Anna Yamada(山田 杏奈, Yamada Anna; born January 8, 2001) is a Japanese actress represented by Amuse.

Career

The event for the movie Saki (2017). In the front row, Yamada is on the left, and Minami Hamabe is the second from the right.

In 2011, Yamada won the Grand Prix at Ciao Girl 2011 Audition, and joined the talent agency Amuse Inc. She attended the audition because she wanted the Nintendo 3DS, which was the prize of the Grand Prix. Since then, she has been active as a model for the magazine Ciao.

In 2013, she played the role of Emi Natsume in Keiji no Manazashi, which was broadcast on TBS, and made her first appearance in a TV drama. In the comic JS・JC Moderu Monogatari published in the same year, the story of how she became active as a Ciao Girl was written by Mea Sakisaka and published under the title of Fairy Smile ~ Anna Yamada Monogatari ~.

In 2015, Yamada starred as Yui in the live-action drama of Nao Maita's original manga Age 12.

She made her first appearance in the movie Too Young to Die! released in 2016.

In the January 23, 2017 issue of Weekly Playboy, released in 2017, she was featured as one of the eight "Sugokawa 2017".

She starred in the movie Liverleaf, released in 2018. The same year, she starred in the TV drama Sachiiro no One Room.

She released her first photo book in 2019. The same year, she won the Best Newcomer Award at the 41st Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in her movie Chiisana Koi no Uta.

In 2020, she participated in the #SaveWithStories project by Save the Children by storytelling the picture book Tebukuro wo Kaini. In December of the same year, she released her first calendar.

In 2021, she ranked 3rd in the Next Break Female Talent BEST 10 by Talent Power Ranking. In March of the same year, she participated in the photo exhibition Vol.3 of Watashi no Toritakatta Joyū-ten under the nomination of photographer Takahiro Sakai.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Detective Conan: The Eleventh StrikerUnnamed roleVoice extra
2016Too Young to Die!Manami
2017SakiMako Someya
Wilderness Part OneMari
2018Leading RolesChisato Sakai
LiverleafHaruka NozakiLead role
Missions of LoveMami Mizuno
201921st Century GirlKikuLead role; anthology film
Little Love SongMai Fukumura
5 Million Dollar LifeAsuka Tachibana
Murders at the House of DeathMifuyu Shizuhara
2020Georama Boy, Panorama GirlHaruko ShibuyaLead role
2021The Master PlanYocchi
The Cinderella AddictionChinatsu Fukuura
Suicide Forest VillageHibiki AmazawaLead role
Unlock Your HeartAi KimuraLead role
What She Likes...Sae Miura
2022HomestayAkira Fujieda
2023Mountain WomanRinLead role; American-Japanese film
2024Golden KamuyAsirpa
FacelessMai Sakai
2025As for MeMaiko Honda
ChaOChaO (voice)Lead role
No Matter What, I Love YouKei YosugaLead role
2026New GroupAiLead role
Golden Kamuy: The Abashiri Prison RaidAsirpa

Television drama

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013The Detective's GazeEmi Natsume
2015Burning FlowerHisa's friendEpisode 1; Taiga drama
Wasurenai... ni i-chan no randoseruHide Yonezu
2016Sumika SumireTomoka KuriharaEpisode 7
Tales of the Unusual: Autumn 2016AyaShort drama
SakiMako Someya
2018Missions of LoveMami Mizuno
A Little Room for HopeSachiLead role
2019Let's Have a Meal TogetherSachiLead role
Tales of the Unusual: Rain 201915-year-old Nozomi HarutaShort drama
2020The SecretsHitomi Shirakawa
O Maidens in Your Savage SeasonKazusa OnoderaLead role
2022Blue Box BriefingSappūkeiLead role; mini-series
Teen RegimeSachi SagawaMini-series
10 Count to the FutureAkari Mizuno
New Nobunaga Chronicle: High School Is a BattlefieldMiyabi Kusakabe
Uzukawamura JikenMisakiMini-series
2023Tax SolverHanako Dōmeki
2024Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in HokkaidoAsirpa
2025Our Happy FamilyMisuzu YoshiokaTelevision film
SynanthropeKotomi Mizumachi
2025–26In Lilac Bloom, The Path to a VeterinarianSatori KishimotoLead role; 2 seasons
2026Lost and FoundYuka UchidaLead role; Singaporean-Japanese drama

Japanese dub

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024Despicable Me 4Poppy Prescott

Originals

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015Age 12Yui AoiLead role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
202041st Yokohama Film FestivalBest NewcomerLittle Love SongWon
202134th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest NewcomerUnlock Your Heart and the othersNominated
2023Elle Cinema Awards 2023ElleGirl Rising StarMountain WomanWon
202437th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressGolden Kamuy and FacelessWon
202567th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
48th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressFacelessNominated
Newcomer of the YearFaceless and Golden KamuyWon
202626th Nippon ConnectionNippon Rising Star AwardHerselfWon

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