Yoshinaga Sayuri

Name: Yoshinaga Sayuri
Native name: 吉永小百合
Given name: Yoshinaga Sayuri
Also Known as: よしながさゆり, Sayuri Yoshinaga
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: March 13, 1945
Age: 79

Sayuri Yoshinaga (吉永小百合 Yoshinaga Sayuri, born 13 March 1945) is a Japanese actress. She has won four Japan Academy Best Actress awards, more than any other actress, and has been called "one of the foremost stars in the postwar world of film."

Her first media appearance was in the radio drama "Akado Suzunosuke" in 1957, and she has been one of the most popular actresses in Japan since the 1960s, with fans called "Sayurist" (Sayurisuto) - for example, Akiyuki Nosaka and Tamori.

She made a contract with the movie corporation Nikkatsu and played the lead role in many of its films. In 1962, Yoshinaga played a junior-high school girl in her most famous film, "Foundry Town", and got the Japan Record Award for "Itsudemo Yume wo" (Always Keep the Dream) with the male singer Yukio Hashi. In the 1970s and 1980s, Yoshinaga appeared in films made by other companies, as well as in TV drama serials, commercials, and talk shows. After this period, she returned to films and she has featured in commercials for some big companies such as Sharp Aquos, Nissey and Kagome. She has been awarded the Japan Academy Prize four times. Yoshinaga has appeared in over 110 films, mostly in the lead or supporting role.
Yoshinaga starred in Kon Ichikawa's Ohan and The Makioka Sisters. She also starred in Yoji Yamada's Kabei: Our Mother and About Her Brother.

Yoshinaga graduated from Waseda University, the Schools of Letters, Arts and Sciences II in 1969. Under a tight schedule, she took the runners-up value in the school among the graduates in that year. In 1975, she married Taro Okada, a TV director worked in Fuji Television, keeping her maiden name "Yoshinaga" as her stage name. She has no children. From the 1980s, after playing Yumechiyo in TV drama, a hibakusha geisha by Atomic bombings of Hiroshima, she has worked for the anti-nuclear movement. Her most well-known action is reading the poems about atomic bombs over 20 years, and she worked without guarantees for voice guidance in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. She is also famous for supporting a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) club, Seibu Lions. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the former owner of this team is a fan of Yoshinaga, and she bought a pension from Tsutsumi's Seibu Railway group.

Awards:

1962: Japan Record Award
1984: 9th Hochi Film Award - Best Actress for Ohan and Station to Heaven[7]
1985: Japan Academy Prize - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
1989: Japan Academy Prize - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
1997: Japan Record Award for Concept
2001: Japan Academy Prize - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
2006: Japan Academy Prize - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
2006: Medals of Honour with Perple Ribbon

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1979	Ayu no Uta Japanese Drama, 1979, 158 eps Mother (Main Role)	158	Mother Main Role	10.0
1976	Kaze to Kumo to Niji to Japanese Drama, 1976, 52 eps (Support Role)	52	Support Role	8.5
1971	Nyonin Heike Japanese Drama, 1971, 20 eps (Main Role)	20	Main Role	0.0
1971	Shirayukihime to Nana Nin no Akutotachi Japanese Drama, 1971, 20 eps Nikaido Yuriko (Main Role)	20	Nikaido Yuriko Main Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2023	Mom, Is That You?! Japanese Movie, 2023, Kanzaki Fukue (Main Role)	Kanzaki Fukue Main Role	7.7
2021	A Morning of Farewell Japanese Movie, 2021, Shiraishi Sawako (Main Role)	Shiraishi Sawako Main Role	7.2
2019	Way to Find the Best Life Japanese Movie, 2019, Kitahara Yukie (Main Role)	Kitahara Yukie Main Role	7.5
2018	North's Sakuramori Japanese Movie, 2018, Ezure Tetsu (Main Role)	Ezure Tetsu Main Role	7.0
2015	Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Japanese Movie, 2015, Nobuko Fukuhara (Main Role)	Nobuko Fukuhara Main Role	7.9
2014	Cape Nostalgia Japanese Movie, 2014, Kashiwagi Etsuko (Main Role)	Kashiwagi Etsuko Main Role	7.0
2012	A Chorus of Angels Japanese Movie, 2012, Haru Kawashima (Main Role)	Haru Kawashima Main Role	7.3
2010	About Her Brother Japanese Movie, 2010, Takano Ginko (Main Role)	Takano Ginko Main Role	7.0
2009	SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda Japanese Movie, 2009, [Voicover] (Support Role)	[Voicover] Support Role	6.9
2008	Where The Legend Lives Japanese Movie, 2008, Miyazaki Kazuko (Main Role)	Miyazaki Kazuko Main Role	7.5
2008	Kabei: Our Mother Japanese Movie, 2008, Kayo Nogami (Main Role)	Kayo Nogami Main Role	7.4
2005	Year One In The North Japanese Movie, 2005, Shino Komatsubara (Main Role)	Shino Komatsubara Main Role	7.1
2001	Genji: A Thousand Year Love Japanese Movie, 2001, Murasaki Shikibu (Main Role)	Murasaki Shikibu Main Role	7.3
2000	Nagasaki burabura bushi Japanese Movie, 2000, Aihachi / Matsuo Sada (Main Role)	Aihachi / Matsuo Sada Main Role	5.0
1998	Diary of Early Winter Shower Japanese Movie, 1998, Horikawa Tori (Main Role)	Horikawa Tori Main Role	0.0
1996	Lost in Time Japanese Movie, 1996, Sawada Yae (Main Role)	Sawada Yae Main Role	0.0
1994	Onna Zakari Japanese Movie, 1994, Minami Yumiko (Main Role)	Minami Yumiko Main Role	6.7
1992	Heavenly Sin Japanese Movie, 1992, Kinuhata Ryoko (Main Role)	Kinuhata Ryoko Main Role	6.0
1988	Hana no Ran Japanese Movie, 1988, Yosano Akiko (Main Role)	Yosano Akiko Main Role	7.1
1987	Actress Japanese Movie, 1987, Kinuyo Tanaka (Main Role)	Kinuyo Tanaka Main Role	6.0
1986	The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai Japanese Movie, 1986, Yamaoka Yuki (Main Role)	Yamaoka Yuki Main Role	5.0
1985	Yumechiyo's Diary Japanese Movie, 1985, (Main Role)	Main Role	9.0
1984	Ohan Japanese Movie, 1984, Ohan [Kokichi's wife] (Main Role)	Ohan [Kokichi's wife] Main Role	8.0
1984	Station to Heaven Japanese Movie, 1984, Hayashiba Kayo (Main Role)	Hayashiba Kayo Main Role	6.9
1983	The Makioka Sisters Japanese Movie, 1983, Yukiko Makioka (Main Role)	Yukiko Makioka Main Role	7.2
1982	The Longest Tunnel Japanese Movie, 1982, Makimura Tae (Main Role)	Makimura Tae Main Role	5.0
1980	Doran Japanese Movie, 1980, Kaoru Mizoguchi (Main Role)	Kaoru Mizoguchi Main Role	7.4
1979	Shodo Satsujin: Musuko yo Japanese Movie, 1979, Shibata (Support Role)	Shibata Support Role	7.0
1978	August without Emperor Japanese Movie, 1978, Fujisaki Kioko (Main Role)	Fujisaki Kioko Main Role	7.2
1974	Tora-san 13: Lovesick Japanese Movie, 1974, Utako (Support Role)	Utako Support Role	7.5
1973	Men and War III Japanese Movie, 1973, Godai Yoriko (Main Role)	Godai Yoriko Main Role	7.0
1972	Tora-san 9: Dear Old Home Japanese Movie, 1972, Utako (Support Role)	Utako Support Role	7.4
1971	Men and War II Japanese Movie, 1971, Godai Yoriko (Main Role)	Godai Yoriko Main Role	6.0
1970	Seishun Daizenshu Japanese Movie, 1970, Nemoto Ritsuko (Main Role)	Nemoto Ritsuko Main Role	2.0
1970	Journey of Love Japanese Movie, 1970, (Main Role)	Main Role	8.0
1968	Monument To The Girl's Corps Japanese Movie, 1968, Yonamine Kazuko (Main Role)	Yonamine Kazuko Main Role	10.0
1968	The Final Winner? Japanese Movie, 1968, Sawamura Keiko (Main Role)	Sawamura Keiko Main Role	0.0
1968	The Sweet Interns Japanese Movie, 1968, Royama Misao (Main Role)	Royama Misao Main Role	0.0
1967	The Highway of Love Japanese Movie, 1967, Kaji Wakaba (Main Role)	Kaji Wakaba Main Role	0.0
1967	My Sweetheart Japanese Movie, 1967, Yoshinaga Yuri (Support Role)	Yoshinaga Yuri Support Role	0.0
1967	The Last Lady Japanese Movie, 1967, Kida Machiko (Main Role)	Kida Machiko Main Role	6.0
1967	Hippie Love Japanese Movie, 1967, Kisho Kaori (Main Role)	Kisho Kaori Main Role	0.0
1967	The Black Sheep Japanese Movie, 1967, (Unknown)	Unknown	2.0
1966	The Heart of Hiroshima Japanese Movie, 1966, Matsui Kazue (Main Role)	Matsui Kazue Main Role	0.0
1966	Where There is a Will Japanese Movie, 1966, Shiraishi Katsura (Main Role)	Shiraishi Katsura Main Role	6.0
1966	A Windmill, Tulips and Love Japanese Movie, 1966, Miura Mariko (Main Role)	Miura Mariko Main Role	6.0
1966	Winged Romance Japanese Movie, 1966, Takimura Yuriko (Main Role)	Takimura Yuriko Main Role	6.0
1965	Yottsu no Koi no Monogatari Japanese Movie, 1965, Misawa Miyako (Main Role)	Misawa Miyako Main Role	8.0
1965	Ashita wa Sakou Hanasaki ko Japanese Movie, 1965, Yoshinaga Sayuri (Main Role)	Yoshinaga Sayuri Main Role	0.0
1965	The Frivolous Age Japanese Movie, 1965, Nanbara Sakurako (Main Role)	Nanbara Sakurako Main Role	3.0
1965	Song of Farewell Japanese Movie, 1965, Nomura Yuriko (Main Role)	Nomura Yuriko Main Role	0.0
1964	Little Women Japanese Movie, 1964, Takamura Shizuka (Main Role)	Takamura Shizuka Main Role	4.0
1964	Gazing at Love and Death Japanese Movie, 1964, Kojima Michiko (Main Role)	Kojima Michiko Main Role	7.0
1964	Homecoming Japanese Movie, 1964, Moriya Tomoko (Main Role)	Moriya Tomoko Main Role	0.0
1964	The Sound of Waves Japanese Movie, 1964, Miyata Hatsue (Main Role)	Miyata Hatsue Main Role	5.0
1964	Konnichiwa Akachan Japanese Movie, 1964, Udagawa Keiko (Main Role)	Udagawa Keiko Main Role	4.0
1963	Bright Sea Japanese Movie, 1963, Ishida Mieko (Main Role)	Ishida Mieko Main Role	6.0
1963	Utsukushii Koyomi Japanese Movie, 1963, Yajima Sadako (Main Role)	Yajima Sadako Main Role	8.0
1963	The Dancing Girl of Izu Japanese Movie, 1963, Kaoru (Main Role)	Kaoru Main Role	0.0
1963	Ore no Senaka ni Hi ga Ataru Japanese Movie, 1963, Asako (Main Role)	Asako Main Role	4.0
1963	It Disappeared in the Rain Japanese Movie, 1963, Kawaji Ayako (Main Role)	Kawaji Ayako Main Role	0.0
1963	Trampled Innocence Japanese Movie, 1963, Kabashima Mami (Main Role)	Kabashima Mami Main Role	6.8
1963	Itsudemo yume o Japanese Movie, 1963, Mihara Hikaru (Main Role)	Mihara Hikaru Main Role	2.0
1963	Beyond the Green Hills Japanese Movie, 1963, Terazawa Shinko (Main Role)	Terazawa Shinko Main Role	0.0
1962	Hitori Botchi no Futaridaga Japanese Movie, 1962, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1962	Wakai Hito Japanese Movie, 1962, Enami Keiko (Main Role)	Enami Keiko Main Role	8.0
1962	Asu no Hanayome Japanese Movie, 1962, Shiozaki Yuriko (Main Role)	Shiozaki Yuriko Main Role	0.0
1962	Kiri no Yoru no Otoko Japanese Movie, 1962, Fukasawa Miki (Support Role)	Fukasawa Miki Support Role	6.0
1962	Gekiryu ni Ikiru Otoko Japanese Movie, 1962, Sakae (Support Role)	Sakae Support Role	0.0
1962	Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow Japanese Movie, 1962, Ishiguro Jun (Main Role)	Ishiguro Jun Main Role	7.8
1961	That Guy And I Japanese Movie, 1961, Asada Yumiko (Support Role)	Asada Yumiko Support Role	8.0
1961	Lost of the Sun Japanese Movie, 1961, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.0
1961	I Refuse to Die Japanese Movie, 1961, Yumiko [Sister-in-law] (Support Role)	Yumiko [Sister-in-law] Support Role	0.0
1961	Whistling in the Darkness Japanese Movie, 1961, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1961	Quick Draw Joe Japanese Movie, 1961, Mayama Misa (Support Role)	Mayama Misa Support Role	9.0
1961	Tiger of the Sea Japanese Movie, 1961, Hamada Sumiko (Support Role)	Hamada Sumiko Support Role	4.0
1961	Flower, Daughter, and White Road Japanese Movie, 1961, Miyako (Main Role)	Miyako Main Role	7.0
1961	Tenshi ga ore o oi Kakeru Japanese Movie, 1961, Kumi (Main Role)	Kumi Main Role	0.0
1960	Everything Goes Wrong Japanese Movie, 1960, Noriko (Support Role)	Noriko Support Role	6.9
1960	The Man with a Sinister Laugh Japanese Movie, 1960, Dan Noriko (Support Role)	Dan Noriko Support Role	0.0
1960	The Gun Like Lightning Japanese Movie, 1960, Setsuko (Support Role)	Setsuko Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2023	Ninosan Special: Ninosan to Asobo 2 Japanese TV Show, 2023, 1 eps (Guest)	1	Guest	0.0
2015	Nichiyobi no Hatsumimi Gaku Japanese TV Show, 2015, 0 eps (Guest)	0	Guest	0.0
2013	Ninosan Japanese TV Show, 2013, 550 eps (Ep. 482) (Guest)	550	(Ep. 482) Guest	8.1
2011	The World Unknown to Matsuko Japanese TV Show, 2011, 500 eps (Ep. 220) (Guest)	500	(Ep. 220) Guest	0.0
2010	Arashi ni Shiyagare Japanese TV Show, 2010, 460 eps (Ep. 251, 460) (Guest)	460	(Ep. 251, 460) Guest	8.4
2009	A-Studio+ Japanese TV Show, 2009, 810 eps (Ep. 42, 282, 619) (Guest)	810	(Ep. 42, 282, 619) Guest	10.0
1982	This Person Show Japanese TV Show, 1982, 112 eps (Ep. 17) (Guest)	112	(Ep. 17) Guest	0.0
1951	Kouhaku Uta Gassen Japanese TV Show, 1951, 73 eps (Ep. 13-17) \| [Judge] (Ep. 26, 48) (Guest)	73	(Ep. 13-17) \| [Judge] (Ep. 26, 48) Guest	7.6