- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1986
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
Sakura Ando
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 …
Filmography
movieDora
2026 · Nami
tvBrothers in Arms
2026 · Narration
movieA Very Straight Neck
2025
tvThe Hot Spot
2025 · Hiroko Takahashi
movieThe Imaginary
2023 · Lizzie (voice)
movieGodzilla Minus One
2023 · Sumiko Ota
movieWe're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie
2023 · Miyashita Akane
movieBad Lands
2023 · Neri Hashioka
movieMonster
2023 · Saori Mugino
tvRebooting
2023 · Kondo Asami
movieA Man
2022 · Rie Taniguchi
movieKorosuna
2022 · Omine
tvTabiya Okaeri
2022 · Erika Oka, 惠理子
movieThe Great Yokai War: Guardians
2021 · Ubume
movieOnce upon a time... "Shoplifters"
2021 · Self
movieRyuukou Kanbou
2021 · Haruko
tvGirl Gun Lady
2021 · Daisy
tvToday's Nekomura
2020 · Scared wife
movie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
tvMango no Ki no Shita de
2019 · Misaki Tamiya
tvMampuku
2018 · Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko, Creator
movieShoplifters
2018 · Nobuyo Shibata
tvMagic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
2018 · Mokonyan (voice)
movieDestiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017 · Grim Reaper
movieTornado Girl
2017 · Yu Mikami
movieReminiscence
2017 · Ryoko Nishina
tvLove Exposure: The TV-Show
2017 · Aya Koike
movieSound of Waves
2017 · Yuko Kitagawa
movieDias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys
2016 · Yumeko
tvLike a Girl Playing House
2016 · Onchi Eiko
tvWe're Millennials. Got a Problem?
2016 · Akane Miyashita
movieSeed
2016
movieAsleep
2015 · Terako
movieHer Granddaughter
2015 · Misaki Akimoto
movie100 Yen Love
2014 · Ichiko Saito
movie0.5 mm
2014 · Sawa
movieClimbing to Spring
2014 · Yuri Nakagawa
tvHello Life from 55
2014
movieHomeland
2014 · Misa
movieThe Stork Nest
2013
movieCase of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi
2013 · Kyoko
moviePenance
2013 · Akiko Takano
moviePetal Dance
2013 · Motoko
movieRadio
2013 · Yuki Sasayama
movieYellow Elephant
2013 · Kanyu the dog (voice)
tvThe Brothers Karamazov
2013 · Shiori Kurosawa
tvShotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi
2013 · Haruko Hatsuyama
movieThe Samurai That Night
2012 · Mika
movieOur Homeland
2012 · Rie
movieFor Love's Sake
2012 · Gum-ko
tvATARU
2012 · Eiko Sasai
tvPenance
2012 · Akiko Takano
movieTeto
2010
tv野田ともうします。
2010
movie8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
2010
movieA Crowd of Three
2010 · Kayo
movieSweet Little Lies
2010 · Miyako
movieAll to the Sea
2010
movieWe'll Keep Walking, That's All
2009 · Miyuki Matsunaka
movieTorso
2009 · Mina
movieThe Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
2009 · Rika Kinoshita
movieOh, My Buddha!
2009
tvChance!
2009
movieCrime or Punishment?!?
2009 · Momo Mimikawa
movieMake the Last Wish
2009 · Meiko
movieLove Exposure
2008 · Koike
movieAin't No Tomorrows
2008 · Chizu
movieOut of the Wind
2007 · Mariko Iwata
movieA Long Walk
2006 · Waitress
tvShomuni
1998 · Reiko Abe