, and was taken to be a rival of, Hiroki Matsukata, who was also the son of a famous actor (Jūshirō Konoe). In 1964, Kin'ya made his first appearance on stage in Cyrano de Bergerac.
The 1960s and 1970s saw him in many contemporary roles. He appeared in Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima and Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as well as Karei naru Ichizoku. The title role in the 1975 film Takehisa Yumeji was his.
Known For
TV Shows (46)

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
as Yoshito Tendo(天堂 義人)

SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Skit Guest

Hanzawa Naoki
2013
as Ken Nakanowatari

Absolute Zero
2010
as Hideo Nagashima

Seven Detectives
2015
as Shuntaro Domoto

Atsuhime
2008

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
2023

Masamune Shogun
1987
as 伊達輝宗

I'm Home
2015
as Yozo Ieji

Princess Go
2011

Blackboard
2012
as Akinori Shioda / Shioda Akinori

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
2020
as Kyotaro Onda

Fragile
2016
as Kaoru Nakaguma

The Family
2007
as Daisuke Manpyo

Believe: A Bridge to You
2024
as Goro Bando

Breathless Summer
2012
as 夏目周作

Mominoki wa Nokotta
1970
as Sakai Tadakiyo

Ryoma ga Yuku
1968
as Sakamoto Ryoma

Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~
2019

Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi
2017
as Wataru Enoki

Hojo Tokimune
2001
as Sha Kokumei

Man of Destiny
2012
as Keisaku Sahashi

Lone Wolf and Cub
2002
as Ogami Ittô

Secret Magistrate Asahina
1998
as Asahina Kawachinokami Masakiyo

Miyamoto Musashi
1990
as Miyamoto Musashi

Alice in Wonderful Kitchen
2024
as Gojo Michitaka

Triangle
2009
as Kuroki Shinzo

Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
1986
as Genroku Kano (Tokugawa Yoshimune)

The Story of Dominating Countries
2005

Further Tales of Musashi
1996
as Miyamoto Musashi

Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
1987

In His Chart
2021
as Itagaki Genzo [Director]

BORDERLESS -72 Hours
2026
as Midorikawa Soichiro
白虎隊~敗れざる者たち

三屋清左衛門残日録
2016

Magistrate Ooka Echizen
2005

Phantom Assassin
2008
as Koyama Genjuro

Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces
2007
as Kuwayama Jubei
生存 愛する娘のために
2002

Sanada Yukimura
1989

The Diary of Chuji's Travels
1992
as Chuji

Sanbiki no Ossan
2014
as 清田清一

さすらい署長 風間昭平
2003

忠臣蔵
2004
刑事シュート しゅうと&ムコの事件日誌
2008
事件 (テレビ朝日のテレビドラマ)
1993
Movies (129)

One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
as Raise Max (voice)

Spring Bell
1985
as Rokuheita Narumi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
as Shoji Yamanaka

The Orphan Brother
1961

The Peking Man
1997
as Kin'ya Kitaôji

The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
2020
as Raymond Fuu

Asura
2012
as Monk

Whistleblower
2019
as Ikuo Yakuyama

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Tamotsu Matsumura

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
2023
as Saitō Dōsan

The Incite Mill
2010
as Yoshi Ando

The Story of a Man Among Men
1984

Father of the Kamikaze
1974
The Day the Sun Rose
1968

Mount Hakkoda
1977
as Captain Kanda

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
1973
as Shunsuke Godai

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014

Winter's Flower
1978
as Michio Sakata

Kukai
1984
as Kukai

Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964
as Sabu, the third brother

Law in Ghost Island
1961
as Yusaku

Lake of Illusions
1982
as Nobunaga Oda

Legal High SP
2013
as Isao Teshigawara

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Soji Okita

Dynamite Don-Don
1978
as Ginji Tachibana

Sakurada Gate Incident
2010

Future War 198X
1982
as Wataru Mikumo (voice)

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
2016
as Kentaro Ishibashi (voice)

Keepers of Order
1962

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
as 松平三郎元信(後の徳川家康)

Shag
1978

The Corporation
1976

Yume-Chiyo
1985

Shimane Prison Riot
1975
as Yuji Kawamura

The Second Is a Christian
1985
as Eiji

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
1993

The Mansion of Intrigue
1957
as Kyoya Kirishima

One Day at Summer's End
1968
as Shigeo Ugari

Gambling Den Heist
1975
as Takeshi Kiyomoto

がん消滅の罠~完全寛解の謎~
2018
as 西條征士郎(さいじょう せいしろう)

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993

Assassin's Target: Iemitsu
1995

The Acrobats of Death
1959

Knightly Advice
1962

Sakura Housara
2014

The Last Revenge
2011
as Tesshu Yamaoka

Tokaido Fullhouse
1963
as Okeya-no-oni

Fire Festival
1985
as Tatsuo

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
1974

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961

Shadow Over Fuji
1957

Zero
1984
as Jiro Horikoshi

Abandoned
1981

The Navy
1963
as Shinji

Dohten
1991

A Revengeful Raid
1962

Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
2009

Sushi King Goes to New York
2008
as Gengoro

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992

Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke
2016
as 香月玄太郎

I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
2012
as Hanazono Shugoro

Sensei
1989
as Chairman of the town

Castle of Sand
2019

Fine Man
1961

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960

Rise, Fair Sun
1973

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon
1993

The Alaska Story
1977
as Frank Yasuda
The Notorious Bored Samurai 2
1988
as Mondonosuke Saotome

53 Stages of Action
1963

River of Forever
1967

The Blossom and the Sword
1973
as Captain Sakagami

The Highest Honour
1982
as Major Tachibana
The Notorious Bored Samurai
1988
as Mondosuke

Shadow Conspirator
1982

Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
1969
as Takeo

Love on the Rainbow
1965
as Tatsuya Kitakami

Eternal First Love
2010
as Yuichi Makibara

Glowing Autumn
1978

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975

三屋清左衛門残日録 完結篇
2017
as Mitsuya Seizaemon

Kingdom of Youth
1958
as Yamanaka Shikanoske
Roving Police Chief Kazama Shohei 2 - Lake Tazawa Murder Case
2004
as Shohei Kazama

Tsugaru zessho
1969

Will to Conquer
1970

Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
1993

Detective Heiji
1990
as Heiji Zenigata

Monument to Holy Service
1978
Young Lord and Second Son
1961
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
1993
as Sawatari Mondonosuke

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962

Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke
2010

Traveling of Two Young Men
1961
as Gentaro
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959

Cry of the Mountain
1968

淋しい狩人
2013

Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
2014

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
1995

A Woman Called En
1971

Case 17
2016
as Shuichi Itami

Genkuro Yoshitsune
1962

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976

三屋清左衛門残日録
2016
as Mitsuya Seizaemon

Toyama Shōgawa kai satsujin jiken
2024

Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
1975
as Yumeji Takehisa

さすらい署長風間昭平スペシャル 塩屋岬いわき殺人事件
2022

Rainbow Bridge
1993

Whistling Drifter
1961
as Tsukinowa Gentaro

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
1991
as Sawatari Shusui

Avenging Father
1956
as Minamoto no Yoriie
The Notorious Bored Samurai 7
1992
as Sawatari Shusui
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
1994
as Saotome Mondonosuke

三屋清左衛門残日録 新たなしあわせ
2020

Virtue in Spades
1956

遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991

三屋清左衛門残日録 三十年ぶりの再会
2018

The Beauty of the Sundial Mansion
1988
as Kogoro Akechi
About Kinya Kitaoji
Early life: He was born in Kyoto, son of jidaigeki film star Ichikawa Utaemon, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences Ⅱ in Tokyo. Acting career: Kin'ya made his debut with his father in the 1956 Toei film Oyakodaka in the role of Katsu Kaishū. He is a contemporary of, and was taken to be a rival of, Hiroki Matsukata, who was also the son of a famous actor (Jūshirō Konoe). In 1964, Kin'ya made his first appearance on stage in Cyrano de Bergerac. The 1960s and 1970s saw him in many contemporary roles. He appear… With 175 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Kinya Kitaoji has appeared in 129 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kinya Kitaoji Movies
- One Piece Film: GOLD (2016) — as Raise Max (voice)
- Spring Bell (1985) — as Rokuheita Narumi
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) — as Shoji Yamanaka
- The Orphan Brother (1961)
- The Peking Man (1997) — as Kin'ya Kitaôji
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