Sara Minami ( ja, 南沙良, ''Minami Sara'', 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.Sara Minami
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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. In 2017, she made her debut as an actress in the movie ''Dear Etranger''. She was nominated for the 60th

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for Newcomers for her appearance in the film, but missed her award. In the same year, she starred in the music video for

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's new song, ''Koini Ochitara''. In 2018, she made her movie debut starring in the movie ''Shino Can't Say Her Name''. She played the role of a high school girl with stuttering, and showed impressing acting in the scene where she cried lamenting with a runny nose. Her performance in the film was rated highly, and along with double-starring

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, the two were awarded the 43rd

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for Best Newcomer and the 33rd Takasaki Film Festival Best New Actress Award. Additionally, Minami was awarded the 61st Blue Ribbon Award and 28th Japanese Movie Critics Award for New Actress. In September, she was appointed as the new image character for

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and made her first appearance in the commercials. In 2019, she made her first appearance in a TV drama in ''Cocoa'' broadcast by

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on January 4, 2019. In March of the same year, she ended her contract as an exclusive model for nicola. She challenged ''

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'' historical drama for the first time in ''Iwane: Sword of Serenity'' released in May of the same year. In 2021, she starred in the TV drama series ''

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'' broadcast on TBS. She will act in the 2022

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'' as Ohime, the daughter of

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

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