Kitamura Kazuki is a Japanese actor born in Osaka, Japan. He was previously affiliated with From First Production until September 21, 2022, and is currently represented by PANDA Co., Ltd. as of September 22, 2022.

Kitamura attended Yuge Merchant Marine Technical High School but left early. He initially performed under his real name and later changed it to Kitamura Kazuki after his film debut in 1997. His elder brother is director Kitamura Toshihiro.

Inspired by Tyrone Power's *The Black Swan*, Kitamura briefly pursued a career in piracy, enrolling in Yuge Merchant Marine Technical High School with aspirations to become a pirate. However, he withdrew after three years and turned to acting. His time at the merchant marine school earned him a first-class small vessel pilot license.

At 19, he relocated to Tokyo, auditioning for various roles but mostly securing extra roles. He even managed his own promotion for a period, but without success, prompting a temporary departure from the industry. He spent four years traveling through countries like Australia, South America, and Southeast Asia before returning to Japan.

On September 23, 2022, Kitamura announced via Instagram that he had left From First Production on September 22 and joined "PANDA Co., Ltd.," a new agency established by his manager.

In 1993, Kitamura married a non-celebrity woman, and their first son, dancer Kitamura Masaki, was born in 1994. They divorced in 2012. He remarried in mid-December 2019 to a woman in her 40s, as announced on December 27, 2019.

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