Bio

Imari Kitayama (北山 伊万里, Kitayama Imari, June 13, 1999) is a former child actress born in Chiba Prefecture. She was formerly affiliated with JobbyKids until 2010. Imari is Himawari Kitayama's twin sister. Imari debuted on television with a short part in Shimokita Glory Days (2006), where she played the role of child Nozomi Ichimonji. In 2007, Imari, alongside with her twin sister Himawari, appeared in the TBS Drama Hana Yori Dango Returns (Boys Over Flowers 2), also known as Hana Yori Dango 2, as the younger twin sisters of Akira Mimasaka, Emu (Imari) and Memu (Himawari). The same year, Imari played a minor role in episode 12 of Socialite Belle Panchanne: The Wife Is a Superheroine!