Mirei Kiritani (桐谷 美玲, Kiritani Mirei; born December 16, 1989) is a Japanese actress, model, and news anchor. She is best known for her roles in the films Kimi ni Todoke (2010), Usagi Drop (2011), Arakawa Under the Bridge (2012),… Mirei Kiritani (桐谷 美玲, Kiritani Mirei; born December 16, 1989) is a Japanese actress, model, and news anchor. She is best known for her roles in the films Kimi ni Todoke (2010), Usagi Drop (2011), Arakawa Under the Bridge (2012), Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls (2013), Jossy's (2014), Koisuru Vampire (2015), No Longer Heroine (2015), and Revenge Girl (2017), as well as television series Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love? (2013), Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Hell Teacher Nūbē (2014), Atelier (2015), and A Girl & Three Sweethearts (2016).
From 2012 to 2018, she served as an anchor for NTV's news program News Zero every Tuesday. She was previously signed under Sweet Power, but has since left the agency and now works as a free agent. She is currently a news anchor on NTV's News Every.
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