Sayaka Kanda
Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1986. While attending school in Los Angeles in 1999, she appeared in the short film "Bean Cake" directed by David Greenspan. The film won the Palme d'Or (highest award) for short films at the 54th Cannes Film Festival in 2001. She debuted as SAYAKA in 2001. Since then, she has attracted attention for her work in the commercial "Ice no Mi," the theme song for the drama "ever since," the heroine of the movie "Dragon Head," and the stage play "INTO THE WOODS." Since then, she has been active in commercials, movies, dramas, stage plays, and musicals, focusing on her singing career, and in December 2006, she changed her stage name from SAYAKA to her real name, Sayaka Kanda. Since then, she has been active mainly in stage plays and musicals. She has performed in hit productions such as "The Tale of Murasaki Shikibu," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Woman in White," "Dream Person," "Grease," "Les Miserables," "She Loves Me," "Gekidan Shinkansen Rose and Samurai ~ GoemonRock OverDrive," "Peter Pan," and "The Fantasticks." She is currently attracting a lot of attention as a talented actress.
Known For
Sword Art Online
2012
Convenience Store Boy Friends
2017
Real Girl
2018
Idoly Pride
2021
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
2017
Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
2003
Air Bound
2015
Ki Fighter Taerang
2001
Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
2008
0Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE-
2022
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
2017
Real Girl
2018
Filmography
Sword Art Online
as Yuna (voice) · 2012
Convenience Store Boy Friends
as Miharu Mashiki (voice) · 2017
Real Girl
as Ezomichi (Voice) · 2018
Idoly Pride
as Mana Nagase (voice) · 2021
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
as Yuna (voice) · 2017
Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
as Nanae Koga · 2003
Air Bound
as Shioji (voice) · 2015
Ki Fighter Taerang
as Teran · 2001
Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
as Sora · 2008
Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE-
as Yuna (voice) · 2022
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
as "legendary goddess" Teresa · 2017
Real Girl
as Ezomichi (voice) · 2018
Bean Cake
as Mihara O-Yoshi · 2001
Dragon Head
as Ako Seto · 2003
Super Danganronpa 2 THE STAGE 2017 ~Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen~
as Junko Enoshima · 2017
Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen THE STAGE 2018
as Junko Enoshima · 2018
Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai
· 2011
Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE
as Junko Enoshima (video) · 2016
Danganronpa The Stage 2016 ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~
as Junko Enoshima/Mukuro Ikusaba · 2016
Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding?
· 2008
Danganronpa The Stage ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~
as Junko Enoshima/Mukuro Ikusaba · 2014
School Wars: Hero
as Michiyo · 2004
Amazing Grace
· 2011
1789 -Lovers of the Bastille-
as Olympe du Puget · 2018