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Sakura Ando
Actor

Sakura Ando

18 Feb 1986Born
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Tokyo, JapanBirthplace

Biography

With parents in show business, perhaps it is not surprising that Sakura Ando became an actress and, moreover, later married an actor.

She was born to actor/director Okuda Eiji and celebrity Kazu Ando on 18 February 1986. Her great-grandfather was Prime Minister Tsuyoshi. Her older sister is director Ando Momoko. She saw her father on stage at age five and decided to become an actress while in second grade.

She was often ill as a child; her illness made her dizzy, caused balance problems, and at times her brain would shut down. She chose her mother's maiden surname for her professional career. Sono Sion cast her in his film Love Exposure and gave her a major break on the big screen.

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She won Best Supporting Actress for that role at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival.

Earlier, her father cast her in his film Kaze No Sotogawa (Outside the Wind) alongside her mother and sister. She has since appeared in multiple films and TV series and won several more awards.

She married actor Emoto Tasuku in 2012; they met on a train in 2008 and she had obtained her father's permission to date and marry. She was a boxer in 100 Yen Love, which suited her because she had practiced boxing at age fourteen. She gave birth to her first child, a girl, in 2017.

She won Best Actress at the 42nd Japan Academy Prize for her work in 2018's Shoplifters. By then she was considered one of the top young actresses in Japan alongside Yu Aoi, Miyazaki Aoi, and possibly Aso Kumiko. Interestingly, she had earlier decided to retire and focus on raising her child.

She is a graduate of Gakushuin Women's College.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBA다마코Film
  2. 2026Godzilla Minus ZeroFilm: Sumiko Ota
  3. 2026DoraFilm: Nami
  4. 2026Brothers in ArmsSeries: Narration (38 episodes)
  5. 2025A Very Straight NeckFilm
  6. 2025The Hot SpotSeries: Hiroko Takahashi (1 episode)
  7. 2023The ImaginaryFilm: Lizzie (voice)
  8. 2023Godzilla Minus OneFilm: Sumiko Ota
  9. 2023We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The MovieFilm: Miyashita Akane
  10. 2023Bad LandsFilm: Neri Hashioka
  11. 2023MonsterFilm: Saori Mugino
  12. 2023RebootingSeries: Kondo Asami (10 episodes)
  13. 2022A ManFilm: Rie Taniguchi
  14. 2022KorosunaFilm: Omine
  15. 2022Tabiya OkaeriSeries: Erika Oka, 惠理子 (4 episodes)
  16. 2021The Great Yokai War: GuardiansFilm: Ubume
  17. 2021Ryuukou KanbouFilm: Haruko
  18. 2021Girl Gun LadySeries: Daisy (10 episodes)
  19. 2020Today's NekomuraSeries: Scared wife (24 episodes)
  20. 2019孤独のグルメ2019大晦日スペシャル 緊急指令！ 成田～福岡～釜山 弾丸出張編！Film
  21. 2019Mango no Ki no Shita deSeries: Misaki Tamiya (1 episode)
  22. 2018MampukuSeries: Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko (151 episodes)
  23. 2018ShopliftersFilm: Nobuyo Shibata
  24. 2018Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!Series: Mokonyan (voice) (51 episodes)
  25. 2017Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraFilm: Grim Reaper
  26. 2017Tornado GirlFilm: Yu Mikami
  27. 2017ReminiscenceFilm: Ryoko Nishina
  28. 2017Love Exposure: The TV-ShowSeries: Aya Koike (10 episodes)
  29. 2017Sound of WavesFilm: Yuko Kitagawa
  30. 2016Dias Police: Dirty Yellow BoysFilm: Yumeko
  31. 2016Like a Girl Playing HouseSeries: Onchi Eiko (8 episodes)
  32. 2016We're Millennials. Got a Problem?Series: Akane Miyashita (10 episodes)
  33. 2016SeedFilm
  34. 2015AsleepFilm: Terako
  35. 2015Her GranddaughterFilm: Misaki Akimoto
  36. 2014100 Yen LoveFilm: Ichiko Saito
  37. 20140.5 mmFilm: Sawa
  38. 2014Climbing to SpringFilm: Yuri Nakagawa
  39. 2014Hello Life from 55Series (5 episodes)
  40. 2014HomelandFilm: Misa
  41. 2013The Stork NestFilm
  42. 2013Case of Kyoko, Case of ShuichiFilm: Kyoko
  43. 2013PenanceFilm: Akiko Takano
  44. 2013Petal DanceFilm: Motoko
  45. 2013RadioFilm: Yuki Sasayama
  46. 2013Yellow ElephantFilm: Kanyu the dog (voice)
  47. 2013The Brothers KaramazovSeries: Shiori Kurosawa (11 episodes)
  48. 2013Shotenin Michiru no Mi no UebanashiSeries: Haruko Hatsuyama (10 episodes)
  49. 2012The Samurai That NightFilm: Mika
  50. 2012Our HomelandFilm: Rie
  51. 2012For Love's SakeFilm: Gum-ko
  52. 2012ATARUSeries: Eiko Sasai (1 episode)
  53. 2012PenanceSeries: Akiko Takano (5 episodes)
  54. 2010TetoFilm
  55. 2010My Name is NodaSeries (20 episodes)
  56. 20108000 Miles 2: Girls RapperFilm
  57. 2010A Crowd of ThreeFilm: Kayo
  58. 2010Sweet Little LiesFilm: Miyako
  59. 2010All to the SeaFilm
  60. 2009We'll Keep Walking, That's AllFilm: Miyuki Matsunaka
  61. 2009TorsoFilm: Mina
  62. 2009The Wonderful World of Captain KuhioFilm: Rika Kinoshita
  63. 2009Oh, My Buddha!Film: Junko
  64. 2009Chance!Series (2 episodes)
  65. 2009Crime or Punishment?!?Film: Momo Mimikawa
  66. 2009Make the Last WishFilm: Meiko
  67. 2008Love ExposureFilm: Koike
  68. 2008Ain't No TomorrowsFilm: Chizu
  69. 2007Out of the WindFilm: Mariko Iwata
  70. 2006A Long WalkFilm: Waitress
  71. 1998ShomuniSeries: Reiko Abe (10 episodes)

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