Hitomi Kuroki as Kiriko

HITOMI KUROKI as Kiriko Quote

I couldn't stop reading the whole 24 volumes of the original manga because I was so intrigued by the story! It's not just for boys. Women would also find the story engaging if they read it. My character is Kenji's elder sister and baby Kanna's mother. It's a very important role. Kiriko's character regrets the choices she's made but she's also a very responsible person who wants to correct the things that she's caused to go wrong. All the scenes involving my character are serious but I'm very happy to work with a director who tries so hard to make a good movie for the audience.

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Hitomi Kuroki was born in Fukuoka. After leaving The Takarazuka Music Academy in 1985, she made movie appearances and performed on the stage and on TV. She won the Most Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at Japan Academy Awards for "Shitsurtakuen / Lost Paradise".

Hitomi Kuroki's other film appearances include, Satoshi Isaka's "Hasen no Marisu / The Frame" (2002); Hideo Nakata's "Honogurai Mizuno Sokokara / Dark Water" (2002); Yoshimitsu Morita's "Ashura no Gotoku / Like Asura" (2003); Takashi Minamoto's "Tokyo Tower" (2005); and Hideo Nakata's "Kaidan" (2007)

HITOMI KUROKI as Kiriko