Sara Ogawa

Acting

Sara Ogawa

Born

1996-06-08 (30)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

32 titles

Sara Ogawa was born on June 8, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and director, known for The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea (2021), Beatopia (2017) and Alive: Oncologist's Medical Record (2020).

Known for

Mampuku poster
9.0

Based on true story of the wife of Ando Momofuku, the businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. and the inventor of instant ramen, the 99th Asadora follows the life of Tachibana Fukuko, a young woman who tries to survive tough times in Osaka with her husband from before WWII to the rapid economic development era. Together they overcome various setbacks before they succeed in creating instant noodles. (Source: MDL)

Mampuku

2018

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist poster
7.3

Onda Kokoro is an oncologist called Dr Onkoro for short by the people around her and teased that she was born for this path. She got married to Takumi, whom she had known since she was a student, and they had a son. Life was going smoothly for her. But three months ago, her husband fell in an accident and remained unconsciousness even though he underwent emergency surgery. Although Kokoro puts on a brave face at work, she still has not been able to accept reality. One day, she meets Kajiyama Kaoru, a competent gastroenterologist who has transferred to work at the hospital. Kaoru understands the need for oncology as a surgeon and gives emotional support with her sunny personality as a colleague. She becomes a dear friend whom Kokoro feels is sudden a ray of light in her personal and professional life…

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist

2020

Dear Patient poster
NR

Sasai Memorial Hospital has a good reputation for its sincere care for patients. However, holding up a strong policy of 'customer first' has put doctors into uneasy circumstance where they have to deal with 'monster patients,' unreasonable complainers. The drama depicts doctors' growth and struggle experienced in the severe situation of the present healthcare industry.

Dear Patient

2020

SHORT PROGRAM poster
2.0

An anthology drama series adapted from Mitsuru Adachi's series of short story comics of the same name, with each episode starring a different member of J-pop group JO1.

SHORT PROGRAM

2022

Lunch at a Famous Building poster
6.5

Uekusa Chiaki, an architectural modeler whose father is a famous architect, has a habit of traveling around and visiting nostalgic and cute buildings. He updates his SNS often and is quite popular. On the other hand, Haruno Fuji's boyfriend has recently split up with her. Feeling down, she begins exchanging messages on SNS with Chiaki. The two agree to meet up to have lunch at a famous Tokyo building.

Lunch at a Famous Building

2020

Yuagari Sketch poster
7.0

Sawai Honami is an illustrator who is addicted to the charm of public baths. While drawing illustrations, she meets women from different walks of life at a public bath.

Yuagari Sketch

2022

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

DIVOC-12 poster
7.8

"DIVOC-12" is a project by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to produce an omnibus consisting of 12 short films, aiming to enable creators, production staff, and actors affected by the coronavirus infection to continue to engage in creative activities.

DIVOC-12

2021

Beautiful Dreamer poster
7.0

Excitement pervades through a university preparing for the annual school festival. Meanwhile, a calm atmosphere hangs over the club room of the film studies group which does not really have an exhibition. But Sara, who dreamed there was something in the corner of the club room, finds an old cardboard box that morning.

Beautiful Dreamer

2020

Fantasmagorie~The Ghost Show poster
NR

Ena is a computer graphics artist. Working like a machine, she ultimately suffers from the rare digital disease "01," which leaves a strange mark on one half of her face. Ena goes back to her hometown. That is when "Babalon" appears before her which only Ena can see. Frightened by "Babalon" that speaks of "destruction," a strange boy named Robert shows up. Robert invites Ena to enter the mysterious antique shop "Anatomic Circus." That is where Ena learns about the magic lantern show "Fantasmagorie" that swept the late 18th century Paris. It involved a real Ghost Show with actual ghosts that also lead to the police getting involved. Ena becomes a captive of both "Fantasmagorie" and the founder Robertson. That is when a change occurs around Ena. She is lured by a song to leave the shop. That is when strange men pursue her, and she wonders into a maze dominated by "Babalon."

Fantasmagorie~The Ghost Show

2022

All About "Chiaki Mayumura" (Provisional) poster
6.7

Besides being an excellent showcase of Chiaki Mayumura's talents, this film is a brilliant melding of documentary and fiction.

All About "Chiaki Mayumura" (Provisional)

2020

Inujima Inuko poster
NR

Seisa lives in Inujima, a small island in Okayama. She posts pictures of the island on SNS. One day, a Japanese woman living in Canada contacts her through her SNS account and asks her to take pictures of Inujima from her memories. Seisa sets out to look for those spots...

Inujima Inuko

2022

2010s · 8 titles

Series credits

Mampuku poster
9.0

Based on true story of the wife of Ando Momofuku, the businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. and the inventor of instant ramen, the 99th Asadora follows the life of Tachibana Fukuko, a young woman who tries to survive tough times in Osaka with her husband from before WWII to the rapid economic development era. Together they overcome various setbacks before they succeed in creating instant noodles. (Source: MDL)

Mampuku

2018

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist poster
7.3

Onda Kokoro is an oncologist called Dr Onkoro for short by the people around her and teased that she was born for this path. She got married to Takumi, whom she had known since she was a student, and they had a son. Life was going smoothly for her. But three months ago, her husband fell in an accident and remained unconsciousness even though he underwent emergency surgery. Although Kokoro puts on a brave face at work, she still has not been able to accept reality. One day, she meets Kajiyama Kaoru, a competent gastroenterologist who has transferred to work at the hospital. Kaoru understands the need for oncology as a surgeon and gives emotional support with her sunny personality as a colleague. She becomes a dear friend whom Kokoro feels is sudden a ray of light in her personal and professional life…

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist

2020

Dear Patient poster
NR

Sasai Memorial Hospital has a good reputation for its sincere care for patients. However, holding up a strong policy of 'customer first' has put doctors into uneasy circumstance where they have to deal with 'monster patients,' unreasonable complainers. The drama depicts doctors' growth and struggle experienced in the severe situation of the present healthcare industry.

Dear Patient

2020

SHORT PROGRAM poster
2.0

An anthology drama series adapted from Mitsuru Adachi's series of short story comics of the same name, with each episode starring a different member of J-pop group JO1.

SHORT PROGRAM

2022

Lunch at a Famous Building poster
6.5

Uekusa Chiaki, an architectural modeler whose father is a famous architect, has a habit of traveling around and visiting nostalgic and cute buildings. He updates his SNS often and is quite popular. On the other hand, Haruno Fuji's boyfriend has recently split up with her. Feeling down, she begins exchanging messages on SNS with Chiaki. The two agree to meet up to have lunch at a famous Tokyo building.

Lunch at a Famous Building

2020

Yuagari Sketch poster
7.0

Sawai Honami is an illustrator who is addicted to the charm of public baths. While drawing illustrations, she meets women from different walks of life at a public bath.

Yuagari Sketch

2022

14 Circumstances of Boys With Reasons Why They Cannot Return to Jimoto poster
5.0

Kansai Johnny's Jr. members, who are rapidly gaining attention, are reunited! 'I want to go back to my hometown, but I can't go home!' is an omnibus drama of boys who have a reason to go to Tokyo to pursue their dreams! Members were selected from "Naniwa Boys", "Ae! Group", and "Lil Kansai" for boys who cannot return to their hometown in Kansai due to various circumstances! A drama about men who went to Tokyo to pursue their dreams, but had their own circumstances and couldn't go home even if they wanted to.

14 Circumstances of Boys With Reasons Why They Cannot Return to Jimoto

2021

My Family Goes Viral poster
NR

Akari works as a manager at a cafe. She is sincere and she has a good reputation with those around her, but she has a secret. Due to a video, Akari gets popular on social media. Soon, her family, who have peaceful lives, get involved in the social media world.

My Family Goes Viral

2019

Follow Saretara Owari poster
7.0

Nakamura Sotaro and his eight best friends met while planning their high school cultural festival. Despite entering college and then the workforce, they've remained close. They seem to be the perfect group, but everything is not what it seems. After following a mysterious giveaway account on Twitter, they find themselves the victim of a merciless hacker who will stop at nothing to ruin their reputations and reveal their deepest secrets.

Follow Saretara Owari

2019

Sweet Revenge poster
5.0

Mariko who seems to have no luck with romance but is actually the president of a company named Sweet Revenge which helps their female clients take revenge on men who have dumped them in cruel and harsh ways.

Sweet Revenge

2021

Welcome to Planet Sutherland poster
8.0

Three aliens on an expedition to Sutherland, the most beautiful place on Earth, crash-land in Tateyama, Chiba. They meet Reimi, part-time manager of a local villa, and come into contact with human life.

Welcome to Planet Sutherland

2021

Behind the camera

The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea poster
7.0

Hana, a high school girl raised in a foster home since her mother’s arrest ten years earlier, has grown into the home’s de facto oldest sister. When an 8-year-old girl arrives after suffering abuse at the hands of her mother, Hana takes her under her wing.

The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea

2021

The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea poster
7.0

Hana, a high school girl raised in a foster home since her mother’s arrest ten years earlier, has grown into the home’s de facto oldest sister. When an 8-year-old girl arrives after suffering abuse at the hands of her mother, Hana takes her under her wing.

The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea

2021

She's Gone poster
5.5

Kotoko, who has just started high school, feels bored on a daily basis. Seated behind her in class is Sachi Seto, who is struggling with illness. Though she has not yet met anyone, they all call her Sacchan. One day, a mysterious girl appears before Kotoko, changing her boring existence. Who is she?

She's Gone

2018

She's Gone poster
5.5

Kotoko, who has just started high school, feels bored on a daily basis. Seated behind her in class is Sachi Seto, who is struggling with illness. Though she has not yet met anyone, they all call her Sacchan. One day, a mysterious girl appears before Kotoko, changing her boring existence. Who is she?

She's Gone

2018

BEATOPIA poster
NR

Yu and Umi, a third-year high school student living in a rural town, become friends because they have the same hobby. Meanwhile, Rin (Sara Ogawa), a university student in Tokyo who visited the town where they live to shoot a documentary, meets Yu and the sea.

BEATOPIA

2017

BEATOPIA poster
NR

Yu and Umi, a third-year high school student living in a rural town, become friends because they have the same hobby. Meanwhile, Rin (Sara Ogawa), a university student in Tokyo who visited the town where they live to shoot a documentary, meets Yu and the sea.

BEATOPIA

2017

Asatsuyu poster
NR

Asatsuyu - Ogawa Sara's First Short Film

Asatsuyu

2016

Asatsuyu poster
NR

Asatsuyu - Ogawa Sara's First Short Film

Asatsuyu

2016