Kin'ya Kitaōji

Kitaoji took a newcomer award in 1963 and is still holding the center of the frame in his eighties. Sixty years at the front, from samurai pictures to modern boardroom patriarchs, plus a Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2007. The trophies matter less to me than the duration. That grave, unhurried voice does the work; he never raises it.

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Name (English)

Kin'ya Kitaōji

Name (Japanese)

北大路欣也

Reading

きたおおじ きんや

Born

February 23, 1943 (age 83)

Origin

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Height

174 cm

Occupation

actor / television actor / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

Blood type

A

Agency

ホリプロ・ブッキング・エージェンシー

Active years

1956 -

High school

Gyosei Junior and Senior High School

University

Waseda University

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Medal with Purple Ribbon
• 1963 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
• Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

Spouse

既婚

Works summary

Appearances

295 (1956–2026)

By year

1956: 2, 1957: 3, 1958: 2, 1959: 5, 1960: 2, 1961: 7, 1962: 5, 1963: 3, 1964: 2, 1965: 3, 1966: 3, 1967: 3, 1968: 4, 1969: 5, 1970: 3, 1971: 3, 1972: 2, 1973: 4, 1974: 7, 1975: 7, 1976: 5, 1977: 3, 1978: 6, 1979: 2, 1980: 2, 1981: 2, 1982: 5, 1983: 1, 1984: 4, 1985: 7, 1986: 4, 1987: 1, 1988: 6, 1989: 2, 1990: 4, 1991: 4, 1992: 2, 1993: 5, 1994: 3, 1995: 2, 1996: 2, 1997: 5, 1998: 3, 1999: 1, 2001: 1, 2002: 4, 2003: 2, 2004: 4, 2005: 2, 2006: 2, 2007: 5, 2008: 7, 2009: 7, 2010: 7, 2011: 5, 2012: 6, 2013: 8, 2014: 8, 2015: 8, 2016: 7, 2017: 4, 2018: 7, 2019: 5, 2020: 7, 2021: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 2, 2026: 1

Debut work

父子鷹

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.horipro.co.jp/kitaoojikinya/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin'ya%20Kita%C5%8Dji
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E5%A4%A7%E8%B7%AF%E6%AC%A3%E4%B9%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3548239

Tags

• Kyoto Prefecture
• actor
• television actor
• singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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