Sakurako Konishi

(born March 29, 1998) is a Japanese actress from Saitama.

Career Konishi first became interested in an acting career after watching Sion Sono's film Himizu in junior high school. She subsequently appeared in a self-produced film at university, and began to send her resume to entertainment agencies and attended auditions. After meeting film director Masaoki Hirota, she was cast as the heroine in his 2020 film , which became her first commercial film appearance. She also appeared on the cover and the opening gravure of the manga magazine Young King, for the March 2, 2020 issue, published by Shōnen Gahōsha.

Konishi has stated that she is not affiliated with an entertainment agency, choosing instead to "prioritize the approaches she wants to develop in her work." She does however have a manager. In 2020 she won the 42nd Yokohama Film Festival's Best Newcomer Award for her work in First Love, Fancy, and . She was also nominated for the 14th Asian Film Awards Award for Best Newcomer that year.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 First Love Monica/Yuri Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Toru Dotonbori The Samejima Incident Fumi Nakase Sasaki In My Mind Ichinose 2021 Between Us Misuzu Saeki Colorless Hisako 2023 Spring in Between Haru Komukai 2024 In Your Own Words Rie Suzuki 2026 The Girl at the End of the Line 2126, Looking for the Sea's Star

Television drama Year Title Role Notes 2020 On Nights When I Want To End It All... Okada Episodes 2 and 3 Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Toru Dotonbori Furo Girl! Aino Hiyama Cat Mineko Kaneko Lead role 2021 Keihan Story: Old Folk House Vacation Rental Bond Shop Imachi Jun Lead role The Romance Manga Artist Yuna Ito Love Phantom Momoko Hirasawa 2022 Short Program Keiko Komiya Lead role; Ep. 11 2023 Burn the House Down Nanami Katsuragi

Stage performance Year Title Role Location Notes 2019 365 days, 36.5 °C Chaoyang Sumida Park - Studio Kura 30 October - November 4, 2019

Music video Year Artist Song Date 2018 ayU tokiO "Asagao" June 15, 2018 2019 "Wake janai" August 24, 2019 2020 "Hanshī" February 5, 2020