is a Japanese

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. She is best known for appearing in critically-acclaimed films such as

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's ''

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'',

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's ''Shoplifters'' (2018) and ''Monster'' (2023), as well as

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'' (2023).

Career

Ando won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 31st

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2010 for ''

'', '' 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

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's 2012 television drama ''

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''. She has also appeared in films such as ''The Samurai That Night'', '' Our Homeland'', and ''

Petal Dance is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa. Synopsis The film concerns a trip taken by two women, Jinko ( Aoi Miyazaki) and Motoko ( Sakura Ando), and their driver, Haraki (Shiori Kutsuna), to see Miki ( Kazue Fukiishi), an old frien ...

''. 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

'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

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ando, Sakura 1986 births Actresses from Tokyo Japanese film actresses Living people Asadora lead actors