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Wakana Sakai

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Wakana Sakai
酒井 若菜
Born
Miyuki Sakai (former stage name)[1]

(1980-09-09) September 9, 1980 (age 44)
Occupations
Years activeJuly[a] 1995[4]–present
Agents
  • Moon the Child (1995–2009)
  • A-team (2009–2024)
  • Irving (2024–)
Known for
WebsiteOfficial profile

Wakana Sakai (酒井 若菜, Sakai Wakana, born 9 September 1980, in Nogi, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan)[1] is a Japanese actress, writer,[5] and former gravure idol. Her real and former stage name is Miyuki Sakai (酒井 美幸, Sakai Miyuki).

Sakai is represented with Moon the Child, then A-team, and later Irving. She is left-handed.

Filmography

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TV drama

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Psychometrer Eiji [1]
2000 Ikebukuro West Gate Park Rika [6]
2002 Kisarazu Cat's Eye Moko [7]
2010 Ryōmaden Otoku Taiga dama [8]
2015 Atelier Mizuki Nishikawa [9]
2016 Hi no Ko Kyoko Ikemoto Episodes 4 and 5 [10][11]
2023 Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku Television film [12]
2024 Omusubi Sachiko Yotsugi Asadora [13]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Ano Niwa no Tobira o Aketatoki [14]
2023 Shylock's Children [15]

Publications

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Photobooks

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Year Title Ref.
2013 I Love You [16]

Novels

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Year Title Ref.
2008 Koboreru [17]

Essays

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Year Title Ref.
2012 Kokoro ga Obotsukanai Yoru ni [18]
2016 Wakana Sakai to 8-ri no Otoko-tachi [19][20]

Articles

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2013 Wakana Sakai no "Kuyokuyo Shitatte Hajimaru!" [b]

Notes

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  1. ^ Debut month; Wakana Sakai's Twitter account. Jul 2014.
  2. ^ "Hakase Suidōbashi no Meruma Junpō". Vol. 6. 25 Jan 2013.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "グラドルから演技派へ 酒井若菜"膠原病告白"までの紆余曲折". Nikkan Gendai (in Japanese). 25 Feb 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  2. ^ Fukuda, Rei (12 Dec 2013). "酒井若菜、休業期間を振り返る…「罰は受けたつもり」". Cinema Today (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  3. ^ "酒井若菜8年の葛藤「私は私を救いたい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 28 Apr 2014. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  4. ^ "水道橋博士のメルマ旬報". Vol. 41. 10 Jul 2014. p. 509.
  5. ^ 若菜/ "酒井 若菜". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). VIP Times. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  6. ^ "池袋ウエストゲートパークの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ^ "木更津キャッツアイの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ Sakai, Wakana (26 Mar 2010). "龍馬伝!". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  9. ^ "桐谷美玲主演ドラマ『アンダーウェア』大地真央ら出演者発表" (in Japanese). Oricon. 1 Aug 2015. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  10. ^ "また株を上げた酒井若菜 闘病告白、役作りで抜歯 一時オファーなく". ZakZak (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. 26 Apr 2016. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  11. ^ "酒井若菜が前歯抜く「極力ブスに映れるよう」女優魂". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 23 Apr 2016. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  12. ^ "河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定 ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る". TV Life. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  13. ^ "朝ドラ「おむすび」新キャストに酒井若菜 翔也(佐野勇斗)の母役". Cinematoday. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  14. ^ "あの庭の扉をあけたとき". eiga.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "シャイロックの子供たち". eiga.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "酒井若菜、10年ぶりのグラビアで「30歳を過ぎて赤いビキニはなかなか無い」". Mynavi News (in Japanese). Mynavi. 9 Sep 2013. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  17. ^ Sakai, Wakana (17 Jun 2010). "絵ッ". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  18. ^ Sakai, Wakana (29 Apr 2012). "タイトル発表". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  19. ^ "酒井若菜、病気に負けない エッセーで膠原病告白". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shinbun-sha. 19 Feb 2016. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  20. ^ Sakata, Masaki (7 Apr 2016). "酒井若菜、文章を書くことは「欠落を補う絆創膏」女優業との両立を目指す". Crank In! (in Japanese). Hollywood Channel. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
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