Sae Nagatani

📖 Biography

Sae Nagatani is a talented young Japanese child actress who gained widespread praise for her natural and emotionally touching performances in Japanese film and television. Nagatani achieved global recognition after being cast as the young girl Akiko, the adopted daughter of Koichi Shikishima and Noriko Oshima, in Takashi Yamazaki's Academy Award-winning blockbuster Godzilla Minus One (2023). Her portrayal added significant heart and emotional weight to the film's post-war family dynamic, a role she reprised in the direct sequel Godzilla Minus Zero (2026).