Sayaka Kanda

Sayaka Kanda (神田 沙也加, Kanda Sayaka, October 1, 1986 – December 18, 2021) was a Japanese actress and singer.^[2][3] She was the daughter of J-pop star Seiko Matsuda and actor Masaki Kanda.

Sayaka Kanda
神田 沙也加
Born	(1986-10-01)October 1, 1986 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Died	December 18, 2021(2021-12-18) (aged 35)[1] Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Cause of death	Suicide by jumping
Other names	Sayaka
Occupations	Actress voice actress singer
Years active	1999–2021
Spouse	Mitsu Murata ​ ​ (m. 2017; div. 2019)​
Parents	Masaki Kanda (father) Seiko Matsuda (mother)
Musical career
Website	www.sayaka-kanda.net

Career

In 1999, while a student at a Japanese school in Los Angeles, she appeared in Bean Cake. The short film won the Palme d'Or du court métrage at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, she released a DVD called Dolls.

She made her Kōhaku Uta Gassen debut in the 62nd Kōhaku Uta Gassen (12/31/2011) singing Ue wo muite arukō with her mother, Seiko Matsuda.^[4]

Death

Kanda died after jumping from the fourteenth floor of her hotel room in Sapporo, Japan on December 18, 2021.^[5] She was 35 years old.

Discography

Singles

• "Ever Since" (2002)
• "Garden" (2003)
• "Mizu Iro" (2004)
• "Jougen no Tsuki" (2005)

Albums

• Doll (2005)
• Liberty (2011)

Filmography

• Bean Cake (2001)
• Dragon Head (2003)^[6]
• School Wars: Hero (2004)
• HEY JAPANESE! Do you believe PEACE, LOVE and UNDERSTANDING? (2007)
• Farewell, Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (2008)
• Amazing Grace (2010)
• Geki×Cine Bara to Samurai(2011)