Sakura Ando (安藤 サクラ, Andō Sakura, born February 18, 1986) is a Japanese actress. She is best known for appearing in critically-acclaimed films such as Sion Sono's Love Exposure, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters (2018) and Monster (2023), as well as Takashi Yamazaki's Academy Awardwinning kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Sakura Ando
安藤 サクラ
Ando at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2017
Born (1986-02-18) February 18, 1986 (age 38)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children1
ParentEiji Okuda (father) Kazu Ando (mother)
Relatives

Career

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Ando won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival 2010 for Love Exposure, The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio and Tsumitoka batsutoka.[1][clarification needed] She was also nominated for the award for best supporting actress at 4th Asian Film Awards 2010 for A Crowd of Three.[2]

She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama Penance.[3]

She has also appeared in films such as The Samurai That Night,[4] Our Homeland,[5] and Petal Dance.[6]

In 2015, Ando received the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance in Film at JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film in New York.[7]

In 2018, Ando received high praise for her performance as Nobuyo Shibata in director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters, being called "fantastic"[8] and "the stand-out",[9] with film critic Simon Abrams stating that "Kore-eda gave Andô her character's (strictly metaphorical) dance steps, but she realizes and owns every maneuver she was asked to (and then some).... No small feat... given how subtly complicated her dance steps are."[10]

In June 2023, Ando was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
2006 A Long Walk Waitress Eiji Okuda [12]
2007 Out of the Wind Mariko Iwata Eiji Okuda Leading role [13]
2008 Love Exposure Koike Sion Sono [12]
Ain’t No Tomorrows Chizu Yuki Tanada [12]
2009 The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio Rika Daihachi Yoshida [12]
Crime or Punishment?!? Momo Mimikawa Keralino Sandorovich [12]
2010 Sweet Little Lies Miyako Hitoshi Yazaki [12]
A Crowd of Three Kayo Tatsushi Ōmori Leading role [12]
2012 Our Homeland Rie Yang Yong-hi Leading role [12]
For Love's Sake Gamuko Takashi Miike [12]
The Samurai That Night Mika Masaaki Akahori [12]
2013 Petal Dance Motoko Hiroshi Ishikawa [12]
Yellow Elephant Kan'yu (voice) Ryūichi Hiroki [12]
2014 Homeland Misa Nao Kubota [12]
Her Granddaughter Misaki Akimoto Ryūichi Hiroki [12]
0.5 mm Sawa Yamagishi Momoko Ando Leading role [12]
100 Yen Love Ichiko Saito Masaharu Take Leading role [14]
2015 Asleep Terako Shingo Wakagi Leading role [12]
2016 Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys Yumeko Kazuyoshi Kumakiri [12]
2017 Reminiscences Ryōko Nishina Yasuo Furuhata [12]
Tornado Girl Yū Mikami Hitoshi Ōne [12]
Sound of Waves Yūko Kaze Shindō Leading role [15]
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura The Grim Reaper Takashi Yamazaki [16]
2018 Shoplifters Nobuyo Shibata Hirokazu Kore-eda Leading role [17]
2021 The Great Yokai War: Guardians Kokakuchō Takashi Miike [18]
2022 A Man Rie Taniguchi Kei Ishikawa [19]
2023 Monster Saori Hirokazu Kore-eda Leading role [20]
Bad Lands Neri Masato Harada Leading role [21]
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?: The Movie Akane Miyashita Nobuo Mizuta [22]
The Imaginary Lizzie (voice) Yoshiyuki Momose [23]
Godzilla Minus One Sumiko Ota Takashi Yamazaki [24]

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2011 Still, Life Goes On Fuji TV
Ohisama Mitsu Miyamoto NHK Asadora
2012 Penance Wowow Miniseries
2015 Mamagoto Hideko Onji NHK Leading role
We're Millennials. Got a Problem? Akane Miyashita NTV [22]
2018 Magical × Heroine Magimajo Pures! Mokonyan (voice) TV Tokyo
2018–19 Manpuku Fukuko Tachibana NHK Leading role, Asadora
2019 Mango no Ki no Shita de Misaki Tamiya NHK TV movie
Idaten Masae Kasai NHK Taiga drama
Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky An anime's narrator NHK Asadora
2021 Ryūkō Kanbō Haruko NHK TV movie [25]
2022 Rebooting Asami Kondō NTV Leading role [26]

Awards

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Year Award ceremony Category Work(s) Result
2010 31st Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Love Exposure Won
4th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress A Crowd of Three Nominated
2011 84th Kinema Junpo Award Best Supporting Actress Won
2012 37th Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actress For Love's Sake, The Samurai That Night Won
34th Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Won
2013 86th Kinema Junpo Award Best Supporting Actress For Love's Sake, The Samurai That Night, etc. Won
Best Actress Our Homeland Won
55th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Won
22nd Japanese Film Critics Awards Best Actress Won
67th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress For Love's Sake Won
2015 38th Japan Academy Prize Best Actress 0.5 mm Nominated
57th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress 0.5 mm, 100 Yen Love Won
24th Japanese Film Critics Awards Best Actress Won
88th Kinema Junpo Award Best Actress 100 Yen Love Won
69th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress 0.5 mm Won
2016 39th Japan Academy Prize Best Actress 100 Yen Love Won
2018 27th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Supporting Actress Reminiscence Nominated
43rd Hochi Film Awards Best Actress Shoplifters Nominated
31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actress Won
Best Supporting Actress Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura Nominated
23rd Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress Shoplifters Won
2019 40th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress Won
73rd Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Won
Kinuyo Tanaka Award Herself Nominated
61st Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Shoplifters Nominated
28th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Actress Won
92nd Kinema Junpo Awards Best Actress Won
42nd Japan Academy Prize Best Actress Won
13th Asian Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2020 44th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Won[27]
2022 47th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress A Man Nominated[28]
2023 77th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated[29]
65th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actress A Man and Korosuna Nominated[30]
46th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actress A Man Won[31]
16th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated[32]
26th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress Rebooting Won[26]
36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actress Monster and Bad Lands Nominated[33]
2024 78th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actress Bad Lands Nominated[34]
66th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress Nominated[35]
47th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actress Monster Won[36]
Best Supporting Actress Godzilla Minus One Won[37]

Family tree

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Tsuyoshi Inukai
Yutaka AndoTakeru InukaiMasako Ogino
Eiji OkudaKazu AndoAkira EmotoKazue Tsunogae
Momoko AndoSakura AndoTasuku EmotoTokio Emoto
unknown daughter[38]

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