Wakana Sakai

Wakana Sakai
酒井 若菜
Born	Miyuki Sakai (former stage name)[1] (1980-09-09) September 9, 1980 (age 44) Nogi, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan
Occupations	Actress writer[2][3]
Years active	July[a] 1995[4]–present
Agents	Moon the Child (1995–2009) A-team (2009–2024) Irving (2024–)
Known for	Kisarazu Cat's Eye Single Mothers Shūden Gohan Otakus in Love Kisarazu Cat's Eye World Series Reunion
Website	Official profile

Wakana Sakai (酒井 若菜, Sakai Wakana, born 9 September 1980, in Nogi, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese actress, writer,^[5] and former gravure idol. Her real and former stage name is Miyuki Sakai (酒井 美幸, Sakai Miyuki).

Sakai is represented with Moon the Child, then A-team, and later Irving. She is left-handed.

Filmography

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1997	Psychometrer Eiji			[1]
2000	Ikebukuro West Gate Park	Rika		[6]
2002	Kisarazu Cat's Eye	Moko		[7]
2010	Ryōmaden	Otoku	Taiga dama	[8]
2015	Atelier	Mizuki Nishikawa		[9]
2016	Hi no Ko	Kyoko Ikemoto	Episodes 4 and 5	[10][11]
2023	Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku		Television film	[12]
2024	Omusubi	Sachiko Yotsugi	Asadora	[13]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Ano Niwa no Tobira o Aketatoki			[14]
2023	Shylock's Children			[15]

Publications

Photobooks

Year	Title	Ref.
2013	I Love You	[16]

Novels

Year	Title	Ref.
2008	Koboreru	[17]

Essays

Year	Title	Ref.
2012	Kokoro ga Obotsukanai Yoru ni	[18]
2016	Wakana Sakai to 8-ri no Otoko-tachi	[19][20]

Articles

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2013	Wakana Sakai no "Kuyokuyo Shitatte Hajimaru!"		[b]

Notes

1. Debut month; Wakana Sakai's Twitter account. Jul 2014.
2. "Hakase Suidōbashi no Meruma Junpō". Vol. 6. 25 Jan 2013.

References

1. "グラドルから演技派へ 酒井若菜"膠原病告白"までの紆余曲折". Nikkan Gendai (in Japanese). 25 Feb 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
2. Fukuda, Rei (12 Dec 2013). "酒井若菜、休業期間を振り返る…「罰は受けたつもり」". Cinema Today (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
3. "酒井若菜8年の葛藤「私は私を救いたい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 28 Apr 2014. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
4. "水道橋博士のメルマ旬報". Vol. 41. 10 Jul 2014. p. 509.
5. 若菜/ "酒井 若菜". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). VIP Times. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
6. "池袋ウエストゲートパークの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
7. "木更津キャッツアイの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
8. Sakai, Wakana (26 Mar 2010). "龍馬伝!". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
9. "桐谷美玲主演ドラマ『アンダーウェア』大地真央ら出演者発表" (in Japanese). Oricon. 1 Aug 2015. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
10. "また株を上げた酒井若菜　闘病告白、役作りで抜歯 一時オファーなく". ZakZak (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. 26 Apr 2016. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
11. "酒井若菜が前歯抜く「極力ブスに映れるよう」女優魂". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 23 Apr 2016. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
12. "河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定 ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る". TV Life. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
13. "朝ドラ「おむすび」新キャストに酒井若菜 翔也(佐野勇斗)の母役". Cinematoday. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
14. "あの庭の扉をあけたとき". eiga.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
15. "シャイロックの子供たち". eiga.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
16. "酒井若菜、10年ぶりのグラビアで「30歳を過ぎて赤いビキニはなかなか無い」". Mynavi News (in Japanese). Mynavi. 9 Sep 2013. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
17. Sakai, Wakana (17 Jun 2010). "絵ッ". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
18. Sakai, Wakana (29 Apr 2012). "タイトル発表". Wakana Sakai Official blog: Neon-dō (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
19. "酒井若菜、病気に負けない　エッセーで膠原病告白". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shinbun-sha. 19 Feb 2016. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.
20. Sakata, Masaki (7 Apr 2016). "酒井若菜、文章を書くことは「欠落を補う絆創膏」女優業との両立を目指す". Crank In! (in Japanese). Hollywood Channel. Retrieved 1 Sep 2016.

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese)