Himawari Kitayama Biography
Himawari Kitayama (北山 向日葵, Kitayama Himawari, June 13, 1999) is a former child actress born in Chiba Prefecture. She was formerly affiliated with JobbyKids until 2010, and then worked for Nico Petit (ニコ☆プチ) in the early 2010s. Himawari is Imari Kitayama's twin sister. In 2007, Himawari, alongside with her twin sister Imari, 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, Himawari played Risa Shinjo in Socialite Belle Panchanne: The Wife Is a Superheroine! In 2008, Himawari appeared in the 45th episode of Tomica Hero: Rescue Force. In 2009, she played the role of Natsuki Kashiwagi as a child in the movie Days with You.
