Hana Kimura
Hana Kimura (木村花, Kimura Hana, September 3, 1997 – May 23, 2020) was a Japanese joshi puroresu professional wrestler. She worked for native companies in her country such as World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2016 to 2020, and Wrestle-1, in addition to having made appearances for foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions in Mexico. Kimura was a second-generation wrestler; her mother Kyoko Kimura is a former professional wrestler.
| Hana Kimura 木村花 | |
|---|---|
Kimura in 2019 | |
| Born | September 3, 1997 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Died | May 23, 2020 (aged 22) Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Suicide (Inhalation of hydrogen sulfide) |
| Parent(s) | Kyoko Kimura (mother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Hana Kimura Hanita |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Billed weight | 128 lb (58 kg) |
| Billed from | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Trained by | Wrestle-1 |
| Debut | 2016 |
She was a cast member on the Fuji Television and Netflix reality television series Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020, which is the fifth installment of the Terrace House franchise. Following a series of troubling tweets addressing online bullying directed at her from Terrace House viewers, she was found dead in her apartment in Tokyo on May 23, 2020. Her death had been ruled a suicide by December 2020.