2017Winner
Best Performance
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
Katsuya Kitamura
Actor
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
December 14, 1985
Biography
Katsuya Kitamura (December 14, 1985 – October 12, 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, bodybuilder and amateur wrestler trained by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was the winner of the 2017 Young Lion Cup. Kitamura died on October 12, 2022, at age 36; reportedly, he felt unwell and called an ambulance to take him to a hospital, where his condition rapidly deteriorated. The cause of death was not released publicly.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2018Nominee
Best Performance
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
2017Nominee
Best Performance
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6
Career Highlights
2018Highlight
Best Performance
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2017Highlight
Best Performance
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13
Video
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12