Mirei Kiritani Explained

Mirei Kiritani
Native Name:	桐谷 美玲
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	16 December 1989
Birth Place:	Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Agent:	Sweet Power
Children:	1
Occupation:	Actress, model and news anchor
Years Active:	2006–present

is a Japanese actress, model, and news anchor.^{[1] [2]} She appeared in the film Heroine Shikkaku, Kimi ni Todoke, Usagi Drop, and Arakawa Under the Bridge.^[3] She also appeared in the drama , Gunshi Kanbei, Hell Teacher Nūbē, and so on. From 2012 to 2018, she anchored the NTV's news program News Zero every Tuesday.^[4] In 2015, she played the lead role in the vampire film Koisuru Vampire^[5] and also the lead role in the Netflix original series Atelier.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Directed by	Notes	Ref(s)
2006	Haru no Ibasho	Aoyama	Masatoshi Akihara
2007	Akai Bunka Jutaku no Hatsuko	Yamaguchi	Yuki Tanada
2008	Classmates	Nozomi Hayakawa	Yoshihiro Fukagawa	Lead role	^[6]
	Gymnasium Baby	Nozomi Hayakawa	Yoshihiro Fukagawa		^[7]
2009	Yamagata Scream	Chūko Kaburagi	Naoto Takenaka		^[8]
2010	From Me to You	Ume Kurumizawa	Naoto Kumazawa		^[9]
	Ongakubito	Shion Mizuno	Hidetaka Itō	Lead role	^[10]
	Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac	Yumi	Hans Canosa		^[11]
2011	Gene Waltz	Yumi Aoi	Kentarō Ōtani		^[12]
	Runway Beat	Miki Tachibana	Kentarō Ōtani		^[13]
	Scattered Reflection	Shima Kase	Masaaki Taniguchi	Lead role	^[14] ^[15]
	Snowflake	Mano	Masaaki Taniguchi	Lead role	^[16]
	Bunny Drop	Kazumi Kawachi	Sabu		^[17]
2012	Arakawa Under the Bridge	Nino	Ken Iizuka		^[18]
	Ace Attorney	Mayoi Ayasato (Maya Fey)	Takashi Miike		^[19]
	Until the Break of Dawn	Kirari Hinata	Yūichirō Hirakawa		^[20]
	I Have to Buy New Shoes	Suzume Yagami	Eriko Kitagawa		^[21] ^[22]
		Kaoru Kouda (voice)	Kōbun Shizuno		^[23]
2013		Yoshimi Sawamura	Ryūichi Hiroki	Lead role	^[24] ^[25]
	Asa Hiru Ban	Yumiko	Jūzō Yamasaki		^[26]
2014	Team Batista The Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos	Youko Bekku	Kazunari Hoshino		^[27]
	Jossy's	Naoko Akagi/Red	Yūichi Fukuda	Lead role	^[28]
2015	Assassination Classroom	Aguri Yukimura	Eiichirō Hasumi		^[29]
	Vampire in Love	Kiira	Mai Suzuki	Lead role
	No Longer Heroine	Hatori Matsuzaki	Tsutomu Hanabusa	Lead role	^[30]
2016		Aguri Yukimura	Eiichirō Hasumi		^[31]
2017	Revenge Girl	Miki Takaraishi	Kōichirō Miki	Lead role	^[32]
2023	Go! Anpanman: Roborii and the Warming Present	Roborii (voice)	Toshikazu Hashimoto		^[33]
	Once Upon a Crime	Wizard Tekla	Yūichi Fukuda		^[34]

TV dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2006	Kisshō Tennyo	Yuiko Asai	TV Asahi		^[35]
	Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro	Rin Satō	BS-i	Lead role; season 5	^[36]
	Tokyo Girl	Kazue	BS-i	Lead role; episode 4
	Honkowa: True Horror Stories: Summer 2006	Minako Nagasawa	Fuji TV
	Koi Suru Nichiyōbi: New Type	Kanako Morie	BS-i	Episode 6
2007	Koi Suru Nichiyōbi: Third Series	Natsuki Sannomiya	BS-i	Lead role; episode 4	^[37]
	Kaze no Kitamichi	Fumie Shiraishi	NHK		^[38]
	Kira Kira Kenshūi	Kana Fujino	TBS	Episode 7	^[39]
	Hana-Kimi	Kanna Amagasaki	Fuji TV
	Deru Toko Demasho!	Mariko Fujino	Fuji TV	Television film
2008	Dansou no Reijin: Kawashima Yoshiko no Shōgai	Fumiyo Wakisaka	TV Asahi	Television film
2009	Chance!: Kanojo ga Seikou Shita Riyū	Arisa Ebihara	Fuji TV
	33 Minute Detective 2	Kimi Kurayoshi	Fuji TV	Episode 11
	Love Game	Honami Ōtsuka	YTV	Episode 9	^[40]
	Otomen	Miyabi Oharida	Fuji TV		^[41]
2010	Ringetsu no Musume	Chizuru Mano	TV Asahi	Lead role
	Jotei Kaoruko	Saya Nishimura	TV Asahi	Lead role	^[42]
	Natsu no Koi ha Nijiiro ni Kagayaku	Sakura Miyase	Fuji TV		^[43]
2011	The Music Show	Kaoru Yamazaki	NTV		^[44]
	Arakawa Under the Bridge	Nino	MBS		^[45]
	Hunter: Women After Reward Money	Jun Motomura	KTV		^[46] ^[47]
2012	13-sai no Hellowork	Shōko Mano	TV Asahi
	GTO Aki mo Oni Abare Special	Shinomi Fujisaki	KTV	Television film	^[48]
	Shinikare	Ruriko Enomoto	Fuji TV		^[49]
2013	Apoyan	Haruko Morio	TBS		^[50] ^[51]
	Cheap Flight	Yūka Kuramochi	NTV		^[52]
	Galileo	Wakana Isogai/Haruna Mikami	Fuji TV	Season 2, episode 5
	Saitō San 2	Maya Yamauchi	NTV		^[53]
		Mysterious Beautiful Girl	TBS
2014	Gunshi Kanbei	Dashi	NHK	Taiga drama	^[54]
	Shinigami-kun	Death's Watcher	TV Asahi		^[55]
	Tsui no Sumika	Tomoko Asakura	NHK BS-P	Lead role; miniseries	^[56]
	Hell Teacher Nūbē	Ritsuko Takahashi	NTV		^[57]
	Honkowa: True Horror Stories: 15th Anniversary Special	Risa Takimoto	Fuji TV	Lead role
2016	Sumika Sumire	Sumire Kisaragi	TV Asahi	Lead role	^[58]
	A Girl & Three Sweethearts	Misaki Sakurai	Fuji TV	Lead role	^[59]

Web dramas

• Teddy Bear (2008), Haruna Suzuki^[60]
• Atelier (2015), Mayuko Tokita^[61]

Other TV shows

• Mezamashi TV "Hayamimi Trend No.1" (Fuji TV, 2006-2007)
• Gekimote! Seventeen Gakuen (BS-TBS, 2009-2010), MC
• News Zero (NTV, 2012-2018), News Anchor on Tuesday^[4]
• News Every (NTV, 2024-), News Anchor ^[62]

Stage

• Shin Bakumatsu Junjōden (Theatre Cocoon at Shibuya, July 12, 2012 – July 22, 2012), Sōji Okita^[63]
• Hiryūden 21: Satsuriku no Aki (Aoyama Theatre, October 5, 2013 – October 20, 2013),^[2] Michiko Kanbayashi

Dubbing

• Kinyō Road Show!: Twilight (NTV, November 12, 2010), Bella Swan^[64]

Video games

• (Nintendo 3DS, February 26, 2015), Maya Fey/Mayoi Ayasato voice
• (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, February 26, 2015), Meer voice^[65]

Music videos

• Hiiragi - "Kakera"^[66] (August 26, 2009)
• Kg - "Itoshi Sugite duet with Tiara"^[67] (February 3, 2010)

Radio

• Bunka Hōsō Recommen: "Kiritani Mirei no Radio-san." (April 6, 2010 – March 25, 2015, on Wednesday)^[2]

Bibliography

Books

• Mirei San no Seikatsu. (Shueisha, August 18, 2009) ^[68]
• Mirei San no Seikatsu. super! (Shueisha, January 28, 2011) ^{[69] [70]}

Magazines

• Seventeen, Shueisha 1967-, as an exclusive model from April 2006 to December 2011^{[2] [71]}
• Non-no, Shueisha 1971-, as a regular model from March 2012 to June 2015^{[2] [72]}

Photobooks

• Cinema×Kiritani Mirei Making of "Ranhansha and Snow Flake" (Kadokawa Group Publishing, July 29, 2011) ^[73]
• Kiritani Mirei 2013 Calendar Photobook (Shueisha, October 12, 2012) ^{[74] [75]}
• First Shasinshū "Shitsuren, Ryokō, Paris." (Kodansha, December 11, 2014) ^[76]

Discography

Singles

• Sweet&Bitter (EPIC Records Japan, July 27, 2011)^[77]

Awards

• Nail Queen 2014 (Actress Category)^[78]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/392460/profile/. ja:桐谷美玲のプロフィール. Mirei Kiritani's Profile. June 7, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
2. Web site: 桐谷美玲 Sweet Power(Official Profile). March 27, 2015. Sweet Power. Japanese. October 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021031706/http://sweetpower.jp/sweetpower/mirei/. dead.
3. Web site: http://www.13hw.com/interview/33_01.html. ja:桐谷美玲 インタビュー 第33回 13歳のハローワーク 公式サイト. June 6, 2015. Top Athlete Co., Ltd.. Japanese.
4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2007281/full/. ja:桐谷美玲がキャスター初挑戦! 『NEWS ZERO』火曜担当で半径5メートルのニュースを追う. June 5, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
5. Web site: Kiritani Mirei to star in a movie as a vampire. March 26, 2015. tokyohive.com.
6. Web site: http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2008/05/03/002/. ja:中村優一、桐谷美玲、桜庭ななみが等身大の高校生を熱演 - 映画『同級生』. June 7, 2015. mynavi.jp. May 3, 2008 . Japanese.
7. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000009815050-00. ja:体育館ベイビー Junon恋愛小説. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
8. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000010718900-00. ja:山形スクリーム. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
9. Web site: 君に届け. September 12, 2021. eiga.com.
10. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000011159942-00. ja:音楽人. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
11. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000010981871-00. ja:誰かが私にキスをした. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
12. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000011237451-00. ja:ジーン・ワルツ. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
13. Web site: http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv46847/. ja:ランウェイ☆ビート. June 7, 2015. Kadokawa Corporation. Japanese.
14. Web site: Kiritani Mirei holds press conference for "Ranhansha" + "Snowflake". June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
15. Web site: http://eiga.com/news/20110201/1/. ja:桐谷美玲、2本立て映画「乱反射」「スノーフレーク」に"W主演". June 7, 2015. eiga.com inc.. Japanese.
16. Web site: http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv47752/. ja:スノーフレーク. June 7, 2015. Kadokawa Corporation. Japanese.
17. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I023238437-00. ja:うさぎドロップ. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
18. Web site: Hayashi Kento & Kiritani Mirei attend "Arakawa Under The Bridge" premiere. March 26, 2015. tokyohive.com.
19. Web site: Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban): Film Review. March 26, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. August 5, 2012 .
20. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I024322709-00. ja:ツナグ . June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
21. Web site: Kiritani Mirei to play Mukai Osamu's younger sister in "Atarashii Kutsu wo Kawanakucha". June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
22. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I024175961-00. ja:新しい靴を買わなくちゃ. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
23. Web site: http://www.cinemacafe.net/news/cgi/release/2012/01/11993/index.html . ja:桐谷美玲が事件の容疑者に!? 劇場版『名探偵コナン』でアニメ声優に初挑戦 . January 19, 2012 . December 15, 2017 . cafegroove . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305001338/http://www.cinemacafe.net/news/cgi/release/2012/01/11993/index.html . March 5, 2012 . dead.
24. Web site: Kanjani 8's Okura Tadayoshi & Kiritani Mirei to star in new movie. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
25. Web site: http://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1300464. ja:関ジャニ∞大倉忠義＆桐谷美玲が挙式ごっこ「恥ずかしかった」. June 7, 2015. modelpress. Japanese . November 14, 2013 .
26. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I025246121-00. ja:あさ・ひる・ばん 特別版. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
27. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I025626430-00. ja:チーム・バチスタfinalケルベロスの肖像 Team Batista final : DVDスペシャル・エディション. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
28. Web site: Mirei Kiritani(桐谷美玲) Starring for Superhero Comedy Film "Joshi Zu(女子ーズ)". March 26, 2015. Japan Entertainment News.
29. Web site: Blog-san(Kiritani Mirei Official Blog). March 28, 2015. Ameba Blog. Japanese.
30. Web site: Mirei Kiritani Stars in Film of Shōjo Manga Heroine Shikkaku. March 26, 2015. animenewsnetwork.com.
31. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=354027. ja:暗殺教室～卒業編～(2016). March 29, 2016. allcinema. Stingray. Japanese.
32. Web site: 桐谷美玲、2年ぶり主演映画で総理大臣を目指す！「リベンジgirl」12月公開. August 4, 2017. eiga.com.
33. Web site: 桐谷美玲、映画『アンパンマン』声優出演で喜び 息子も好きで「私の声って気付きますかね(笑)」. March 15, 2023. Oricon.
34. Web site: 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。. August 8, 2023. eiga.com.
35. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/entertainment/interview/2012/mirei0307/index.html. ja:桐谷美玲『"バブル"ファッションも悪くない!?』-ORICON STYLE エンタメ. June 7, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
36. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_dvd.php?num_sid=450395. ja:怪談新耳袋 最終夜 1. June 7, 2015. Stingray. allcinema. Japanese.
37. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/39596/full/. ja:『はいからさんが通る』など、なつかしのアニソンがドラマに!. June 7, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese . March 4, 2015 .
38. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=326843. ja:風の来た道. June 7, 2015. Stingray. allcinema. Japanese.
39. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=326794. ja:きらきら研修医. June 7, 2015. Stingray. allcinema. Japanese.
40. Web site: Love game. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
41. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000010699726-00. ja:オトメン(乙男) 秋. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
42. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000010999787-00. ja:女帝薫子. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
43. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000011061204-00. ja:夏の恋は虹色に輝く. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
44. Web site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/musicshow/. ja:ザ・ミュージックショウ. March 27, 2015. Nippon TV. Japanese.
45. Web site: Hayashi Kento & Kiritani Mirei to star in "Arakawa Under the Bridge" live-action adaption. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
46. Web site: A first look at Yonekura Ryoko & Kiritani Mirei as cabin attendants for new drama, "HUNTER". June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
47. Web site: HUNTER ハンター～その女たち、賞金稼ぎ～. March 27, 2015. Fuji TV. Japanese.
48. Web site: Kiritani Mirei and others join the cast of the upcoming 'GTO' special. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
49. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I024322457-00. ja:シニカレ 完全版. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
50. Web site: Ito Atsushi and Kiritani Mirei to star in upcoming drama 'Apoyan ~ Hashiru Kokusai Kuukou'. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
51. Web site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/apoyan/. ja:木曜ドラマ9『あぽやん～走る国際空港』. March 27, 2015. TBS. Japanese.
52. Web site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/cherry/. ja:チープ・フライト. March 27, 2015. Nippon TV. Japanese.
53. Web site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/saito-san2/. ja:斉藤さん2. March 27, 2015. Nippon TV. Japanese.
54. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I025565743-00. ja:軍師官兵衛 大河ドラマ:完全版 第1集. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
55. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2035155/full/. ja:桐谷美玲、毒舌キャラで嵐・大野智を「ビシバシ指導」 ドラマ『死神くん』出演. November 19, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
56. Web site: http://news.walkerplus.com/article/48337/. ja:桐谷美玲が「終の棲家」で現代社会が抱える介護問題に警鐘を鳴らす！. June 5, 2015. Kadokawa Corporation. Japanese. January 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102202629/https://news.walkerplus.com/article/48337/. dead.
57. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2043258/full/. ja:関ジャニ・丸山『地獄先生ぬ～べ～』初回は13.3%発進. June 7, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
58. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2062540/full/. ja:桐谷美玲、中身は65歳の異色ヒロインに"合格" 『スミカスミレ』連ドラ化. November 19, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
59. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2071060/full/. ja:桐谷美玲主演、夏の"月9"はイケメン3兄弟とひとつ屋根の下. May 14, 2016. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
60. Web site: http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0015940. ja:「恋空」に続くか？人気ケータイ小説「テディベア」の壮絶な内容とロケ. August 1, 2015. Cinematoday Inc.. Japanese . November 15, 2008 .
61. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2055999/full/. ja:桐谷美玲、Netflixとフジテレビの初制作ドラマに主演. August 1, 2015. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
62. Web site: 桐谷美玲、家事「バリッバリやってます」 『news every.』新キャスター就任「生活者の1人として伝えられたら」. ORICON NEWS.
63. Web site: Kiritani Mirei practices hard for her first stage play, 'Shin Bakumatsu Junjo-den'. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
64. Web site: Mirei Kiritani, Eiji Wentz dub "Twilight". March 28, 2015. tokyograph.
65. Web site: Dragon Quest Heroes Game's 3rd Promo, TV Spots Streamed. March 28, 2015. animenewsnetwork.com.
66. Web site: 『セブンティーン』トップモデル桐谷美玲、ひいらぎCDジャケットに. March 28, 2015. barks.jp. July 29, 2009 . Japanese.
67. Web site: 「SEVENTEEN」桐谷美玲出演のPVがYouTubeで1位. March 28, 2015. barks.jp. February 3, 2010 . Japanese.
68. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000010540688-00. ja:美玲さんの生活。. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
69. Web site: Kiritani Mirei shows her sexy swimsuit figure in the Caribbean. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
70. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000011105827-00. ja:美玲さんの生活。super!. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
71. Web site: Model Kiritani Mirei to graduate from "Seventeen" magazine. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
72. News: Official Blog entry on 20 April 2015 "non-no". April 20, 2015. ameblo.jp. Japanese.
73. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000011242479-00. ja:CINEMA×桐谷美玲:Making of「乱反射andスノーフレーク」Official Book. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
74. Web site: Kiritani Mirei holds release event for her 1st calendar photo book. June 7, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
75. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I023987031-00. ja:桐谷美玲2013年カレンダーフォトBOOK:toi et moi. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
76. Web site: http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I025944573-00. ja:失恋、旅行、パリ。:桐谷美玲ファースト写真集. June 7, 2015. National Diet Library. Japanese.
77. Web site: Kiritani Mirei to release special CD+DVD photobook. March 29, 2015. tokyohive.com.
78. Web site: Nail Queen 2014. March 29, 2015. Japan Nailist Association. Japanese.