Sakura Ando

Born in Tokyo on February 18, 1986, Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress with 69 credits to her name. Audiences may recognize her as Sumiko Ota in Godzilla Minus One (2023), Nobuyo Shibata in Shoplifters (2018) and Saori Mugino in Monster (2023). Her filmography also covers Love Exposure (2008), Penance (2013), 0.5 mm (2014) and 100 Yen Love (2014), where she played Ichiko Saito.

Ando appeared as Rie Taniguchi in A Man (2022), voiced Lizzie in The Imaginary (2023) and played Kondo Asami in the TV series Rebooting (2023). Her most recent listed work is the series The Hot Spot (2025). She is a two-time Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actress winner (2013 and 2015) and received the Elan d’or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2020. Next on her slate is Godzilla Minus Zero, set for release on November 3, 2026.

New & upcoming work

• Godzilla Minus Zero · 3 Nov 2026 · as Sumiko Ota

Where to watch their movies

• Netflix: Godzilla Minus One

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Frequent co-stars

• Taiga Nakano · 3 films together: A Man, We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie, Ryuukou Kanbou
• Renji Ishibashi · 3 films together: Ryuukou Kanbou, Homeland, Climbing to Spring
• Kokoro Terada · 2 films together: The Imaginary, The Great Yokai War: Guardians
• Satoshi Tsumabuki · 2 films together: A Man, For Love's Sake
• Sakura Ando · 2 films together: Penance, Climbing to Spring
• Kazuki Kitamura · 2 films together: The Great Yokai War: Guardians, Out of the Wind

Awards won

• Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year (2020)
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress (2015)
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress (2013)

Career at a glance

First credit: Shomuni (1998) · Credits: 69

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Godzilla Minus One2023 · Sumiko OtaReviewed

Other work

• Dora2026 · Nami
• Brothers in Arms2026 · Narration
• A Very Straight Neck2025
• The Hot Spot2025 · Hiroko Takahashi
• The Imaginary2023 · Lizzie (voice)
• We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie2023 · Miyashita Akane
• Bad Lands2023 · Neri Hashioka
• Monster2023 · Saori Mugino
• Rebooting2023 · Kondo Asami
• A Man2022 · Rie Taniguchi
• Korosuna2022 · Omine
• Tabiya Okaeri2022 · Erika Oka
• The Great Yokai War: Guardians2021 · Ubume
• Ryuukou Kanbou2021 · Haruko
• Girl Gun Lady2021 · Daisy
• Today's Nekomura2020 · Scared wife
• 孤独のグルメ2019大晦日スペシャル 緊急指令！ 成田～福岡～釜山 弾丸出張編！2019
• Mango no Ki no Shita de2019 · Misaki Tamiya
• Mampuku2018 · Imai (Tachibana) Fukuko

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