Biography
Ayu Kitaura is a Japanese actress. She made her film debut as Kyoko in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Nobody Knows (2004).
Born on 26 November 1992 in Tokyo, she has appeared in films including Wool 100% (2006), Your Friend (2008), Nakitai toki no kusuri (2009), My Friend A (2018) and Monster (2023), again directed by Kore-eda. Her television credits include episodes of MIU404 (2020) and Hibana (2016). She won the Best New Actress award at the 19th Takasaki Film Festival for her debut performance.
