is an 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

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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 is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Wayne Wang. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Takeshi Kitano * Hidetoshi Nishijima * Sayuri Oyamada * Shioli Kutsuna * Hirofumi Arai * Makiko ...

'' (女が眠る時) directed by

Wayne Wang Wayne Wang (; born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong–American director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollywood ...

and also starring

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ...

, Hidetoshi Nishijima, and

Shiori Kutsuna is an Australian-born Japanese actress, known for her role as Ran Mori in ''Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge!'', Minami Maho in ''Beck,'' Haru/Harumi in ''125 Years Memory,'' and Yukio in ''Deadpool 2''. She plays Mitsuki in the Apple TV+ s ...

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 were due for release in 2019. Oyamada's Japan-based commercial work includes Bridgestones "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

Theatre

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oyamada, Sayuri Living people 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese performance artists Japanese stage actresses Japanese television actresses People from Niigata (city) Year of birth missing (living people)