Sayuri Oyamada

Sayuri Oyamada
小山田サユリ
File:Sayuri Oyamada by Koji Ishibashi.jpg
Born	Niigata, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Website	oyamadasayuri.com

Sayuri Oyamada (小山田 サユリ, Oyamada Sayuri, born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is an internationally acclaimed actor and model. Oyamada began her career in Japan. She is currently based in New York City and Tokyo.

Life and career

Sayuri Oyamada was born in Niigata, Japan. She made her acting debut in 2000, acting for director Junko Wada in "Body Drop Asphalt", accruing widespread acclaim in Japan and globally. In 2010, Oyamada ventured to New York to expand her international career having been selected by the Ministry of Culture to represent the Japanese entertainment community in an elite cultural exchange program. In the last several years, Oyamada has spent her time between Tokyo, Los Angeles, and New York. She is currently based in New York and Tokyo.

Oyamada's professional work includes critically acclaimed films produced in Japan and internationally, including leads in "Bright Future" (2003), "Seventh Anniversary" (2003) "Miracle Banana" (2005) (Haiti), "Suki Da" (2006), "Watashi Dasuwa" (2009), "Insect Detective Yoshimi Yoshida" (2010). In 2016, Oyamada played the leading role of Aya in "While the Women Are Sleeping" "女が眠る時" directed by Wayne Wang (Joy Luck Club, Smoke) and also starring Takeshi Kitano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, and Shiori Kutsuna premiered at the 66th Annual Berlin International Film Festival.

Oyamada's newest trilogy of theatrical projects includes leading roles in "Bashira" directed by Academy Award winner Nickson Fong, a short directed by Govind Rae, and a supporting role in the Japanese feature, "Lady in White" directed by Yuki Otsuka. All three are due for release in 2019.

Oyamada's Japan based commercial work includes Bridgestone "Good Winter" television campaign and work for brands such as Docomo, Sony, Lion and others. She has been featured in commercials in the United States for such brands as Cadillac, Shiseido feat. Lady Gaga, Apple Watch, IBM Think, Audible (Amazon), and Keurig.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2000	Body Drop Asphalt	Junko Wada
	Tokyo Trash Baby	Ryuichi Hiroki
2001	Oboreru Sakana	Yukihiko Tsutumi
2002	Her Island, My Island	Itsumichi Isomura
2003	Love on Sunday; Koi suru nichiyobi (恋する日曜日) (TV series, 2003-2007)	Manabu Aso, Tomoyuki Furumaya
	Bright Future	Kiyoshi Kurosawa	Official Selection, Cannes International Film Festival (2002);
	Friends (Furenzu)”	Naoki Hashimoto
	Eau de vie	Tetsuo Shinohara
	Seventh Anniversary	Ikao Yukisada
2004	Ki no umi	Tomoyuki Takimoto
2005	Double Suicide Elegy	Toru Kamei	Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Feature Film Award; Cinema Paradise Film Festival Best Feature Film Award; Atlanta Underground Film Festival Best Picture Award
	Sayonara Midori-chan	Tomoyuki Furumaya
	Fururi	Masayuki Koide
	Su-ki-da	Hiroshi Ishikawa	Official Selection, New Montreal FilmFest; Silver Iris Award
	Miracle Banana	Yoshinara Nishikori	Shot on location in Haiti
2007	Tokyo no uso	Haruo Inoue
2008	Bloody Monday	TV Series
2009	It's on Me (Watashi Dasuwa)	Yoshimitsu Morita
2010	Toku no Sora	Haruo Inoue
	Yoshimi Yoshida the Insect Detective	Sakichi Sato
2012	Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro – Igyo	Noboru Iguchi
2012	Key of Life	Kenji Uchida
2012	Soup Curry (TV)	Yoshikatsu Kimura
2013	Cult ("Karuto")	Koji Shiraishi
2016	While the Women Are Sleeping	Wayne Wang	Berlin International Film Festival
2018	Lady in White	Yūki Ōtsuka
2019	Bashira	Nickson Fong

Theatre

Year	Title	Director	Notes
200X	Honeybee	Keishi Nagatsuka
200X	“Forever Waltz”	Hiroshi Shirai

External links

• Official website
• Oyamada Sayuri at IMDb