Hiroko Sakurai

Hiroko Sakurai (桜井 浩子, Sakurai Hiroko) (b. March 4, 1946 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.) is a Japanese actress, author and producer at Tsuburaya Productions.

Hiroko Sakurai
桜井 浩子
Kinema Junpo, July 1963
Born	古矢 浩子 (Hiroko Furuya) (1946-03-04) March 4, 1946 (age 79) Meguro, Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Actress, Film Producer
Years active	1962-present
Organization	Tsuburaya Productions
Notable work	Ultra Q as Yuriko Edogawa Ultraman as Akiko Fuji Ultraman Max as Yukari Yoshinaga
Signature

Filmography

Movie

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1962	Kawa no hotori de	Taeko Takayama
1963	Onna ni tsuyoku naru kufû no kazukazu	Masako, Sugishita
	Eburi manshi no yûga-na seikatsu
	Oneechan sandai-ki	Hanayo Takano (Ochara)
1964	Aa bakudan
	Amai ase	Tamako
	Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai	Yukiko Nakamura
1967	Taifû to zakuro	Akiko Shimamura
	Bâkushoyarô daijiken	Hiromi
1968	Kamo to negi	Yoshie
	Curse of the Blood
	Ultraman	Akiko Fuji
	Shinjuku sodachi
1970	Onna-rō Hizu	Osen
1971	Mandara	Yasuko / Hirochi's wife
1972	Uta
1977	Utamaro: Yume to shiriseba
	Furenzoku satsujin jiken	Kyoko Yashiro
1979	Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle	Akiko Fuji
	Ultraman
1996	Revive! Ultraman		(archive footage)
1996-1997	Ultraman Zearth	Housewife	Part 1-2
2001	Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
2006	Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers
2008	Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers	Akiko Fuji
2010	Death Kappa
2011	Hômukamingu	Noriko Sugiura
2024	Ultraman: Rising	Ami Wakita's mother	Japanese Dub	[1]

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Ultra Q	Yuriko Edogawa
	Ultraman	Akiko Fuji	39 episodes
1967	Kaiju Booska
	Ultra Seven		Episode 12
	Mighty Jack
1972	Mirrorman
1974	Ultraman Leo	Rolan
2001	Ultraman Cosmos	Clevergon
2005	Ultraman Max	Prof. Yukari Yoshinaga	40 episodes

Books by Sakurai

• A Chronicle of Ultraman’s Youth: Member Fuji’s 929 Days (ウルトラマン青春記―フジ隊員の929日, Urutoraman seishunki- Fuji taiin no 929 nichi) (1994, Shōgakukan) ISBN 4-09-387128-0
• The Genesis Of Ultraman (ウルトラマン創世記, Urutoraman sōseiki) (2003, Shōgakukan) ISBN 4-09-387464-6.
• Akiko Fujiko’s Story: Secrets Behind the Filming of Ultraman (フジアキコ物語： ウルトラマン撮影秘話。, Fuji akiko monogatari : urutoraman satsuei hiwa.) (2005, Kadokawashoten) ISBN 978-4-04-853853-4.