Sakura Ando
Japanese actress

Sakura Ando

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Japanese actress
A.K.A.
Andō Sakura, Ando Sakura, Sakura Ando
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
18 February 1986(Tokyo City)
Family:
Mother:
Kazu Andō
Father:
Eiji Okuda
Spouse(s):
Tasuku Emoto
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Introduction

Sakura Ando (安藤 サクラ, Andō Sakura, born February 18, 1986) is a Japanese actress.

Career

Ando won the award for best supporting actress at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival 2010 for Love Exposure, Kuhio taisa and Tsumitoka batsutoka.
She was also nominated for the award for best supporting actress at 4th Asian Film Awards 2010 for A Crowd of Three.

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

She has also appeared in films such as The Samurai That Night, Our Homeland, and Petal Dance.

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

Filmography

Film

  • Love Exposure (2008)
  • Kuhio taisa (2009)
  • Tsumitoka batsutoka (2009)
  • Sweet Little Lies (2010)
  • A Crowd of Three (2010)
  • Our Homeland (2012)
  • Ai to Makoto (2012)
  • The Samurai That Night (2012)
  • Petal Dance (2013)
  • Kiiroi Zou (2013)
  • Homeland (2014)
  • Otoko no Isshō (2014)
  • 0.5 mm (2014)
  • 100 Yen Love (2014)
  • Shirakawa Yofune (2015)
  • Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys (2016)
  • Tsuioku (2017)
  • Okuda Tamio ni Naritai Boy (2017)
  • Shimajima kaisha (2017)

Television

  • Penance (2012)
  • Mamagoto (2016)

Awards

Year Award ceremony Category Film Result
2009 31st Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Love Exposure Won
2010 4th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress A Crowd of Three Nominated
84th Kinema Junpo Award Best Supporting Actress Won
2012 37th Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actress Ai to Makoto, The Samurai That Night Won
34th Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Won
67th Mainichi Film Award Best Supporting Actress Ai to Makoto Won
86th Kinema Junpo Award Best Supporting Actress Ai to Makoto, 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
2014 88th Kinema Junpo Award Best Actress 100 Yen Love Won
57th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress 0.5 mm, 100 Yen Love Won
24th Japanese Film Critics Awards Best Actress Won
38th Japan Academy Prize Best Actress 0.5 mm Nominated
69th Mainichi Film Award Best Actress Won
2015 39th Japan Academy Prize Best Actress 100 Yen Love Won

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Tsuyoshi Inukai
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Takeru Inukai
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eiji Okuda
 
Kadu Ando
 
Akira Emoto
 
Kazue Tsunogae
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Momoko Ando
 
Sakura Ando
 
Tasuku Emoto
 
Tokio Emoto