Kaya Kiyohara | |
Birth Date: | 30 January 2002 |
Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
Occupation: | Actress, model |
Agent: | Amuse, Inc. |
Yearsactive: | 2015–present |
is a Japanese actress, model and singer.[1] She was named the Best Supporting Actress at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the film In The Wake.
Kiyohara was born on January 30, 2002, in Osaka.
Kiyohara signed as an artist under AMUSE in 2014.[2] She has since starred in a number of dramas and movies over the years.
In 2016, Kiyohara made a cameo appearance in the film My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday starring Sota Fukushi and Nana Komatsu. She then played supporting roles in the live-action films March Comes In like a Lion and March Goes Out like a Lamb.
Kiyohara then gained further recognition when she appeared in the final part of the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy, Chihayafuru Part 3 alongside the likes of Suzu Hirose and Shuhei Nomura.
Kiyohara also appeared as a cameo in the film We Made A Beautiful Bouquet which was the 8th highest grossing film in Japan in 2021. [3]
In May 2021, Kiyohara appeared as the heroine in NHK's 104th asadora, Okaeri Mone. The series ran for 120 episodes.In October 2021, Kiyohara acted alongside Takeru Satoh and Hiroshi Abe in the film In The Wake. For her role in the film, she was named the Best Supporting Actress at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2015 | Typhoon Noruda | Noruda (voice) | [4] | |
2016 | My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday | 15-year-old Emi | [5] | |
2017 | March Comes in Like a Lion | Hinata Kawamoto | [6] | |
March Goes out Like a Lamb | Hinata Kawamoto | [7] | ||
Yurigokoro | Young Misako | |||
2018 | Chihayafuru Part 3 | Iori Wagatsuma | [8] | |
2019 | Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito | Nagi Itō | [9] | |
Day and Night | Nana Ōno | [10] | ||
Strawberry Song | Young Chika | [11] | ||
2020 | The Brightest Roof in the Universe | Tsubame Ōishi | Lead role | [12] |
Hope | Miyabi Ishikawa | [13] | ||
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish | Josee (voice) | Lead role | [14] | |
2021 | The Door into Summer | Riko Matsushita | [15] | |
You're Not Normal, Either | Kasumi Akimoto | Lead role | [16] | |
My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy | Ozaki (younger) | [17] | ||
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet | Rin Hada | [18] | ||
In the Wake | Mikiko Maruyama | [19] | ||
2022 | The Lines That Define Me | Chiaki Shinoda | [20] | |
2023 | One Second Ahead, One Second Behind | Reika | Lead role | [21] |
2024 | Bushido | Okinu | [22] | |
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days | Ami | Lead role; Taiwanese-Japanese film | [23] | |
2025 | Unreachable | Lead role | [24] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2015–16 | Here Comes Asa | Fuyu and Natsu | Asadora | [25] |
2016 | Young Balsa | |||
2017 | Seto and Utsumi | Ichigo Kashimura | [26] | |
2018 | Switched | Ayumi Kohinata | [27] | |
An Invisible Cradle | Aoi Aota | Lead role | [28] | |
2019 | Hotarugusa | Nana | Lead role | [29] |
Mango no Ki no Shita de | Young Rinko | Lead role; TV movie | [30] | |
Poison Daughter, Holy Mother | Yukina Amano | Lead role; episode 3 | [31] | |
Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Chiharu Okuhara | Asadora | [32] | |
If Talking Paid | Harumi Akiba | [33] | ||
2021 | Welcome Home, Monet | Momone "Monet" Nagaura | Lead role; Asadora | [34] |
2022 | Fight Song | Hanae Kisara | Lead role | [35] |
Medium | Hisui Jōzuka | Lead role; miniseries | [36] | |
Invert | Hisui Jōzuka | Lead role; miniseries | [37] | |
2024 | My Diary | Yuki Onomura | Lead role | [38] |
Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | |
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2019 | 12th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actress | An Invisible Cradle | [39] | |
32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Newcomer | Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito, Day and Night, Strawberry Song | [40] | ||
2020 | 62nd Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | [41] | ||
44th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | [42] | ||
45th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actress | The Brightest Roof in the Universe | [43] | ||
2021 | 34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In the Wake and the others | [44] | |
46th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actress | You're Not Normal Either | [45] [46] | ||
Best Supporting Actress | In the Wake | ||||
2022 | 76th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | [47] | ||
64th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actress | [48] | |||
45th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | [49] | |||
19th Asian Film Festival | Best Actress | [50] |