Sakurako Konishi | |
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小西 桜子 | |
Born | Saitama, Japan | 29 March 1998
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2017–present |
Sakurako Konishi (小西 桜子 Konishi Sakurako) (born 29 March 1998) is a Japanese actress from Saitama.[1]
Konishi first became interested in an acting career after watching Sion Sono's film Himizu in junior high school.[2] She subsequently appeared in a self-produced film at university, and began to send her resume to entertainment agencies and attended auditions. After meeting film director Masaoki Hirota, she was cast as the heroine in his 2020 film Fancy , which became her first commercial film appearance.[2] She was also cast as the heroine in Takashi Miike's First Love, being chosen out of 3,000 applicants in auditions in 2019.[3] She also appeared on the cover and the opening gravure of the manga magazine Young King, for the 2 March 2020 issue, published by Shōnen Gahōsha.[4]
Konishi has stated that she is not affiliated with an entertainment agency, choosing instead to "prioritize the approaches she wants to develop in her work."[5] She does however have a manager.[6] In 2020 she won the 42nd Yokohama Film Festival's Best Newcomer Award for her work in First Love, Fancy, and Sasaki In My Mind .[7] She was also nominated for the 14th Asian Film Awards Award for Best Newcomer that year.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Directed by | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | All Night | Kazusa Saikai | Lead role; short film | ||
2019 | First Love | Monica/Yuri | Takashi Miike | [6] | |
2020 | Fancy | "Moonlit Night's Star" | Masaoki Hirota | [9] | |
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! | Toru Dotonbori | Tsutomu Hanabusa | [10] | ||
The Samejima Incident | Fumi Nakase | Jirō Nagae | [11] | ||
Sasaki In My Mind | Ichinose | Takuya Uchiyama | [12] | ||
2021 | Between Us | Yasuo Okuaki | [13] | ||
Colorless | Hisako | Takashi Koyama | [14] | ||
2023 | Spring in Between | Haru Komukai | Rika Katsu | [15] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Refs. |
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2020 | On Nights When I Want To End It All... | Okada | MBS TV | Episodes 2 and 3 | [16][17] |
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! | Toru Dotonbori | MBS TV/TBS TV | [18] | ||
Toshishita Kareshi | Ayumi | ABC | Episodes 9 and 10 "First and Last Confession" | ||
Tokyo MPD: From Zero to Hero | Akane Niijima | TV Asahi | Episode 9 | ||
Furo Girl! | Aino Hiyama | TV Tokyo | [19] | ||
Cat | Mineko Kaneko | TV Tokyo | Lead role | [20][21] | |
2021 | Keihan Story: Old Folk House Vacation Rental Bond Shop | Imachi Jun | TV Osaka/BSTV Tokyo | Lead role | [22] |
The Romance Manga Artist | Yuna Ito | Fuji TV | [23] | ||
Love Phantom | Momoko Hirasawa | MBS | [24][25] | ||
2022 | Short Program | Keiko Komiya | Amazon Prime Video | Lead role. Ep. 11 | [26] |
Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster | Notes |
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2019 | Tracing Love | WATCHY | Episode 1 "I don't need that child" | |
2019 | Seikei University Faculty of Comprehensive Promotion WEB Drama General Management Department | Yuka | Episode "There is more than one correct answer!" | |
2019 | ROSOKU MINAI brand movie "Light" | 24 November 2019 | ||
2019 | Shin-Tokorozawa Let's Cine Park "Story of Chairs, Me and Movies" | College student | 27 December 2019 | |
2021 | Renai Mangaka | Yuna Ito | Fuji TV | [27] |
Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | 365 days, 36.5 °C | Chaoyang | Sumida Park - Studio Kura | 30 October - 4 November 2019 | [28] |
Year | Artist | Song | Date | Ref. |
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2018 | ayU tokiO | "Asagao" | 15 June 2018 | |
2019 | Maruritoryuga | "Wake janai" | 24 August 2019 | |
2020 | Regal Lily | "Hanshī" | 5 February 2020 | [29] |