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Sachiko Hara

Sachiko Hara

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About me

Sachiko Hara was born in Kanagawa, Japan. She studied German at Sophia University Tokyo and began working in Japan as an actress in 1984, including as a member of the avant-garde theatre group Romantica.  

In 1999 she met Christoph Schlingensief, who engaged her for his project “Deutschlandsuche,” and she continued to work with him regularly. Her first major role in Germany was Polly in Brecht’s Threepenny Opera directed by Nicolas Stemann.

From 2004 to 2009 she was a member of the ensemble at the Burgtheater Vienna, where she also worked with Christoph Schlingensief, Nicolas Stemann, René Pollesch, Sebastian Hartmann, and Lars-Ole Walburg.

In 2009 she joined Schauspiel Hannover. In 2011/2012 she moved to Schauspiel Köln, where she was part of the ensemble from 2011 to 2013.

From the 2013/14 season onward she became a permanent ensemble member at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, working with Christoph Marthaler, Karin Henkel, Katie Mitchell, Bonn Park, René Pollesch and others. Her time in Hamburg was interrupted by a permanent engagement at Schauspielhaus Zürich in the 2019/2020 season. After Zurich, she returned to Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg in 2020.

Alongside her acting work, Sachiko Hara is active as a translator. She translated Little Boy – Big Taifoon by Hisashi Inoue and Rocco Darsow by René Pollesch.

With her project “Hiroshima-Salon,” in which she speaks about her home country Japan, she appears in various cities. In Japan she gives workshops and lectures on the German theatre landscape and reads German plays. As the only Japanese actress permanently engaged at theatres in Germany, she conveys insights into German theatre practice.

Since 2025, Sachiko has increasingly dedicated herself to screen work and is represented by Mulholland Talent Management.

Information

Acting age
49-67 years
Place of birth
Japan
Height (cm)
160
Weight (in kg)
56
Eye color
black
Hair color
black
Hair length
Very long
Place of residence
Hamburg (DE)
Housing options
Tokyo (JP), München (DE), Hamburg (DE), Wien (AT), Osaka (JP), Berlin (DE), Hannover (DE)
Nationality
Japanese
Languages
Japanese(native)German
English
Accents
Asianother
Instruments
Piano
Dance
ButohImprovisation danceRobotSolo dance
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Speaker, Dancer, Theater
Singing
A cappellaImprovisationHeavy metalOldiesBalladJazz
Special skills
Improvisation
Pitch
Soprano

Credits

Professional background

Chronologie fester Engagements • 1984–1999: Schauspielarbeit in Tokio, u. a. Avantgarde-Theatergruppe Romantica • ab 1999: Arbeiten in Deutschland mit Christoph Schlingensief, Nicolas Stemann, René Pollesch, Christoph Marthaler, Karin Beier u. a. • 2004–2009: Burgtheater Wien • 2009–2011: Schauspielhaus Hannover • 2011–2013: Schauspiel Köln • 2013–2019: Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg • 2019/2020: Schauspielhaus Zürich (festes Ensemble) • seit August 2020: Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg (wieder fest engagiert) Since 1999, Sachiko has performed in more than 60 productions in Germany. Since 1984, she has worked with avant-garde theatre groups in Tokyo. She has been studying Butoh dance with Kazuo Ohno since 1995. She has played many leading roles in Tokyo and presented numerous solo performances in Germany.

Other professional training

1983 – 1988
Sophia University in Tokio, Japan. German Studies.

Film

2025
Der Frosch und das Wasser, Arthouse, Comedy (Cinema film)
Frau Tokado, 8 Drehtage (SUP) Thomas Stuber Producer: Pandora Film Produktion, Gretchenfilm Casting Director: Anja Dihrberg-Siebler
2022 – 2024
Electric Child, Kinofilm (Feature film)
Akikos Mutter (SUP) Simon Jaquemet Producer: Unafilm Casting Director: Rhea Plangg, Lisa Oláh, Susanne Ritter
2021 – 2022
Japan- Kultur zu Hause in Hamburg (Documentary)
Laura Saupe Producer: HAW Hamburg Written by: Laura Saupe
2022
Rheingold
Japanerin (OTH) Fatih Akin
2018 – 2019
F For Freaks (Short film)
ärztin (SUP) Sabine Ehrl Producer: Julia Zechiel Casting Director: Lisa Stutzky
2017 – 2018
Systemsprenger (Cinema film)
Verkäuferin Nora Fingscheidt Producer: Peter Hartwig Casting Director: Lisa Stutzky

Television

2013
Bloch
Puch (OTH) Station: WDR

Theater

2025 – 2026
Vampires Mountain
Philippe Quesne Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2024 – 2026
Bodies under Water (Drama)
Sachiko Annalisa Engheben Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2024 – 2026
Die Schattenpräsidentinnen (Drama)
Präsidentengattin (SUP) Claudia Bauer Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2024 – 2025
Bernarda Albas Haus (Drama)
Clara (SUP) Katie Mitchell Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2024
Orlando (Drama)
Kaschiererin (OTH) Jossi Wieler Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg Written by: Virginia Woolf
2022 – 2024
Caesar (Drama)
Caesar (LR) Stefan Pucher Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2021 – 2024
Die Räuber der Herzen (Drama)
Franz,Amalia und der alte Ozean (SUP) Bonn Park Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2021 – 2024
J'accuese! (Drama)
Revolverheldin Renè Pollesch Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2023
BEAUTY (Drama)
Guest Role Evy Schubert Theater: Heimathafen Neuköln Written by: Evy Schubert
2022 – 2023
Walking on thin ice Yoko Ono (Other)
Erzählerin Yoko (LR) Sachiko Hara Theater: Pathos München Written by: Sachiko Hara
2023
Das 13. Jahr
Suzu Signa Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2023
Yoroboshi
Erzählerin (SUP) Satoko Ichihara
2023
Mushroom Queen
Supporting Role Marie Schleef Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2022 – 2023
Der Kirschgarten (Drama)
Charlotta (SUP) Katie Mitchell Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2022
Die Jagdgesellschaft (Drama)
Prinz (SUP) Herbert Fritsch Theater: Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
2021
Claim Your Space (Drama)
Sachiko Hara Producer: ICAN Deutschland Theater: Freilicht Theater in Büchel Written by: Sachiko Hara
2021
Richard the Kid&the King (Drama)
Cateby (SUP) Karin Henkel Theater: Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
2020
Der Streik (Drama)
Cheryl (OTH) Nicolas Stemann Theater: Zürich Schauspielhaus
2019
Faust 2 (Drama)
Homunculus (OTH) Nicolas Stemann Theater: Zürich Schauspielhaus
2019
Probleme Probleme Probleme (Other)
H (SUP) René Pollesch Theater: Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
2018
Hiroshima Monster Girl
Leading Role Sachiko Hara Theater: Solo Performance
2017
Erdbeben.Träume (Opera)
Phillip (SUP) Jossi Wieler Theater: Staatsoper Stuttgart
2016
Die Wehleider (Drama)
Sachiko Christoph Marthaler Theater: Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
2002 – 2012
Die Dreigroschenoper (Drama)
Polly (SUP) Nicolas Stemann Theater: Schauspiel Hannover
2009 – 2010
Mea Culpa (Drama)
Sachiko Christoph Schlingensief Theater: Burgtheater

Other

2011 – 2026
Hiroshima-Salon, Solo-Eigenproduktion
Moderator Sachiko Hara Producer: Sachiko Hara Casting Director: Sachiko Hara Written by: Sachiko Hara
2022
Kappa Performance (Other)
Kappa, Wassergeist Sachiko Hara Written by: Sachiko Hara
2019
Hiroshima Monster Girl (Other)
Sachiko Hara Written by: Sachiko Hara
2014 – 2019
Osaka-Salon (Other)
Moderatorin Sachiko Hara
2001
Umzug nach Deutschland von Japan
Producer: Mehr als 66 Produktionen in Deutschland seit 1999 gespielt