Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando is a Japanese actor born on 18 February 1986 in Tokyo. With 69 screen credits, she is known for roles such as Nobuyo Shibata in Shoplifters (2018), Sumiko Ota in Godzilla Minus One (2023) and Saori Mugino in Monster (2023). Earlier work includes Love Exposure (2008), Penance (2013), 100 Yen Love (2014) and 0.5 mm (2014).

Her credits also include A Man (2022), the voice of Lizzie in The Imaginary (2023), and the series Rebooting (2023) and The Hot Spot (2025), in which she plays Hiroko Takahashi. She won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress in 2013 and 2015, and received the Elan d’or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2020. Her upcoming projects include Godzilla Minus Zero, scheduled for release on 3 November 2026.

New & upcoming work

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

Where to watch their movies

• Amazon Video: Godzilla Minus One
• Apple TV Store: Godzilla Minus One
• Fandango At Home: Godzilla Minus One
• Google Play Movies: Godzilla Minus One
• Netflix: Godzilla Minus One
• Netflix Standard with Ads: Godzilla Minus One
• Plex: Godzilla Minus One
• YouTube: 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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