Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 沙莉, Hepburn: Itō Sairi, born May 4, 1994)^[1][2] is a Japanese actress.

Sairi Ito
伊藤 沙莉
Ito in 2019
Born	(1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 30) Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Alpha Agency
Spouse	Ryuta Horai [ja] ​ ​ (m. 2024)​
Website	Official profile

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.^[2][3]

In February 2023, she was announced as the lead actress for the asadora series The Tiger and Her Wings, 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.^[4][5]

Personal life

Ito was born on May 4, 1994, in Chiba Prefecture.^[2] Her mother chose the name "Sairi", and her grandfather chose the kanji for her name: the character 沙 (sa, sand) takes on the reading "sai".^[6] She is the youngest of three siblings: Shunsuke Ito [ja] of the comedy duo Oswald is her older brother,^[7] and she also has an older sister. Their father ran a road construction company that went bankrupt following the collapse of the bubble economy, and debt collectors pursued him.^[8] She and her siblings were raised by their mother and aunt following their parents' divorce.^[9] Her mother worked at a snack bar and delivered milk^[8] before becoming a painter.^[10] Ito has mix Japanese and Korean ancestry, and she has stated that she has Japanese citizenship, is unable to speak Korean, that her first language was Japanese, and has never left Japan.^[11] She originally wanted to become a dancer.^[12]

In April 2022, Ito was reported to be dating screenwriter Ryuta Horai [ja], who is eighteen years her senior, which she later confirmed.^[13] On January 4, 2025, she announced on her radio show that she and Horai had married at the end of 2024.^[14][15]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Inugoe Shiawase no Nikukyū
2007	Rabbit on the Moon		Lead role, short film
	Tokyo Rendezvous
2011	Lost Harmony	Ruriko Nishihara
2012	Lesson of the Evil	Ayumi Nagai
2013	Tamako in Moratorium
2014	Love is Possession	Ruka	Anthology film
	Chounouryoku Kenkyubu no 3 Nin
2015	The Curtain Rises	Rina Takada
2016	Unrequited Love	Nomura	Lead role, episode 1: My Nickname is Butatchi
	Kabuki Drop
2017	Love and Other Cults	Ai	Lead role
	One Week Friends			[16]
	The Blue Hearts		Anthology film
	The Last Cop: The Movie
2018	Asako I & II	Haruyo
	Our Blue Moment	Satomi Ishida
	Enokida Trading Post			[17]
	Blank 13			[18]
2019	21st Century Girl		Lead role, anthology film	[19]
	Little Miss Period	Riho Yamamoto		[20]
	Blue Hour			[21]
	Life: Untitled		Lead role	[22]
2020	Step			[23]
	Theatre: A Love Story	Aoyama		[24]
	Hotel Royal	Maria Sakura		[25]
	The Devil Wears Jūnihitoe	Rinshi		[26]
	Kamata Prelude		Lead role, anthology film	[27]
	Poupelle of Chimney Town	Antonio (voice)		[28]
2021	We Couldn't Become Adults	Kaori Katō		[29]
2022	Just Remembering	Yō	Lead role	[30]
	Suzume	Rumi Ninomiya (voice)		[31]
	Phases of the Moon	Yui Midorisaka		[32]
2023	Life of Mariko in Kabukicho	Mariko	Lead role	[33]
	My Brother, the Alien	Sono Sanada		[34]
	Don't Call it Mystery: The Movie	Seiko Furomitsu	Cameo	[35]
2025	Majimu: Island Dreamer	Majimu Iba	Lead role	[36]
	Bomb	Kōda		[37]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Minna Mukashi wa Kodomodatta	Momo Wakatsuki
	The Queen's Classroom	Momo Tanaka
	Girl's Box	Ren	Episode 1
2006	Chibi Maruko-chan	Shirakawa-san
	Boku no Aruku Michi	Excursion girl
	Iwo Jima: Senjō no Yūbin Haitatsu	Haruko Ichimaru
	Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
2007	Watashitachi no Kyōkasho	Mai Yamanishi
	Kikujiro to Saki		Episode 7
	Otoko no Kosodate	Mika Sato
2008	Kiri no Hi	Etsuko Nakamura
	Scrap Teacher	Sairi Osaki
2009	Yusuke Kamiji Himawari Monogatari
2011	Taisetsunakoto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta	Sairi Uno
2012	Soup Curry	Chieko Urata
2013	Legal High	Kaori Inoue
	All Esper Dayo!	Yuko
2014	Great Teacher Onizuka	Kanako Kusumi
2015	Replay & Destroy
	My Neighbor Seki	Ryoko-senpai	Episode 2
	Transit Girls	Sayuri Hayama	Lead role	[38]
2016	Sono 'Okodawari', Watashi ni mo Kure yo!!	Herself		[39]
2017	Hiyokko	Saori Abe	Asadora	[40]
2018	In This Corner of the World	Sachiko Kariya		[41]
2019	The Naked Director	Junko		[42]
	You Can't Expense This!	Mayu Sasaki		[43]
2020	Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!	Midori Asakusa (voice)	Animation	[44]
	Likes! Mr. Genji	Saori Fujiwara		[45]
	A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura	Yūko	Episode 2	[46]
2022	Don't Call it Mystery	Seiko Furomitsu		[47]
	Lost Man Found	Yui Higa		[48]
2023	Legal Enforcement with Dogs	Hikari Yoshino	Lead role	[49]
2024	The Tiger and Her Wings	Tomoko Inotsume	Lead role; Asadora	[40]

Other television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref(s)
2024	75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen	Host	[50]

Japanese dub

Live-action

Year	Title	Role	Dub for	Notes	Ref.
2022	Jurassic World Dominion	Kayla Watts	DeWanda Wise		[51]

Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	The Secret Life of Pets 2	Daisy		[52]
2020	Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword	Vic		[53]
2022	The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily	Almerina		[54]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2019	40th Yokohama Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Asako I & II and Enokida Trading Post	Won	[55]
	28th Tokyo Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Asako I & II	Nominated
2020	57th Galaxy Award	Individual Award in the TV category	Herself	Won	[56]
	13th Tokyo Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	You Can't Expense This!	Won	[57]
	45th Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Hotel Royal and others	Nominated	[58]
	33rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[59]
2021	63rd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[60]
	45th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[61]