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Sakura Ando

1986-02-18 (38 years old) in Tokyo, Japan

With parents in the show business perhaps it is not surprising that Sakura Ando would become an actress and, moreover, also end up marrying an actor. She was born to actor/director Okuda Eiji and celebrity Kazu Ando on 18.02.1986. 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 disease made her dizzy, lose her balance and more throughout her childhood. Her brain would shut down. She would opt for her mother's maiden surname for her professional career. Sono Sion picked her for his film Love Exposure and gave her a major start on the big screen. She won an award as the Best Supporting Actress for her work in it 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 movies and serials and won several more awards. She married actor Emoto Tasuku in 2012. She had met him on a train in 2008 and had obtained her father's permission to date and marry. She was a boxer in 100 Yen Love, which was fortunate since she had practiced boxing when she was fourteen-years-old. She gave birth to her first child, a girl, in 2017. She won the award for Best Actress at the 42nd Japan Academy Prize for her work on 2018's Shoplifters. By then she was considered one of several top young actresses in Japan next to Yu Aoi, Miyazaki Aoi and perhaps Aso Kumiko. Interestingly, she had earlier decided to retire and focus on raising her child. She is a graduate of Gakushuin Women's College.

Movies

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The Imaginary
80 %|Dec 15, 2023
Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Godzilla Minus One
76 %|Nov 3, 2023
Science Fiction, Horror, Action
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Bad Lands
67 %|Sep 29, 2023
Action, Crime
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Monster
79.74000000000001 %|Jun 2, 2023
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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A Man
69.02 %|Nov 18, 2022
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Korosuna
75 %|Jan 28, 2022
Drama
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The Great Yokai War: Guardians
63 %|Jul 1, 2021
Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Horror
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Once upon a time... "Shoplifters"
100 %|May 19, 2021
Documentary
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Ryuukou Kanbou
73 %|Apr 10, 2021
TV Movie, Drama
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Shoplifters
79 %|Jun 2, 2018
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
72 %|Dec 9, 2017
Mystery, Drama, Fantasy
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Tornado Girl
68 %|Sep 16, 2017
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Reminiscence
55 %|May 6, 2017
Mystery, Drama
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Sound of Waves
60 %|Oct 30, 2016
Drama
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Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys
25 %|Sep 3, 2016
Crime, Thriller
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Seed
10 %|Feb 17, 2016
Music
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Asleep
53 %|Apr 25, 2015
Romance, Drama
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Her Granddaughter
57 %|Feb 14, 2015
Drama, Romance
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100 Yen Love
72 %|Nov 15, 2014
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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0.5 mm
72 %|Nov 8, 2014
Drama
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Climbing to Spring
72 %|Jun 14, 2014
Drama
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Homeland
57 %|Mar 1, 2014
Drama
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The Stork Nest
70 %|Nov 25, 2013
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Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi
62 %|Aug 24, 2013
Drama
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Penance
73 %|May 29, 2013
Drama
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Petal Dance
64 %|Apr 19, 2013
Drama
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Radio
70 %|Mar 26, 2013
Drama
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Yellow Elephant
60 %|Feb 2, 2013
Drama, Romance
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The Samurai That Night
60 %|Nov 17, 2012
Drama
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Our Homeland
60 %|Jul 1, 2012
Drama
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For Love's Sake
69 %|Jun 16, 2012
Drama, Romance, Music, Comedy
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Teto
0 %|Nov 16, 2010
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8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
60 %|Jun 26, 2010
Drama, Crime, Music
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A Crowd of Three
49 %|Jun 12, 2010
Drama
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Sweet Little Lies
55 %|Mar 13, 2010
Drama, Romance
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All to the Sea
0 %|Jan 23, 2010
Drama, Romance
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We'll Keep Walking, That's All
60 %|Nov 15, 2009
Drama
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Torso
59 %|Nov 13, 2009
Drama
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Oh, My Buddha!
60 %|Aug 15, 2009
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Crime or Punishment?!?
73 %|Feb 28, 2009
Comedy
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Love Exposure
80 %|Jan 31, 2009
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Make the Last Wish
62 %|Jan 9, 2009
Mystery, Comedy, Drama
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Ain't No Tomorrows
64 %|Nov 22, 2008
Drama
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Out of the Wind
60 %|Dec 22, 2007
Drama, Thriller
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A Long Walk
70 %|Apr 1, 2006
Drama

Series

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Rebooting
87.36000000000001 %|Jan 8, 2023
Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Tabiya Okaeri
0 %|Jan 25, 2022
Drama
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Tabiya Okaeri
0 %|Jan 25, 2022
Drama
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Girl Gun Lady
72 %|Apr 5, 2021
Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Today's Nekomura
70 %|Apr 8, 2020
Comedy, Drama
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Manpuku
90 %|Oct 1, 2018
Drama
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Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
77 %|Apr 1, 2018
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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Love Exposure: The TV-Show
53 %|Feb 4, 2017
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Like a Girl Playing House
0 %|Aug 30, 2016
Drama, Family
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We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
82 %|Apr 17, 2016
Comedy, Drama, Family
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The Brothers Karamazov
0 %|Jan 12, 2013
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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ATARU
68 %|Apr 15, 2012
Mystery, Drama
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Penance
82 %|Jan 8, 2012
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Chance!
50 %|Mar 7, 2009
Comedy