{{Short description|Japanese model and actress (born 2002)}} {{Family name hatnote|[[Minami (name)|Minami]]|lang=Japanese}} {{Infobox person | name = Sara Minami | native_name = 南 沙良 | native_name_lang = ja | image = Minami Sara from "The Dogs of Karma" at Red Carpet of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2024 (54578072765).jpg | caption = Minami at the [[37th Tokyo International Film Festival]] in 2024 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|6|11}} | birth_place = [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], Japan | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}} | years_active = 2014–present {{Infobox | child = yes | label1 = Hometown | data1 = [[Tokyo]]}} | agent = LesPros Entertainment | height = 160 cm }} {{Nihongo|'''Sara Minami'''|南 沙良|Minami Sara|born June 11, 2002}} is a Japanese actress and model under LesPros Entertainment.
She won the 18th Nicola Model Audition Grand Prix. She is a former exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''[[Nicola (magazine)|Nicola]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=南沙良、秋田汐梨らニコモ7人が涙の卒業式「本当にありがとうございました！」|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2132447/full/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=ORICON NEWS|date=28 March 2019|language=ja}}</ref><ref name=":0">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20180502015700/http://www.nicola.jp/nicomo/sara-2 Sara Minami]", nicolanet. Shinchousha. Archived from the original from May 2, 2018.</ref>
== Career == In 2014, she won the 18th Nicola Model Audition Grand Prix. In October of the same year, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine nicola.<ref name=":0" />
In 2017, she made her debut as an actress in the movie ''Dear Etranger''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=『nicola』モデル・南沙良、女優デビュー 映画『幼な子われらに生まれ』異例抜てき|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2090080/full/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=ORICON NEWS|date=5 February 2019|language=ja}}</ref> She was nominated for the 60th [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] for Newcomers for her appearance in the film, but missed her award.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-01-21|title=新人賞の南沙良、特技は号泣?「普段からよく泣きます」／ブルーリボン賞|url=https://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20190121/geo19012105020008-n1.html|access-date=2021-04-02|website=SANSPO.COM（サンスポ）|language=ja-JP}}</ref> In the same year, she starred in the music video for [[Rebecca (band)|Rebecca]]'s new song, ''Koini Ochitara''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=レベッカ17年ぶりの新曲MV主演に、15歳の新人女優・南沙良が大抜擢 {{!}} ニュース {{!}} Deview-デビュー|url=https://deview.co.jp/News?am_article_id=2099352|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Deview|language=ja}}</ref>
In 2018, she made her movie debut starring in the movie ''Shino Can't Say Her Name''.<ref name=shino>{{Cite web|title=押見修造の実体験漫画が映画化決定！南沙良＆蒔田彩珠W主演で18年7月公開: 映画ニュース|url=https://eiga.com/news/20171213/4/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=映画.com|language=ja}}</ref> She played the role of a high school girl with stuttering,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=南沙良 新人賞「普段から凄く泣くんです」、難役を好演|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2019/01/21/kiji/20190121s00041000038000c.html|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Sponichi Annex}}</ref> and showed impressing acting in the scene where she cried lamenting with a runny nose.<ref name=":1" /> Her performance in the film was rated highly, and along with double-starring [[Aju Makita]], the two were awarded the 43rd [[Hochi Film Award]] for Best Newcomer<ref>{{Cite web|title=表彰-報知映画賞|url=https://www.hochi.co.jp/award/hochi_eigashou/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Hochi Shimbunsha|language=ja}}</ref> and the 33rd Takasaki Film Festival Best New Actress Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=第３３回高崎映画祭受賞者発表|url=http://www.takasakiweb.jp/news_cat/9835/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Takasaki Shimbun|language=ja}}</ref> Additionally, Minami was awarded the 61st Blue Ribbon Award<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and 28th [[Japanese Movie Critics Awards|Japanese Movie Critics Award]] for New Actress.<ref>{{Cite web|title=日本映画批評家大賞 第28回受賞作品|url=https://jmcao.org/award/award-28/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Japanese Movie Critics Award|language=ja}}</ref> In September, she was appointed as the new image character for [[Pocky]] and made her first appearance in the commercials.<ref>{{Cite web|title=南沙良、ポッキーの新イメージキャラクターに抜てき CM初出演に「すごく緊張…」|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2118565/full/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=ORICON NEWS|date=26 September 2019|language=ja}}</ref>
In 2019, she made her first appearance in a TV drama in ''Cocoa'' broadcast by [[Fuji TV]] on January 4, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=南沙良、第30回フジテレビヤングシナリオ大賞「ココア」でドラマデビュー！ : 映画ニュース|url=https://eiga.com/news/20181203/10/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Eiga News|language=ja}}</ref> In March of the same year, she ended her contract as an exclusive model for nicola.<ref name=":0" /> She challenged ''[[jidaigeki]]'' historical drama for the first time in ''Iwane: Sword of Serenity'' released in May of the same year.<ref name=iwane>{{Cite web|title=南沙良：ポッキーCMで話題の16歳美少女が時代劇初挑戦 「居眠り磐音」で松坂桃李の妹役|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20181128dog00m200007000c.html|access-date=2021-04-02|website=MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ）|date=28 November 2018 |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
In 2021, she starred in the TV drama series ''[[Dragon Zakura (TV series)|Dragon Zakura]]'' broadcast on TBS.<ref name=DZ2>{{Cite web|title=南沙良「ドラゴン桜」生徒役 一番"普通"で一番難しい役 ブレーク必至の登竜門/デイリースポーツ online|url=https://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2021/03/10/0014139033.shtml|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Daily Sports Online|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=『ドラゴン桜』令和版"東大クラス"キャスト第1弾発表 "イマドキ女子役"南沙良、民放連ドラ初出演|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2186821/full/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=ORICON NEWS|language=ja}}</ref>
In 2022, she acted in the [[NHK]] [[taiga drama]] ''[[The 13 Lords of the Shogun]]'' as Ohime, the daughter of [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] and [[Hōjō Masako]].<ref name=kamakura>{{Cite web|title=【鎌倉殿の13人】南沙良、大河ドラマ初出演「不安よりも期待の方が大きくなっています」|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2176948/full/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=ORICON NEWS|date=17 November 2020|language=ja}}</ref> She also played the main character in the horror movie ''[[The Good Father (2022 film)|The Good Father]]''.<ref name=GoodFather/>
In 2023, she played the main character Sawako Kuronuma in the TV Tokyo adaptation of ''[[Kimi ni Todoke]]''.<ref name=kimini/>
==Filmography== === Film === {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2017 |''Dear Etranger'' |Kaoru Tanaka | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/85107/|title= 幼な子われらに生まれ|access-date= 26 July 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2018 |''Shino Can't Say Her Name'' |Shino Ōshima |Lead role |<ref name=shino/> |- |''Mugen Foundation'' |Mirai | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/89628/|title= 無限ファンデーション|access-date= 26 July 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2019 |''21st Century Girl'' | |Anthology film |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/88916/|title= 21世紀の女の子|access-date= April 3, 2021|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''Iwane: Sword of Serenity'' |Iyo Sakazaki | |<ref name=iwane/> |- |2020 |''Momi's House'' |Ayaka Honda |Lead role |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/90999/|title= もみの家|access-date= 26 July 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3" |2021 |''The Sun Stands Still'' |Shiori Kikuchi | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/89582/|title= 太陽は動かない|access-date= March 3, 2022|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''Zokki'' |Kyōko Matsubara | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/92532/|title= ゾッキ|access-date= March 3, 2022|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''[[Ride or Die (2021 film)|Ride or Die]]'' |Young Rei Nagasawa | |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Maggie|date=2021-04-15|title='Ride or Die' Review: Miles Ahead of Japan's Stereotypical LGBTQ Films|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/ride-or-die-review-kanojyo-1234951197/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2022 |''[[The Good Father (2022 film)|The Good Father]]'' |Hana Kubo |Lead role |<ref name=GoodFather>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/461758|title= お母さんじゃない…南沙良主演「この子は邪悪」公開、大西流星や桜井ユキ、玉木宏も参加|access-date= January 17, 2022|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''To Be Killed by a High School Girl'' |Maho Sasaki | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://realsound.jp/movie/2022/01/post-944852.html|title= 田中圭主演『女子高生に殺されたい』に南沙良、細田佳央太ら出演 ティザービジュアルも|access-date= January 12, 2022|website= Real Sound|date= 12 January 2022|language=ja}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2025 |''Love Doesn't Matter to Me'' |Hiiro Miyata |Lead role |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103564/|title= 愛されなくても別に|access-date= 7 March 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''[[Echoes of Motherhood]]'' | | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://2025.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/38002CMP03|title= Echoes of Motherhood|access-date= 1 October 2025|website= Tokyo International Film Festival}}</ref> |- |rowspan=4|2026 |''All Greens'' |Hidemi Boku |Lead role |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104356/|title= 万事快調 オール・グリーンズ|access-date= 29 July 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''Mag Mag'' |Sanae |Lead role |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://hiff.org/events/magmag/|title= MAG MAG|access-date= 28 September 2025|website= Hawaiʻi International Film Festival}}</ref> |- |''Road to Vendetta'' |Kumo |Hong Kong-Japanese film |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/637121|title= 南沙良が香港映画のヒロイン役に! 本格アクション挑戦、竹中直人・斎藤工らも参加|access-date= 22 August 2025|date= 22 August 2025|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''Magical Secret Tour'' |Mayu | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/105486/|title= マジカル・シークレット・ツアー|access-date= 29 January 2026|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2021 |''[[Dragon Zakura (TV series)|Dragon Sakura 2]]'' |Nao Hayase | |<ref name=DZ2/> |- |2022 |''[[The 13 Lords of the Shogun]]'' |Ōhime |[[Taiga drama|''Taiga'' drama]] |<ref name=kamakura/> |- |rowspan=2|2023 |''[[Kimi ni Todoke]]'' |Sawako Kuronuma |Lead role |<ref name=kimini>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/113784/1|title= 『君に届け』、南沙良×鈴鹿央士で実写ドラマ化 Netflixとテレビ東京が共同制作|access-date= September 7, 2022|website= Crank-in!|date= 7 September 2022|language=ja}}</ref> |- |''Themis's Law School Classroom'' |Yukino Terui | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/501104|title= 北川景子主演「女神の教室」に南沙良、高橋文哉、前田旺志郎、前田拳太郎、河村花|access-date= November 15, 2022|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2024 |''[[Dear Radiance]]'' |[[Daini no Sanmi]] |''Taiga'' drama |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/583655|title= 「光る君へ」に南沙良、泉里香、片岡千之助が出演 伊藤健太郎はオリジナルキャラに|access-date= 25 July 2024|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
===Japanese dub=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Dub for ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2023 |''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves]]'' |Doric |[[Sophia Lillis]] | |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://realsound.jp/movie/2023/01/post-1237896.html|title= 南沙良、『ダンジョンズ＆ドラゴンズ』で吹き替え初挑戦 自然の化身・ドリック役に|access-date= January 21, 2023|website= Real Sound|date= 19 January 2023|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work(s) ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2018 |43rd [[Hochi Film Award]]s |Best New Artist |rowspan=2|''Shino Can't Say Her Name'' |{{won}} |style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://hochi.news/articles/20181127-OHT1T50281.html?page=1|title= 【報知映画賞】新人賞に16歳コンビの南沙良＆蒔田彩珠がダブル受賞|access-date= February 25, 2022|website= Sports Hochi|date= 28 November 2018|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2019 |61st [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] |[[Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer|Best Newcomer]] |{{won}} |style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/318935|title= 南沙良がブルーリボン賞新人賞に輝き「不思議な気持ち」、私生活での変化も明かす|access-date= February 25, 2022|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
== References == <references />
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.lespros.co.jp/artists/sara-minami/}} *{{IMDb name|9183583}}
{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer}}
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