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Sakura Ando has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by Godzilla Minus One.
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In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.
Dir. Takashi Yamazaki · With Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Sakura Ando, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka
The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing - which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian - dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
Dir. Sion Sono · With Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando
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