Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito (Japanese: 伊藤沙莉, Hepburn: Itō Sairi, born May 4, 1994) is a Japanese actress.

Career

Ito made her debut in the 2003 television drama 14-kagetsu: Tsuma ga Kodomo ni Kaette Iku with no acting experience, playing a female researcher whose body becomes that of a young girl.

In February 2023, she was announced as the lead actress for the asadora series The Tiger and Her Wings, based on the life of Yoshiko Mibuchi, one of Japan's first female lawyers. Ito had previously appeared in the asadora series Hiyokko in 2017.

Personal life

Ito was born on May 4, 1994, in Chiba Prefecture. Her mother chose the name "Sairi", and her grandfather chose the kanji for her name: the character 沙 (sa, sand) takes on the reading "sai". She is the youngest of three siblings: Shunsuke Ito of the comedy duo Oswald is her older brother, and she also has an older sister. Their father ran a road construction company that went bankrupt following the collapse of the bubble economy, and debt collectors pursued him. She and her siblings were raised by their mother and aunt following their parents' divorce. Her mother worked at a snack bar and delivered milk before becoming a painter. Ito has Korean ancestry, though she has stated that she can not speak Korean and has never left Japan. She originally wanted to become a dancer.

In April 2022, Ito was reported to be dating screenwriter Ryuta Horai, who is eighteen years her senior, which she later confirmed. On January 4, 2025, she announced on her radio show that she and Horai had married at the end of 2024.