Life and Career
Sayuri Oyamada was born in the idyllic countryside of Niigata, Japan. She made her acting debut in 2000, acting for Junko Wada in "Body Drop Asphalt" and going on to widespread acclaim in her home market and abroad. In 2010, Oyamada ventured to New York to expand her international career having been selected by the Ministry of Culture (http://www.mext.go.jp/english/) to represent the Japanese entertainment community in an elite cultural exchange program. In the last several years, Oyamada has spent her time between Tokyo, Los Angeles, and New York.
Oyamada's professional work includes critically acclaimed films produced in Japan and internationally, including leads in "Bright Future" (2003), "Seventh Anniversary" (2003) "Miracle Banana" (2005) (Haiti), "Suki Da" (2006), "Watashi Dasuwa" (2009), "Detective Insect Yoshimi Yoshida" (2010). Current work in post-production includes two horror films produced by internationally acclaimed directors.
Oyamada's Japan based commercial work includes Bridgestone "Good Winter" television campaign. Oyamada's most recently released film is "Detective Insect Yoshimi Yoshida", in which she acted lead opposite Tokyo Zombie star Shō Aikawa. Tokyo Zombie director and Ichi the Killer scriptwriter Sakichi Sato directed for this psychedelic thriller mystery.
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