Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga was born on Mar 13, 1945 in Japan. Sayuri Yoshinaga's big-screen debut came with Aitsu to watashi directed by Kô Nakahira in 1961. Sayuri Yoshinaga is known for Kabei: Our Mother directed by Yôji Yamada, Tadanobu Asano stars as Yamazaki Toru and Mayumi Tanaka as . Sayuri Yoshinaga has got 16 awards and 20 nominations so far. The most recent award Sayuri Yoshinaga achieved is Awards of the Japanese Academy. The upcoming new movie Sayuri Yoshinaga plays is A Morning of Farewell which will be released on May 21, 2021.

Veteran Japanese actress Yoshinaga Sayuri was born in Shibuya, Tokyo as World War II drew to a close. She graduated from Tokyo's Waseda University and later married director Okada Taro. She signed with the famous Nikkatsu Studio and has starred in films like Foundry Town ('Kyupora No Aru Machi'), Makioka Sisters ('Sasame-Yuki'), Kabe and About Her Brother ('Ototo') among others for the aforementioned company and others. In the process Yoshinaga has won many awards including Japan Academy Prizes and starred in films that have won international accolade including Special Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival for Cape Nostalgia ('Fushigi Na Misaki No Monogatari') and Cannes Film Festival's Blue Ribbon Awards for the aforementioned Foundry Town. Among her other valuable contributions Yoshinaga has been a supporter of the anti-nuclear movement and has played a hibakusha ('atomic bomb survivor') on TV and has contributed to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Her pacifism has lead her to numerous appearances and public interactions in her fight against war and militarism. She has been reciting poetry by residents and survivor from Nagasaki and Hiroshima and lent her support to the people of Okinawa who fight and oppose the Tokyo Central government and the US military station and expansion in Okinawa. Yoshinaga Sayuri is often considered the most notable Japanese actress.