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Sayuri Yoshinaga

Actor · 90 credits · 11 in highly-rated films

Best known for Buddha: The Great Departure (2011)

Frequent collaborators: Mitsuo Hamada, Hideki Takahashi, Tetsuya Watari, Tamio Kawachi, Jūkichi Uno

Best Sayuri Yoshinaga movies by genre

Movies (90 total, ranked by score)

  1. Buddha: The Great Departure

    2011 · ★ 7.5 (72 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Drama

    1

  2. Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

    2014 · ★ 7.7 (48 votes)

    Animation, Drama, History

    2

  3. The Makioka Sisters

    1983 · ★ 7.4 (48 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. Kabei: Our Mother

    2008 · ★ 7.4 (41 votes)

    Family, Drama

    4

  5. Fresh Leaves

    1962

    Drama

    5

  6. Girl in the Glass

    1960

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Keep Your Chin Up

    1962 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Climbing for Life

    2025 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. A Chorus of Angels

    2012 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)

    Drama, Mystery

    9

  10. Heaven Station

    1984 · ★ 8.8 (5 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    10

  11. Monument to the Girl's Corps

    1968

    Drama, War

    11

  12. Red Bud and White Flower

    1962

    12

  13. When You Were Young

    1967

    Drama

    13

  14. Bright Sea

    1963

    Drama, Comedy

    14

  15. The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

    1963 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Crime

    15

  16. Ohan

    1984

    Drama

    16

  17. The Call of the Foghorn

    1960

    Action, Crime

    17

  18. Love Comes with Youth

    1963 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)

    Romance

    18

  19. Taro the Dragon Boy

    1979 · ★ 6.5 (18 votes)

    Fantasy, Animation, Family

    19

  20. Crane

    1988 · ★ 6.8 (3 votes)

    Fantasy, History

    20

  21. It Is a Long Walk

    2000 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. About Her Brother

    2010 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    22

  23. Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

    2015 · ★ 6.8 (16 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Year One in the North

    2005 · ★ 5.7 (10 votes)

    Drama, History

    24

  25. The Ambitious

    1970 · ★ 7.3 (13 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    25

  26. Mom, Is That You?!

    2023 · ★ 6.1 (12 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    26

  27. Sakura Guardian in the North

    2018 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. Diary of Early Winter Shower

    1998 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)

    Romance

    28

  29. Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

    1961

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    29

  30. Gazing at Love and Death

    1964 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 7, 2026.