Sakura Ando
Known for
Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress from Tokyo widely respected for her range across independent and mainstream Japanese cinema, including a role in the internationally celebrated 'Godzilla Minus One'. She has built a distinguished career working with acclaimed directors across Japanese arthouse and genre film. Ando is known for her intense, transformative performances across a wide variety of roles. She remains one of contemporary Japanese cinema's most respected actresses.
Sakura Ando
41 Movies
17 Series
Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress from Tokyo widely respected for her range across independent and mainstream Japanese cinema, including a role in the internationally celebrated 'Godzilla Minus One'. She has built a distinguished career working with acclaimed directors across Japanese arthouse and genre film. Ando is known for her intense, transformative performances across a wide variety of roles. She remains one of contemporary Japanese cinema's most respected actresses.
Movies
Plays Sumiko Ota
Godzilla Minus One
2023
Plays Saori Mugino
Monster
2023
Plays Nobuyo Shibata
Shoplifters
2018
Plays Sumiko Ota
Godzilla Minus Zero
2026
Plays Koike
Love Exposure
2008
Plays Lizzie (voice)
The Imaginary
2023
Plays Ichiko Saito
100 Yen Love
2014
Plays Grim Reaper
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017
Plays Rie Taniguchi
A Man
2022
Plays Sawa
0.5 mm
2014
Plays Chizu
Ain't No Tomorrows
2008
Plays Gum-ko
For Love's Sake
2012
Plays Neri Hashioka
Bad Lands
2023
Plays Akiko Takano
Penance
2013
Plays Kanyu the dog (voice)
Yellow Elephant
2013
Plays Ubume
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
2021
Plays Mina
Torso
2009
Plays Yu Mikami
Tornado Girl
2017
Plays Yuri Nakagawa
Climbing to Spring
2014
Plays Terako
Asleep
2015
Plays Motoko
Petal Dance
2013
Plays Misaki Akimoto
Her Granddaughter
2015
Plays Momo Mimikawa
Crime or Punishment?!?
2009
Plays Rika Kinoshita
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
2009
Plays Misa
Homeland
2014
Plays Rie
Our Homeland
2012
Plays Miyashita Akane
We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie
2023
Plays Mika
The Samurai That Night
2012
Plays Kayo
A Crowd of Three
2010
Plays Miyako
Sweet Little Lies
2010
Plays Waitress
A Long Walk
2006
Plays Ryoko Nishina
Reminiscence
2017
Plays Kyoko
Case of Kyoko, Case of Shuichi
2013
Plays Meiko
Make the Last Wish
2009
Plays Omine
Korosuna
2022
TV Shows
Creator
Plays Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko
Mampuku
2018
Plays Mokonyan (voice)
Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!
2018
Plays Narration
Brothers in Arms
2026
Plays Scared wife
Today's Nekomura
2020
Plays Shiori Kurosawa
The Brothers Karamazov
2013
Plays Daisy
Girl Gun Lady
2021
Plays Haruko Hatsuyama
Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi
2013
Plays Akane Miyashita
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
2016
Plays Aya Koike
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
2017
Plays Kondo Asami
Rebooting
2023
Plays Reiko Abe
Shomuni
1998
Plays Onchi Eiko
Like a Girl Playing House
2016
Plays 惠理子
Tabiya Okaeri
2022
Plays Akiko Takano
Penance
2012
Plays Eiko Sasai
ATARU
2012
Plays Misaki Tamiya
Mango no Ki no Shita de
2019
Plays Hiroko Takahashi
The Hot Spot
2025
Latest Trailers
Watch Trailer
Godzilla Minus Zero
Full Filmography
Godzilla Minus Zero
Sumiko Ota
2026
Film
Dora
Nami
2026
Film
Brothers in Arms
Narration · 30 episodes
2026–
TV
The Hot Spot
Hiroko Takahashi · 1 episode
2025
TV
Rebooting
Kondo Asami · 10 episodes
2023
TV
The Imaginary
Lizzie (voice)
2023
Film
Godzilla Minus One
Sumiko Ota
2023
Film
We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie
Miyashita Akane
2023
Film
Bad Lands
Neri Hashioka
2023
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Sakura Ando and where are they from?
Sakura Ando is 40 years old, born on February 18, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Sakura Ando?
Sakura Ando is best known for roles in Godzilla Minus One, Shoplifters, Monster.
How many movies has Sakura Ando been in?
Over a 20-year career (since 2006), Sakura Ando has appeared in 41 movies and 17 TV shows.
What was Sakura Ando's first movie?
The career of Sakura Ando began with A Long Walk (2006).
What is Sakura Ando's most recent movie or series?
Sakura Ando's most recent release is Dora, which premiered on May 17, 2026.
What TV shows has Sakura Ando appeared in?
On television, Sakura Ando has appeared in Rebooting, The Hot Spot, Penance, We're Millennials. Got a Problem?.
Does Sakura Ando have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Sakura Ando's upcoming work includes: Godzilla Minus Zero (2026).
Sakura Ando
1986-02-18 · Tokyo, Japan
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 appeared in multiple films and TV series and won several more awards.
She married actor Emoto Tasuku in 2012; they met on a train in 2008 and she had obtained her father's permission to date and marry. She was a boxer in 100 Yen Love, which suited her because she had practiced boxing at age fourteen. She gave birth to her first child, a girl, in 2017.
She won Best Actress at the 42nd Japan Academy Prize for her work in 2018's Shoplifters. By then she was considered one of the top young actresses in Japan alongside Yu Aoi, Miyazaki Aoi, and possibly Aso Kumiko. Interestingly, she had earlier decided to retire and focus on raising her child.
She is a graduate of Gakushuin Women's College.