
Sayaka Yamamoto
Biography
Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is a former member of idol groups NMB48 and AKB48.
Known For & Full Filmography21 Titles

Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Antonio
Two transfer students, Atsuko Maeda and Onizuka Daruma came at the all-girls school Majisuka Gakuen. In this school violence and fighting are common among the Yankee students. Noisy and trouble maker Daruma made a fuss as soon as she entered the school, win in her first fight but then was beaten easily by another gang shortly after. In contrary to Daruma's bold-but-powerless attitude, Maeda who is truthfully a strong girl despite of her silent nature found Daruma is beaten by Team Hormon before her. The word "Majisuka?" (means are you serious?) instantly awaken her true nature and made her won the battle against Daruma's attackers easily, thus made a big fuss at the school and the news even reached the strongest fighting group, Rappapa. Afterwards, Daruma acknowledged Maeda as her boss and as a result the friendship between the two girls began to grow along with their fights with fellow students at their school.

Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
“NMB48 Geinin! (NMB48 げいにん!)” is a weekly television show program that broadcasted by Nippon TV from the third sister group of AKB48 from Namba, Osaka, NMB48 that have drama and comedy element in it. It tells about a comedy group (Owarai Club) in an all-girls school that aimed for the victory in a comedy competition for all-girls school students which is called “JK-1”.

Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Tokunaga, a comedian who is down on his luck, has a shock encounter with Kamiya, an older comedian, when he visits a fireworks event in Atami on a job. Tokunaga is deeply touched by Kamiya, and asks if he can become his apprentice. Kamiya is a genius type of comedian, who is full of human kindness. He accepts Tokunaga’s proposition on the condition that he will write his biography.

Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Tatsuhiko relocates from Shinjuku to Yokohama, where he comes into conflict with Masaki Taki, CEO of the local scout company.

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
High school student Sayaka Yamamoto enjoys gag comedy since she was a child. She decides to form a comedy duo with her friend Yui Yokoyama. They have been friends since middle school. They practice their skits diligently. One day, at the comedy club in high school, pretty Miyuki Watanabe, who is a transfer student from Tokyo, joins their club.

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
is AKB48's summer concert. The concert was held at Saitama Super Arena on August 1-2, 2015.

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Herself
Launched in 2011 as a sister group to girl band behemoth AKB48, the Osaka-based NMB48 has become a musical force itself. With a string of No.1 hit singles and albums, not to mention sell-out performances, NMB48 continues Japan’s pop-music phenomena. Director Funahashi Atsushi, whose documentary work has previously chronicled such harrowing events as the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, pulls back the curtain on the life and struggles of the band members and the workings of the idol-making industry.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Itano Tomomi is an AKB48 first generation member and also top seven most populer member

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Namba Girls' School is one of the top private girls' school in Kansai. An adolescent comedy is stirred up by the members of the school Comedy Club, Sayaka, Miyuki, Nana, Mayu, Riho and Shu! The manzai (Traditional Japanese stand-up comedy) double-act Nana and Miyuki who won the Jury's Special Award in the previous Manzai Competition, lose in the preliminary round. The other members completely lose heart, threatening the club's disbandment, at that moment a mysterious beauty girl Fuko joins the Club. No one knows that she is an earthbound spirit (A type of Japanese Ghost which can not leave a certain area). To make Fuko's only one wish come true, the broken up members of the club unite as one again! Will the Comedy Club make Fuko's wish come true!?

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Herself
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Herself
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Self
Sayaka Yamamoto: LIVE TOUR 2020 ~α~

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Self
Sayaka Yamamoto: LIVE TOUR 2016 ~Rainbow~

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
AKB48's first solo Tokyo Dome concert! The new era of the AKB48 Group is so much fun! 3 years in a row Tokyo Dome concert. Held for 3 days, the first day is AKB48's first solo Tokyo Dome performance. And on the 2nd and 3rd days, about 300 members from 48 groups in Japan will make a total appearance! The theme of this stage is "school", and there are plenty of familiar uniform costumes as well as stage productions unique to the theme! Don't miss the jazz medley !! From the meaningful concert title, 3 hot and exciting performances that were held while calling various speculations will be released on DVD & Blu-ray !!!

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
"Shuku Takahashi Minami Graduation "148.5cm no Mita Yume" in Yokohama Stadium" (祝 高橋みなみ卒業“148.5cmの見た夢”in 横浜スタジアム) is AKB48's spring concert and Takahashi Minami's Graduation concert. The concert was held at Yokohama Stadium from March 26 - 27, 2016.
