David Sakurai
- Name: David Sakurai
- Native name: デヴィッド・サクライ
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: July 19, 1979
- Age: 44
Sakurai first became known to international audiences for his performance in Károly Ujj Mészáros' fantasy noir Liza, The Fox-Fairy. In the U.S. market, he had a flashy role in Scott Buck's martial arts series Iron Fist from Marvel Studios and Netflix.
His work in Scandinavia include Hans Peter Mollands' revenge comedy In Order of Disappearance and the Netflix show Lilyhammer.
His most recent work has seen him starring as the lead in the controversial drama Housewife from Turkish filmmaker Can Evrenol, followed by the role as Mutsuhiro 'The Bird' Watanabe in the Harold Cronk-directed Unbroken: Path to Redemption, the sequel to the three-time Academy Award nominated 2014 film.
2018 saw him joining J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Wizarding World, in David Yates' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Sakurai portrayed the role of Krall, a wizard and loyal follower of Grindelwald.
Other recent projects include the Paul WS Anderson series Origin and Ridley Scott's Amazon series The Man in The High Castle Season 4. Edit Biography
Movie
Title | Rating |
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Karate Kill
Japanese Movie, 2016,
[Swordsman]
(Guest Role)
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6.3
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