Ann Ayano, actress, Berlin
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  • Actress
Born 1988 in Tokio (37 Years)

Basic data

LanguagesEnglishFrenchGermanJapanese
SingingOpera
Skills (dance)BalletContemporary Dance
Skills (sports)boxingkenjutsukick boxingtaek won do
Immediate working areaBerlin
Tax residence (federal state or country)Germany - Berlin
NationalityJapanese
Further references"Ann Ayano, as the steward's daughter Mascha, who has a crush on Kostja, proves the contemporary relevance of the production by acting as wildly as Evelyn Wang in the Oscar-winning comedy 'Everything, Everywhere All at Once'." - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
"Old forms, new forms, there is enough room for everyone, so why the hustle? A beautiful line, perhaps the most calmly wise in Chekhov's play 'The Seagull,' which would be even more beautiful if Chekhov hadn't given it to a commercially successful but disastrous poet. However, on this theater evening, Trigorin, the poet, does not get to say this line. Mascha (Ann Ayano), the eternally unhappy daughter of the steward, steals it. A small trick with great effect, turning Chekhov's sardonic grin into a smile." - Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Ann Ayano wanders across the stage seemingly unintentionally, and as Mascha, she delivers great lines repeatedly." - Süddeutsche Zeitung
"The steward's daughter (Ann Ayano) is, like the others, searching for grand emotions and the right life in the wrong one under the moonlight." - Tages-Anzeiger
"Your feelings do not leave me indifferent, I just cannot return them,' Mascha dutifully apologizes to her admirer Medvedenko (resolutely played by Steven Sowah). She, to whom the Japanese actress Ann Ayano lends the flair of a sorrowful siren, drifts through the scenes like a dark foreboding - none of the connections formed here will last. Instead of bonds, everyone here engages in short-lived global communities for the sake of three or four laughs from the audience. For punchlines, they would sacrifice not just their own grandmother, but the entire motif of unrequited love. Here, youth primarily means avoiding any pain." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Agency

United Kingdom
Phone+44 7367 105948

Training

Year 
2024/8tori studio (jp)
2024/5Chubbuck Studio Berlin [de]
2024/2Larry Moss Coaching [us]
2023/7tori studio (jp)
2023/3Larry Moss Coaching [us] (Lary Moss Masterclass Scene Study)
2022/4Learn-moviefighting.com (Workshop und Privat Unterricht für Movie fighting von Oliver Juhrs)
2021Chubbuck Studio Berlin [de]
2020/2Roth Coaching [de] (Workshop)
2020/2Acting Choices - Schauspielcoach Tim Garde [de]
2019/9 to 2021Studio André Bolouri - Actors Space Berlin (Meisner Training bei André Bolouri)
2018/10 to 2019/8Studio André Bolouri - Actors Space Berlin (Meisner-Training)
2018/9 to 2018/11Die Tankstelle | Coaching | Film - TV - Theater (Schauspielkurs)
2011/4 to 2014/3Nihon University College of Art (Study of Acting (Bachelor))

Awards

YearAward
2011Best Acting Award at the "First Asia theater School Festival" by China Central Academy of Drama
2011‘’Nihon University College of Art’’ Dean Award

Movies as actress

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YearTitleGenreDirectorRole
2022The Signal
Akira Okawa [BP]
Limited series, NetflixSebastian HilgerAkira Okawa [BP]
2022Immortal (WT)
Kaya [L]
Short FilmTim BrückmannKaya [L]
2022Was von der Liebe bleibt
Stuntwomen [BP]
Feature FilmKanwal SethiStuntwomen [BP]
2022Xiaomi - Brand Introduction Video
DJ. [SR]
CommercialMaximilian BuckDJ. [SR]
2021The Strand of equilibriums
Japanese Witch (Lead) [L]
Short FilmAlice EvermoreJapanese Witch (Lead) [L]
20217Liars (Webserie)
Hanako [SRE]
SeriesRobert FranzHanako [SRE]
2020Hikaru
Hikaru [L]
Education/Training ProductionKilian PohlHikaru [L]
2019Divine Comedy
Woman [SR]
Short FilmMakan TalayehWoman [SR]
2019Das Schwarze Haus (WT)
Supporting
Teaser (Film Concept)Agnes ReganSupporting
2019Moshi (Webfilm)
Momo [L]
Short FilmKoichi FuruyaMomo [L]
2019Munich Tourism - Simply Munich. The Unbelievabowls
Bo [L]
Corporate FilmDiego Oliva TejedaBo [L]
2019I am afraid of Memories
Aya [L]
Showreel ProductionEmerson ReyesAya [L]
2019Apocatastasis
Maria [SR]
Experimental FilmShinpei TakedaMaria [SR]
2018One hour Sence
Lead [GS]
TV-ShowKaori NoroLead [GS]
2011Nothing's Carved In Stone - Chain Reaction
Girl [L]
Music Videozuständige/r Regisseur/inGirl [L]
2009Miyoko
Miyoko (in der Zukunft) [SR]
Feature FilmYoshifumi TsubotaMiyoko (in der Zukunft) [SR]
2009Muzin Eki
Lead [L]
Short FilmMegumi TsunoLead [L]
2007Yami
Yami [L]
Short FilmYasuhiro IkunishiYami [L]

Theatre engagements

YearProduction nameRoleDirectorTheatre
2024Corps extrêmesJapanese voiceRachid OuramdaneThéâtre national de Chaillot
2023 - 2024The SeagullMaschaChristopher RüpingSchauspielhaus Zürich
2022 - 2024Breasts and EggsYurikoChristopher RüpingThalia Theater
2020Le nozze di FigaroContessa (Lead)Hideki NodaTokyo metropolitan Theater
2019Der Fall BabelLeadMatthias RebstockSWR Schwetzinger Festspiele Rokokotheater
2018PerséphonePerséphone (Lead)Dirigent: Alexander LazarevJapan Philharmonic Orchestra
2017Karate Musical Sauce!Linda Yoshida (Lead)Tetsu TaoshitaSpace zero
2017The Portrait of Beatrice CenciBeatrice Cenci (Lead)Tetsu TaoshitaTheater LOV
2016 - 2018Le piège de MéduseFrisette (Lead)Kanji Shimizu, Tomoko KawaguchiKusatsu music Festival
2011 - 2013Gesäubertnamenlosen FrauTomoko KawaguchiKamome za
2010Die MöweNinaKin KadoiTPT

Basic data

Height170 cm
Weight54 kg - 119 lb.
Body typeslim
Clothing size36
Ethnic appearanceasian (east asian), east european, mixed (white and asian)
Hair colourblack
Hair lengthlong
Eye colourbrown
NationalityJapanese
LanguagesEnglishFrenchGermanJapanese
Voice typesoprano
SingingOpera
Skills (dance)BalletContemporary Dance
Skills (sports)boxingkenjutsukick boxingtaek won do
Special skillsExperience in movie fighting and screen combat. I am a quick learner when it comes to languages.
Experience abroadCentral Europe: Germany, Switzerland
East Asia: Japan
Further references"Ann Ayano, as the steward's daughter Mascha, who has a crush on Kostja, proves the contemporary relevance of the production by acting as wildly as Evelyn Wang in the Oscar-winning comedy 'Everything, Everywhere All at Once'." - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
"Old forms, new forms, there is enough room for everyone, so why the hustle? A beautiful line, perhaps the most calmly wise in Chekhov's play 'The Seagull,' which would be even more beautiful if Chekhov hadn't given it to a commercially successful but disastrous poet. However, on this theater evening, Trigorin, the poet, does not get to say this line. Mascha (Ann Ayano), the eternally unhappy daughter of the steward, steals it. A small trick with great effect, turning Chekhov's sardonic grin into a smile." - Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Ann Ayano wanders across the stage seemingly unintentionally, and as Mascha, she delivers great lines repeatedly." - Süddeutsche Zeitung
"The steward's daughter (Ann Ayano) is, like the others, searching for grand emotions and the right life in the wrong one under the moonlight." - Tages-Anzeiger
"Your feelings do not leave me indifferent, I just cannot return them,' Mascha dutifully apologizes to her admirer Medvedenko (resolutely played by Steven Sowah). She, to whom the Japanese actress Ann Ayano lends the flair of a sorrowful siren, drifts through the scenes like a dark foreboding - none of the connections formed here will last. Instead of bonds, everyone here engages in short-lived global communities for the sake of three or four laughs from the audience. For punchlines, they would sacrifice not just their own grandmother, but the entire motif of unrequited love. Here, youth primarily means avoiding any pain." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Immediate working areaBerlin
Tax residence (federal state or country)Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilitiesBerlin, Tokyo