
Sayaka Kanda
- Date of Birth: 1986-10-01
- Date of Death: 2021-12-18
- Place of Birth: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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 fil... 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.

Real Girl
Romance • 2018 June

Idoly Pride
Animation • 2021 January

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3
Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy • 2017 October

Air Bound
Family, Animation • 2015 October

Dragon Head
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller • 2003 July

Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
Drama • 2003 October

Amazing Grace
Drama • 2011 August

School Wars: Hero
Drama • 2004 September

Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE 2017
Thriller, Mystery • 2017 August

Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding?
Comedy • 2008 March