Sahel Rosa

Sahel Rosa (Japanese: サヘル・ローズ; Persian: ساحل رز, born 21 October 1985 in Iran), also sometimes known as Sahel Rose, is a Japanese actress of Kurdish origin, working in Japan. She was orphaned in the Iran-Iraq War at age four, and then was adopted, and later moved to Japan with her adopted mother.

Biography Sahel Rosa was originally from Iran.

As a teen, Sahel entered the acting and modelling fields to help her adopted mother, who struggled financially to support herself and her daughter after being turned out by her fiancé shortly after their arrival in Japan. In 2009 she published her autobiography From the War Zone to (the Life of) an Actress. She frequently appears in anti-war documentaries, and in works dedicated to Japan's immigrant community and the Iranian diaspora.

Filmography The Virgin Psychics (2015) Under the Turquoise Sky (2021) My Small Land (2022) Sisam (2024) Candle Stick (2025) Kowloon Generic Romance (2025)