Sakura Ando Explained

Sakura Ando
Native Name:安藤 サクラ
Birth Date:18 February 1986
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Children:1
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2005–present

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 Award–winning kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Career

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] 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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2006A Long WalkWaitressEiji Okuda
2007Out of the WindMariko IwataEiji OkudaLeading role[11]
2008Love ExposureKoikeSion Sono[12]
Ain’t No TomorrowsChizuYuki Tanada
2009The Wonderful World of Captain KuhioRikaDaihachi Yoshida
Crime or Punishment?!?Momo MimikawaKeralino Sandorovich
2010Sweet Little LiesMiyakoHitoshi Yazaki
A Crowd of ThreeKayoTatsushi ŌmoriLeading role
2012Our HomelandRieYang Yong-hiLeading role
For Love's SakeGamukoTakashi Miike
The Samurai That NightMikaMasaaki Akahori
2013Petal DanceMotokoHiroshi Ishikawa
Yellow ElephantKan'yu (voice)Ryūichi Hiroki
2014HomelandMisaNao Kubota
Her GranddaughterMisaki AkimotoRyūichi Hiroki
0.5 mmSawa YamagishiMomoko AndoLeading role
100 Yen LoveIchiko SaitoMasaharu TakeLeading role[13]
2015AsleepTerakoShingo WakagiLeading role
2016Dias Police: Dirty Yellow BoysYumekoKazuyoshi Kumakiri
2017ReminiscencesRyōko NishinaYasuo Furuhata
Tornado GirlYū MikamiHitoshi Ōne
Sound of WavesYūkoKaze ShindōLeading role[14]
Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraThe Grim ReaperTakashi Yamazaki[15]
2018ShopliftersNobuyo ShibataHirokazu Kore-edaLeading role[16]
2021KokakuchōTakashi Miike[17]
2022A ManRie TaniguchiKei Ishikawa[18]
2023MonsterSaoriHirokazu Kore-edaLeading role[19]
Bad LandsNeriMasato HaradaLeading role[20]
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?: The MovieAkane MiyashitaNobuo Mizuta[21]
The ImaginaryLizzie (voice)Yoshiyuki Momose[22]
Godzilla Minus OneSumiko OtaTakashi Yamazaki[23]

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2011Still, Life Goes OnFuji TV
OhisamaMitsu MiyamotoNHKAsadora
2012PenanceWowowMiniseries
2015MamagotoHideko OnjiNHKLeading role
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?Akane MiyashitaNTV
2018Magical × Heroine Magimajo Pures!Mokonyan (voice)TV Tokyo
2018–19ManpukuFukuko TachibanaNHKLeading role, Asadora
2019Mango no Ki no Shita deMisaki TamiyaNHKTV movie
IdatenMasae KasaiNHKTaiga drama
Natsuzora: Natsu's SkyAn anime's narratorNHKAsadora
2021Ryūkō KanbōHarukoNHKTV movie[24]
2022RebootingAsami KondōNTVLeading role

Awards

YearAward ceremonyCategoryWork(s)Result
201031st Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressLove Exposure
4th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressA Crowd of Three
201184th Kinema Junpo AwardBest Supporting Actress
201237th Hochi Film AwardBest Supporting ActressFor Love's Sake, The Samurai That Night
34th Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress
201386th Kinema Junpo AwardBest Supporting ActressFor Love's Sake, The Samurai That Night, etc.
Best ActressOur Homeland
55th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Actress
22nd Japanese Film Critics AwardsBest Actress
67th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressFor Love's Sake
201538th Japan Academy PrizeBest Actress0.5 mm
57th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Actress0.5 mm, 100 Yen Love
24th Japanese Film Critics AwardsBest Actress
88th Kinema Junpo AwardBest Actress100 Yen Love
69th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Actress0.5 mm
201639th Japan Academy PrizeBest Actress100 Yen Love
201827th Tokyo Sports Film AwardBest Supporting ActressReminiscence
43rd Hochi Film AwardsBest Actress Shoplifters
31st Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Actress
Best Supporting ActressDestiny: The Tale of Kamakura
23rd Florida Film Critics Circle AwardBest Supporting ActressShoplifters
201940th Yokohama Film FestivalBest Actress
73rd Mainichi Film AwardsBest Actress
Kinuyo Tanaka AwardHerself
61st Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressShoplifters
28th Tokyo Sports Film AwardBest Actress
92nd Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Actress
42nd Japan Academy PrizeBest Actress
13th Asian Film AwardsBest Actress
202044th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself [25]
202247th Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressA Man[26]
202377th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress[27]
65th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActressA Man and Korosuna[28]
46th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressA Man[29]
16th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress[30]
26th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand PrixBest ActressRebooting[31]
36th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActressMonster and Bad Lands[32]
202478th Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActressBad Lands[33]
66th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Actress[34]
47th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActressMonster[35]
Best Supporting ActressGodzilla Minus One[36]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第３１回ヨコハマ映画祭 ２００９年日本映画個人賞. Yokohama Film Festival. ja. 13 December 2010. September 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913213347/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/31-2009/31_2009_shou.html. live.
  2. Web site: 4th AFA Nominees & Winners by Nominees. Asian Film Awards. 25 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202627/http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/2011/4th-nominees-and-winners/4th-afa-nominees-winners-by-nom/#supportingactress1. 29 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Film review: Penance. South China Morning Post. Andrew. Sun. 13 December 2012. January 1, 2013. December 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121219101345/http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1103799/film-review-penance. live.
  4. Web site: The Samurai That Night. Variety. Leslie. Felperin. October 14, 2012. April 20, 2020. August 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230826191058/https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/the-samurai-that-night-1117948566/. live.
  5. Web site: Kazoku no Kuni (Our Homeland). The Japan Times. Mark. Schilling. Mark Schilling. 27 July 2012. January 1, 2013. August 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801064607/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120727a2.html. live.
  6. Web site: Petal Dance: Hong Kong Review. Deborah. Young. The Hollywood Reporter. 20 March 2013. April 20, 2020. October 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181005072049/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/petal-dance-hong-kong-review-430031. live.
  7. Web site: JAPAN CUTS 2015 Special Guests. www.japansociety.org. 17 April 2016. April 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405124259/http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/film/japan-cuts-2015/special-guests. dead.
  8. Web site: Dargis. Manohla. Manohla Dargis. 'Shoplifters' Review: A Family That Steals Together, Stays Together. The New York Times. 21 December 2018. 22 November 2018. May 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520070013/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/movies/shoplifters-review.html. live.
  9. Web site: Tallerico. Brian. Shoplifters Movie Review & Film Summary (2018). RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. 21 December 2018. 23 November 2018. December 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182716/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shoplifters-2018. live.
  10. Web site: The Editors. The Great Performances of 2018. RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. 21 December 2018. 19 December 2018. December 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122055/https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/the-great-performances-of-2018. live.
  11. Web site: 風の外側. January 12, 2021. eiga.com. January 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114095326/https://eiga.com/movie/53157/. live.
  12. Web site: 安藤サクラ. 16 May 2018. eiga.com. May 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502060825/http://eiga.com/person/83127/. live.
  13. Web site: 百円の恋. October 15, 2019. eiga.com. September 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190924064812/https://eiga.com/movie/80512/. live.
  14. Web site: 島々清しゃ（しまじまかいしゃ）. May 16, 2019. eiga.com. July 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190703073415/https://eiga.com/movie/85303/. live.
  15. Web site: DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり. May 16, 2019. eiga.com. May 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514101735/https://eiga.com/movie/86436/. live.
  16. Web site: 万引き家族. May 16, 2019. eiga.com. May 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508024250/https://eiga.com/movie/88449/. live.
  17. Web site: 映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』に大森南朋、安藤サクラ、大島優子ら出演. January 18, 2021. Cinra.net. January 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118033108/https://www.cinra.net/news/20210118-yokai. live.
  18. Web site: 妻夫木聡×安藤サクラ×窪田正孝ら共演、芥川賞作家・平野啓一郎の「ある男」実写映画化. August 31, 2021. Oricon. August 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831002252/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2205317/full/. live.
  19. Web site: 怪物. January 5, 2023. eiga.com. January 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128031744/https://eiga.com/movie/98367/. live.
  20. Web site: BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ. May 30, 2023. eiga.com. May 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230530172438/https://eiga.com/movie/99597/. live.
  21. Web site: 『ゆとりですがなにか』続編映画に安藤サクラ・仲野太賀・吉田鋼太郎らキャスト再集結. June 8, 2023. Oricon. June 8, 2023. June 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230622041437/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2282125/full/. live.
  22. Web site: Studio Ponoc Reveals Trailer, Main Cast for The Imaginary Anime Film (Updated). Anime News Network. August 21, 2023. August 21, 2023. August 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230821094053/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-21/studio-ponoc-reveals-trailer-main-cast-for-the-imaginary-anime-film/.201447. live.
  23. Web site: 『ゴジラ-1.0』キャスト解禁 『らんまん』神木隆之介&浜辺美波が出演 山田裕貴や青木崇高も参加. September 4, 2023. Oricon.
  24. Web site: 本木雅弘主演、スペイン風邪の流行を描いた志賀直哉「流行感冒」ドラマ化. January 15, 2021. Oricon. January 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121213011/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2181888/full/. live.
  25. Web site: https://www.producer.or.jp/elandor-list.html. ja:エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧. List of Élan d'Or awardee. January 25, 2019. All Nippon Producers Association. ja.
  26. Web site: 「第47回報知映画賞」各賞ノミネート決定. November 11, 2022. PR Times. November 11, 2022. November 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221111060039/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000249.000071317.html. live.
  27. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 石川慶監督の「ある男」が最多の9部門でノミネート. December 21, 2022. Sponichi. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221001708/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2022/12/21/kiji/20221220s00041000513000c.html. live.
  28. Web site: 第65回ブルーリボン賞 各部門候補が決定 受賞者は2月発表. January 4, 2023. Tokyo Sports. January 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103222044/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/250004. live.
  29. Web site: 【日本アカデミー賞】安藤サクラ「女優引退」も考えた 撮影&育児の両立に悩み 受賞スピーチで涙の告白. March 10, 2023. Oricon. March 10, 2023. March 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310130738/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2270977/full/. live.
  30. Web site: アジア・フィルム・アワードで「ドライブ・マイ・カー」8部門ノミネート. January 7, 2023. Natalie. January 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230106221432/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/508021. live.
  31. Web site: 2022年度ドラマGP年間大賞発表. May 6, 2023. Nikkan Sports. July 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711165423/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/award/ns-dramagp/. live.
  32. Web site: 日刊スポーツ映画大賞は石井裕也監督「月」が最多5部門6ノミネート. November 8, 2023. eiga.com.
  33. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 是枝裕和監督「怪物」が9部門ノミネート 阪本順治監督「せかいのおきく」は8部門. December 21, 2023. Sponichi.
  34. Web site: 「エゴイスト」「月」が作品賞など最多5部門に選出 「第66回ブルーリボン賞」各部門候補決まる. January 4, 2024. Chunichi Sports.
  35. Web site: 安藤サクラ、3度目の最優秀主演女優賞！最優秀助演女優賞とW受賞の快挙. March 8, 2024. Cinematoday.
  36. Web site: 安藤サクラ、自ら受賞を発表する異例の事態！『ゴジラ-1.0』で2年連続の最優秀助演女優賞. March 8, 2024. Cinematoday.

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