Sakura Ando
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. 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
Godzilla Minus One
2023
Mampuku
2018
0Godzilla Minus Zero
2026
Shomuni
1998
Monster
2023
Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
2018
Brothers in Arms
2026
Shoplifters
2018
Rebooting
2023
The Hot Spot
2025
Today's Nekomura
2020
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
2016
Filmography
Godzilla Minus One
as Sumiko Ota · 2023
Mampuku
as Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko · 2018
Godzilla Minus Zero
as Sumiko Ota · 2026
Shomuni
as Reiko Abe · 1998
Monster
as Saori Mugino · 2023
Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
as Mokonyan (voice) · 2018
Brothers in Arms
as Narration · 2026
Shoplifters
as Nobuyo Shibata · 2018
Rebooting
as Kondo Asami · 2023
The Hot Spot
as Hiroko Takahashi · 2025
Today's Nekomura
as Scared wife · 2020
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
as Akane Miyashita · 2016
Penance
as Akiko Takano · 2012
ATARU
as Eiko Sasai · 2012
Love Exposure
as Koike · 2008
Girl Gun Lady
as Daisy · 2021
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
as Aya Koike · 2017
The Imaginary
as Lizzie (voice) · 2023
Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi
as Haruko Hatsuyama · 2013
100 Yen Love
as Ichiko Saito · 2014
The Brothers Karamazov
as Shiori Kurosawa · 2013
Tabiya Okaeri
as Erika Oka · 2022
Tabiya Okaeri
as 惠理子 · 2022
Like a Girl Playing House
as Onchi Eiko · 2016
A Man
as Rie Taniguchi · 2022
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
as Grim Reaper · 2017
For Love's Sake
as Gum-ko · 2012
Hello Life from 55
· 2014
My Name is Noda
· 2010
Bad Lands
as Neri Hashioka · 2023
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
as Ubume · 2021
Mango no Ki no Shita de
as Misaki Tamiya · 2019
Reminiscence
as Ryoko Nishina · 2017
Dora
as Nami · 2026
Her Granddaughter
as Misaki Akimoto · 2015
Homeland
as Misa · 2014
0.5 mm
as Sawa · 2014
Korosuna
as Omine · 2022
Tornado Girl
as Yu Mikami · 2017
Penance
as Akiko Takano · 2013
Make the Last Wish
as Meiko · 2009
Chance!
· 2009
The Samurai That Night
as Mika · 2012
Climbing to Spring
as Yuri Nakagawa · 2014
Once upon a time... "Shoplifters"
as Self · 2021
Our Homeland
as Rie · 2012
A Crowd of Three
as Kayo · 2010
Petal Dance
as Motoko · 2013
We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie
as Miyashita Akane · 2023
Torso
as Mina · 2009
Yellow Elephant
as Kanyu the dog (voice) · 2013
Out of the Wind
as Mariko Iwata · 2007
A Long Walk
as Waitress · 2006
All to the Sea
· 2010
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
as Rika Kinoshita · 2009
Sound of Waves
as Yuko Kitagawa · 2017
Ain't No Tomorrows
as Chizu · 2008
The Stork Nest
· 2013
Asleep
as Terako · 2015
Sweet Little Lies
as Miyako · 2010
8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
· 2010
Ryuukou Kanbou
as Haruko · 2021
Radio
as Yuki Sasayama · 2013
Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys
as Yumeko · 2016
Oh, My Buddha!
as Junko · 2009
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！
· 2019
A Very Straight Neck
· 2025
Crime or Punishment?!?
as Momo Mimikawa · 2009
Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi
as Kyoko · 2013
We'll Keep Walking, That's All
as Miyuki Matsunaka · 2009
Teto
· 2010
Seed
· 2016
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