Sayaka Kanda
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1986
- Died
- December 18, 2021 (aged 35)
- Birthplace
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1986. While attending school in Los Angeles in 1999, she appeared in the short film "Bean Cake" directed by David Greenspan. The film won the Palme d'Or (highest award) for short films at the 54th Cannes Film Festival in 2001. She debuted as SAYAKA in 2001. Since then, she has attracted attention for her work in the commercial "Ice no Mi," the theme song for the drama "ever since," the heroine of the movie "Dragon Head," and the stage play "INTO THE WOODS." Since then, she has been active in commercials, movies, dramas, stage plays, and musicals, focusing on her singing career, and in December 2006, she changed her stage name from SAYAKA to her real name, Sayaka Kanda. Since then, she has been active mainly in stage plays and musicals. She has performed in hit productions such as "The Tale of Murasaki Shikibu," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Woman in White," "Dream Person," "Grease," "Les Miserables," "She Loves Me," "Gekidan Shinkansen Rose and Samurai ~ GoemonRock OverDrive," "Peter Pan," and "The Fantasticks." She is currently attracting a lot of attention as a talented actress.
Known For
Filmography
Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE-
Movie · as Yuna (voice)
Idoly Pride
TV · as Mana Nagase (voice) · 12 eps
1789 -Lovers of the Bastille-
Movie · as Olympe du Puget
Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen THE STAGE 2018
Movie · as Junko Enoshima
Real Girl
Movie · as Ezomichi (voice)
Real Girl
TV · as Ezomichi (Voice) · 24 eps
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Movie · as Yuna (voice)
Super Danganronpa 2 THE STAGE 2017 ~Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen~
Movie · as Junko Enoshima
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
Movie · as "legendary goddess" Teresa
Convenience Store Boy Friends
TV · as Miharu Mashiki (voice) · 12 eps
Danganronpa The Stage 2016 ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~
Movie · as Junko Enoshima/Mukuro Ikusaba
Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE
Movie · as Junko Enoshima (video)
Air Bound
Movie · as Shioji (voice)
Danganronpa The Stage ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~
Movie · as Junko Enoshima/Mukuro Ikusaba
Sword Art Online
TV · as Yuna (voice) · 1 ep
Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai
Movie
Amazing Grace
Movie
Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
Movie · as Sora
Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding?
Movie
School Wars: Hero
Movie · as Michiyo
Dragon Head
Movie · as Ako Seto
Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
TV · as Nanae Koga · 10 eps
Bean Cake
Movie · as Mihara O-Yoshi
Ki Fighter Taerang
TV · as Teran · 26 eps