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

(1980-09-09) September 9, 1980 (age 43)
Nogi, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan
Occupations
Years activeJuly[a] 1995[4]–present
Agents
  • Moon the Child (1995–2009)
  • A-team (2009)–
Known for
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
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, and later A-team. She is left-handed.

Filmography

TV drama

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1997 Psychometrer Eiji NTV [1]
2010 Ryōmaden Otoku NHK Taiga dama [6]
2015 Atelier Mizuki Nishikawa Netflix [7]
2016 Hi no Ko Kyoko Ikemoto THK Episodes 4 and 5 [8][9]
2023 Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku NHK Television film [10]

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Ano Niwa no Tobira o Aketatoki [11]
2023 Shylock's Children [12]

Publications

Photobooks

Year Title Ref.
1999 Kamisama no Mayu
Yokan
2000 wakana: Wakana Sakai Official Photo Book
do-dai?
Dōshitemo, Wakana Sakai
Atlas–Wakana Sakai in Morocco
2001 Wakana
Parapara Wakana
Wakana Sakai Box Set Wakanadas 2001-nendoban
2002 Wakana Sakai Dairy 2002-2003
Aya
Suhada
2005 μ-wakana
2009 Gekkan Wakana Sakai
2013 I Love You [13]

DVD

Year Title
2000 NTV Genic '99 Wakana Sakai Voices
Tenshi no Tamago
2001 Body Wave Vitamin Wakana
2002 Wakana Sakai: Atlas

Publications

Novels

Year Title Ref.
2008 Koboreru [14]

Essays

Year Title Ref.
2012 Kokoro ga Obotsukanai Yoru ni [15]
2016 Wakana Sakai to 8-ri no Otoko-tachi [16][17]

Articles

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

Notes

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

References

  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. ^ Sakai, Wakana (26 Mar 2010). "龍馬伝!". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "あの庭の扉をあけたとき". eiga.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "シャイロックの子供たち". eiga.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Sakai, Wakana (17 Jun 2010). "絵ッ". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  15. ^ Sakai, Wakana (29 Apr 2012). "タイトル発表". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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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