Sara Minami
南沙良
Born (2002-06-11) June 11, 2002
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2014–present
AgentLesPros Entertainment

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.[1][2]

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.[2]

In 2017, she made her debut as an actress in the movie Dear Etranger.[3] She was nominated for the 60th Blue Ribbon Awards for Newcomers for her appearance in the film, but missed her award.[4] In the same year, she starred in the music video for Rebecca's new song, Koini Ochitara.[5]

In 2018, she made her movie debut starring in the movie Shino Can't Say Her Name.[6] She played the role of a high school girl with stuttering,[7] and showed impressing acting in the scene where she cried lamenting with a runny nose.[4] 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[8] and the 33rd Takasaki Film Festival Best New Actress Award.[9] Additionally, Minami was awarded the 61st Blue Ribbon Award[4][7] and 28th Japanese Movie Critics Award for New Actress.[10] In September, she was appointed as the new image character for Pocky and made her first appearance in the commercials.[11]

In 2019, she made her first appearance in a TV drama in Cocoa broadcast by Fuji TV on January 4, 2019.[12] In March of the same year, she ended her contract as an exclusive model for nicola.[2] She challenged jidaigeki historical drama for the first time in Iwane: Sword of Serenity released in May of the same year.[13]

In 2021, she starred in the TV drama series Dragon Zakura broadcast on TBS.[14][15]

She will act in the 2022 NHK taiga drama The 13 Lords of the Shogun as Ohime, the daughter of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
2017 Dear Etranger Kaoru Tanaka Yukiko Mishima [17]
2018 Shino Can't Say Her Name Shino Ōshima Hiroaki Yuasa Lead role [6]
Mugen Foundation Mirai Akira Ōsaki [17]
2019 21st Century Girl Hana Matsumoto Anthology film [18]
Iwane: Sword of Serenity Iyo Sakazaki Katsuhide Motoki [13]
2020 Momi's House Ayaka Honda Yoshihiro Sakamoto Lead role [17]
2021 The Sun Stands Still Shiori Kikuchi Eiichirō Hasumi [19]
Zokki Kyōko Matsubara Naoto Takenaka/Takayuki Yamada/Takumi Saitoh [20]
Ride or Die Young Rei Nagasawa Ryūichi Hiroki [21]
2022 The Good Father Hana Kubo Shō Kataoka Lead role [22]
To Be Killed by a High School Girl Maho Sasaki Hideo Jojo [23]

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2021 Dragon Sakura 2 Nao Hayase TBS [14]
2022 The 13 Lords of the Shogun Ōhime NHK Taiga drama [16]
2023 Kimi ni Todoke Sawako Kuronuma Netflix/TV Tokyo Lead role [24]
Themis's Law School Classroom Yukino Terui Fuji TV [25]

Japanese dub

Year Title Role Dub for Notes Ref.
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Doric Sophia Lillis [26]

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref
2018 43rd Hochi Film Awards Best New Artist Shino Can't Say Her Name Won [27]
2019 61st Blue Ribbon Awards Best Newcomer Won [28]

References

  1. ↑ "南沙良、秋田汐梨らニコモ7人が涙の卒業式「本当にありがとうございました！」". ORICON NEWS. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sara Minami", nicolanet. Shinchousha. Archived from the original from May 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "『nicola』モデル・南沙良、女優デビュー 映画『幼な子われらに生まれ』異例抜てき". ORICON NEWS. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. 1 2 3 "新人賞の南沙良、特技は号泣？「普段からよく泣きます」／ブルーリボン賞". SANSPO.COM（サンスポ） (in Japanese). 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ↑ "レベッカ17年ぶりの新曲MV主演に、15歳の新人女優・南沙良が大抜擢 | ニュース | Deview-デビュー". Deview. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  6. 1 2 "押見修造の実体験漫画が映画化決定！南沙良＆蒔田彩珠W主演で18年7月公開 : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  7. 1 2 "南沙良 新人賞「普段から凄く泣くんです」、難役を好演". Sponichi Annex. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  8. ↑ "表彰-報知映画賞". Hochi Shimbunsha (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  9. ↑ "第３３回高崎映画祭受賞者発表". Takasaki Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  10. ↑ "日本映画批評家大賞 第28回受賞作品". Japanese Movie Critics Award. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  11. ↑ "南沙良、ポッキーの新イメージキャラクターに抜てき CM初出演に「すごく緊張…」". ORICON NEWS. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  12. ↑ "南沙良、第30回フジテレビヤングシナリオ大賞「ココア」でドラマデビュー！ : 映画ニュース". Eiga News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  13. 1 2 "南沙良：ポッキーCMで話題の16歳美少女が時代劇初挑戦 「居眠り磐音」で松坂桃李の妹役". MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） (in Japanese). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  14. 1 2 "南沙良「ドラゴン桜」生徒役 一番"普通"で一番難しい役 ブレーク必至の登竜門/デイリースポーツ online". Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  15. ↑ "『ドラゴン桜』令和版"東大クラス"キャスト第1弾発表 "イマドキ女子役"南沙良、民放連ドラ初出演". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  16. 1 2 "【鎌倉殿の13人】南沙良、大河ドラマ初出演「不安よりも期待の方が大きくなっています」". ORICON NEWS. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  17. 1 2 3 "【写真はこちら】南沙良 お気に入りのハンカチはお手製の刺しゅう入り". Nikkei Style. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  18. ↑ "21世紀の女の子". eiga.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  19. ↑ "太陽は動かない". eiga.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  20. ↑ "ゾッキ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  21. ↑ Lee, Maggie (2021-04-15). "'Ride or Die' Review: Miles Ahead of Japan's Stereotypical LGBTQ Films". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  22. ↑ "お母さんじゃない…南沙良主演「この子は邪悪」公開、大西流星や桜井ユキ、玉木宏も参加". Natalie. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  23. ↑ "田中圭主演『女子高生に殺されたい』に南沙良、細田佳央太ら出演 ティザービジュアルも". Real Sound. 12 January 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  24. ↑ "『君に届け』、南沙良×鈴鹿央士で実写ドラマ化 Netflixとテレビ東京が共同制作". Crank-in!. 7 September 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  25. ↑ "北川景子主演「女神の教室」に南沙良、高橋文哉、前田旺志郎、前田拳太郎、河村花". Natalie. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  26. ↑ "南沙良、『ダンジョンズ＆ドラゴンズ』で吹き替え初挑戦 自然の化身・ドリック役に". Real Sound. 19 January 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  27. ↑ "【報知映画賞】新人賞に16歳コンビの南沙良＆蒔田彩珠がダブル受賞". Sports Hochi. 28 November 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  28. ↑ "南沙良がブルーリボン賞新人賞に輝き「不思議な気持ち」、私生活での変化も明かす". Natalie. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.