Sayaka Kanda
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.
Filmography (24 titles)
MovieSword Art Online -FULLDIVE-
Yuna (voice) · 2022
6.4ShowIdoly Pride
Mana Nagase (voice) · 2021
9.0MovieDanganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen THE STAGE 2018
Junko Enoshima · 2018
6.4MovieReal Girl
Ezomichi (voice) · 2018
Movie1789 -Lovers of the Bastille-
Olympe du Puget · 2018
8.5ShowReal Girl
Ezomichi (Voice) · 2018
5.0MovieSpace Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
"legendary goddess" Teresa · 2017
MovieSuper Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE 2017
Junko Enoshima · 2017
6.6ShowConvenience Store Boy Friends
Miharu Mashiki (voice) · 2017
7.7MovieSword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Yuna (voice) · 2017
9.0MovieDanganronpa The Stage 2016 ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~
Junko Enoshima/Mukuro Ikusaba · 2016
MovieSuper Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE
Junko Enoshima (video) · 2016
5.6MovieAir Bound
Shioji (voice) · 2015
9.0MovieDanganronpa The Stage ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~
Junko Enoshima/Mukuro Ikusaba · 2014
8.2ShowSword Art Online
Yuna (voice) · 2012
MovieAmazing Grace
2011
MovieGoemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai
2011
7.3MovieFarewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
Sora · 2008
5.0MovieHey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding?
2008
MovieSchool Wars: Hero
Michiyo · 2004
4.3ShowDrop-out Teacher Returns to School
Nanae Koga · 2003
5.6MovieDragon Head
Ako Seto · 2003
10.0ShowKi Fighter Taerang
Teran · 2001
7.8MovieBean Cake
Mihara O-Yoshi · 2001