# Sara Minami

Sara Minami (Japanese: 南沙良, Minami Sara, June 11, 2002) is a Japanese actress and model under LesPros Entertainment.
She won the 18th Nicola Model Audition Grand Prix. She is a former exclusive model for the fashion magazine nicola.

## Career

In 2014, she won the 18th Nicola Model Audition Grand Prix. In October of the same year, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine nicola.
In 2017, she made her debut as an actress in the movie Dear Etranger. She was nominated for the 60th Blue Ribbon Awards for Newcomers for her appearance in the film, but missed her award. In the same year, she starred in the music video for Rebecca's new song, Koini Ochitara.
In 2018, she made her movie debut starring in the movie Shino Can't Say Her Name. She played the role of a high school girl with stuttering, and showed impressing acting in the scene where she cried lamenting with a runny nose. Her performance in the film was rated highly, and along with double-starring Aju Makita, the two were awarded the 43rd Hochi Film Award for Best Newcomer and the 33rd Takasaki Film Festival Best New Actress Award. Additionally, Minami was awarded the 61st Blue Ribbon Award and 28th Japanese Movie Critics Award for New Actress. In September, she was appointed as the new image character for Pocky and made her first appearance in the commercials.
In 2019, she made her first appearance in a TV drama in Cocoa broadcast by Fuji TV on January 4, 2019. In March of the same year, she ended her contract as an exclusive model for nicola. She challenged jidaigeki historical drama for the first time in Iwane: Sword of Serenity released in May of the same year.
In 2021, she starred in the TV drama series Dragon Zakura broadcast on TBS.
In 2022, she acted in the NHK taiga drama The 13 Lords of the Shogun as Ohime, the daughter of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako. She also played the main character in the horror movie The Good Father.
In 2023, she played the main character Sawako Kuronuma in the TV Tokyo adaptation of Kimi ni Todoke.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Dear Etranger | Kaoru Tanaka | |
| 2018 | Shino Can't Say Her Name | Shino Ōshima | Lead role |
| 2018 | Mugen Foundation | Mirai | |
| 2019 | 21st Century Girl | | Anthology film |
| 2019 | Iwane: Sword of Serenity | Iyo Sakazaki | |
| 2020 | Momi's House | Ayaka Honda | Lead role |
| 2021 | The Sun Stands Still | Shiori Kikuchi | |
| 2021 | Zokki | Kyōko Matsubara | |
| 2021 | Ride or Die | Young Rei Nagasawa | |
| 2022 | The Good Father | Hana Kubo | Lead role |
| 2022 | To Be Killed by a High School Girl | Maho Sasaki | |
| 2025 | Love Doesn't Matter to Me | Hiiro Miyata | Lead role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | Dragon Sakura 2 | Nao Hayase | |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Ōhime | Taiga drama |
| 2023 | Kimi ni Todoke | Sawako Kuronuma | Lead role |
| 2023 | Themis's Law School Classroom | Yukino Terui | |
| 2024 | Dear Radiance | Daini no Sanmi | Taiga drama |

### Japanese dub

| Year | Title | Role | Dub for | Notes | Ref. |
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Doric | Sophia Lillis | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | 43rd Hochi Film Awards | Best New Artist | Shino Can't Say Her Name | Won | |
| 2019 | 61st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | Shino Can't Say Her Name | Won | |