# Sakura Ando

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 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. 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.
In 2018, Ando received high praise for her performance as Nobuyo Shibata in director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters, being called "fantastic" and "the stand-out", 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."
In June 2023, Ando was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | A Long Walk | Waitress | |
| 2007 | Out of the Wind | Mariko Iwata | Leading role |
| 2008 | Love Exposure | Koike | |
| 2008 | Ain’t No Tomorrows | Chizu | |
| 2009 | The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio | Rika | |
| 2009 | Crime or Punishment?!? | Momo Mimikawa | |
| 2010 | Sweet Little Lies | Miyako | |
| 2010 | A Crowd of Three | Kayo | Leading role |
| 2012 | Our Homeland | Rie | Leading role |
| 2012 | For Love's Sake | Gamuko | |
| 2012 | The Samurai That Night | Mika | |
| 2013 | Petal Dance | Motoko | |
| 2013 | Yellow Elephant | Kan'yu (voice) | |
| 2014 | Homeland | Misa | |
| 2014 | Her Granddaughter | Misaki Akimoto | |
| 2014 | 0.5 mm | Sawa Yamagishi | Leading role |
| 2014 | 100 Yen Love | Ichiko Saito | Leading role |
| 2015 | Asleep | Terako | Leading role |
| 2016 | Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys | Yumeko | |
| 2017 | Reminiscences | Ryōko Nishina | |
| 2017 | Tornado Girl | Yū Mikami | |
| 2017 | Sound of Waves | Yūko | Leading role |
| 2017 | Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura | The Grim Reaper | |
| 2018 | Shoplifters | Nobuyo Shibata | Leading role |
| 2021 | The Great Yokai War: Guardians | Kokakuchō | |
| 2022 | A Man | Rie Taniguchi | |
| 2023 | Monster | Saori | Leading role |
| 2023 | Bad Lands | Neri | Leading role |
| 2023 | We're Millennials. Got a Problem?: The Movie | Akane Miyashita | |
| 2023 | The Imaginary | Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2023 | Godzilla Minus One | Sumiko Ota | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Still, Life Goes On | | |
| 2011 | Sunshine | Mitsu Miyamoto | Asadora |
| 2012 | Penance | | Miniseries |
| 2015 | Mamagoto | Hideko Onji | Leading role |
| 2015 | We're Millennials. Got a Problem? | Akane Miyashita | |
| 2018 | Magical × Heroine Magimajo Pures! | Mokonyan (voice) | |
| 2018–19 | Manpuku | Fukuko Tachibana | Leading role; Asadora |
| 2019 | Mango no Ki no Shita de | Misaki Tamiya | TV movie |
| 2019 | Idaten | Masae Kasai | Taiga drama |
| 2019 | Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | An anime's narrator | Asadora |
| 2021 | Ryūkō Kanbō | Haruko | TV movie |
| 2022 | Rebooting | Asami Kondō | Leading role |
| 2025 | The Hot Spot | Takahashi's mother | Special appearance |

## Awards

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

## Family tree

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tsuyoshi Inukai | Tsuyoshi Inukai | Tsuyoshi Inukai | Tsuyoshi Inukai | Tsuyoshi Inukai | Tsuyoshi Inukai |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yutaka Ando | Yutaka Ando | Yutaka Ando | Yutaka Ando | Yutaka Ando | Yutaka Ando | | | Takeru Inukai | Takeru Inukai | Takeru Inukai | Takeru Inukai | Takeru Inukai | Takeru Inukai | | | | | Masako Ogino | Masako Ogino | Masako Ogino | Masako Ogino | Masako Ogino | Masako Ogino | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eiji Okuda | Eiji Okuda | Eiji Okuda | Eiji Okuda | Eiji Okuda | Eiji Okuda | | | Kazu Ando | Kazu Ando | Kazu Ando | Kazu Ando | Kazu Ando | Kazu Ando | Akira Emoto | Akira Emoto | Akira Emoto | Akira Emoto | Akira Emoto | Akira Emoto | Kazue Tsunogae | Kazue Tsunogae | Kazue Tsunogae | Kazue Tsunogae | Kazue Tsunogae | Kazue Tsunogae |
| Momoko Ando | Momoko Ando | Momoko Ando | Momoko Ando | Momoko Ando | Momoko Ando | Sakura Ando | Sakura Ando | Sakura Ando | Sakura Ando | Sakura Ando | Sakura Ando | Tasuku Emoto | Tasuku Emoto | Tasuku Emoto | Tasuku Emoto | Tasuku Emoto | Tasuku Emoto | | | Tokio Emoto | Tokio Emoto | Tokio Emoto | Tokio Emoto | Tokio Emoto | Tokio Emoto | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | unknown daughter | unknown daughter | unknown daughter | unknown daughter | unknown daughter | unknown daughter | | |