is a Japanese actress.

Career

Ito made her debut in the 2003 television drama ''14-kagetsu: Tsuma ga Kodomo ni Kaette Iku'' with no acting experience, playing a female researcher whose body becomes that of a young girl. In February 2023, she was announced as the lead actress for the ''

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'' series ''

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'', based on the life of Yoshiko Mibuchi, one of Japan's first female lawyers. Ito had previously appeared in the ''asadora'' series '' Hiyokko'' in 2017.

Personal life

Ito was born on May 4, 1994, in

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. Her mother chose the name "Sairi", and her grandfather chose the

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for her name: the character takes on the reading "sai". She is the youngest of three siblings: of the comedy duo Oswald is her older brother, and she also has an older sister. Their father ran a road construction company that went bankrupt following the collapse of the

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, and

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pursued him. She and her siblings were raised by their mother and aunt following their parents' divorce. Her mother worked at a

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and delivered milk before becoming a painter. Ito has Korean ancestry, though she has stated that she can not speak Korean and has never left Japan. She originally wanted to become a dancer. In April 2022, Ito was reported to be dating screenwriter , who is eighteen years her senior, which she later confirmed. On January 4, 2025, she announced on her radio show that she and Horai had married at the end of 2024.

Filmography

Films

Television series

Other television

Japanese dub

;Live-action ;Animation

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ito, Sairi Japanese child actresses Living people 21st-century Japanese actresses 1994 births Actresses from Chiba Prefecture Asadora lead actors Japanese people of Korean descent Japanese actresses of Korean descent