The Sunny cast features Rashida Jones, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Joanna Sotomura. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Katie Robbins’ Apple TV+ series. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Sunny takes place in Kyoto, Japan. After a plane crash, an American woman named Suzie grieves the presumed deaths of her husband and son. The narrative follows the main protagonist as she communicates with a robot while learning about Kyoto’s underworld. Here’s every actor and character in Sunny, an adaptation of Colin O’Sullivan’s 2018 novel The Dark Manual.

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Sunny Cast: Rashida Jones as Suzie

Character Profile: An American widow with dyslexia. She works as a math tutor in Kyoto after presumably losing her husband and son in a plane crash. Suzie learns about a robot fight club known as “Junk League.”

Jones’ Resume: Ann Perkins in Parks and Recreation (2009-15), Zooey Rice in I Love You, Man (2009), Marylin Delpy in The Social Network (2010), Celeste in Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), Angie Tribeca in Angie Tribeca (2016-18)

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Sunny Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima as Masa Sakamoto

Character Profile: Suzie’s husband. He claims to be involved in the refrigerator business. Masa secretly works for a tech company before disappearing after a plane crash.

Nishijima’s Resume: Yutaka Yoshii in License to Live (1998), Honjô in The Wind Rises (2013), Shiro Kakei in What Did you Eat Yesterday? (2019), Shinobu Mifune in The Chef Is A Detective (2021), Yūsuke Kafuku in Drive My Car (2021)

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Sunny Cast: Joanna Sotomura as Sunny

Character Profile: Suzie’s robot. She offers advice and gets mixed up in “Junk League.” Sunny was programmed to adapt to Suzie’s wants and needs.

Sotomura’s Resume: Emma Woodhouse in Emma Approved (2013-18), Véronique in The Good Place (2017), Zoe in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2018), Casey in Barry (2022), Douffe Martling in Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story (2022)

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Sunny Cast: Judy Ongg as Noriko Sakamoto

Character Profile: Suzie’s mother-in-law (okaasan). She is a temple member who values traditions. Noriko bonds with Suzie after Masa’s disappearance.

Ongg’s Resume: Cyborg 003 in Saibôgu 009 (1966), Chang Mei-Hung/Hsiao-Chi in Love Can Forgive and Forget (1971), Kagerô in Shôkin Kasegi (1975), Yoko Sakuraba in Omiai Kekkon (2000), Sawako Aoike in Money Wars (2015)

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Sunny Cast: Annie the Clumsy as Mixxy

Character Profile: A Kyoto bartender. She is a queer woman who befriends Suzie. Mixxy manipulates her personal robot for sexual purposes.

Annie the Clumsy’s Resume: Anna/Club Hostess in Miss Osaka (2021)

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Sunny Cast: Jun Kunimura as Yuki Tanaka

Character Profile: Masa’s colleague. He gifts Sunny to Suzie. Yuki says little about Masa’s work for a tech company.

Kunimura’s Resume: Yasuhisa Yoshikawa in Audition (1999), Funaki in Ichi the Killer (2001), Boss Tanaka in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Chuichi Nagumo in Midway (2019), Kijima in Kate (2021)

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Sunny Cast: You as Hime

Character Profile: A mysterious underworld figure. She appears at a “Junk League” event. Hime later shows up at Masa’s funeral.

You’s Resume: Keiko, the Mother in Nobody Knows (2004), Chinami Kataoka in Still Walking (2008), Kyouko Inui in Reverse (2017), Atsuko Tsujimoto in 9 Border (2024), Yoko Kojima in Tokyo Tower (2024)

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The Sunny cast also includes:

• Erika Ishii as Koko
• Motoki Kobayashi as Kato
• Goldie Berson as Dee’s Daughter
• Kôtarô Torii as Mr. Purple
• Akira Hamada as Mr. Nishimura
• Masafumi Fuse as Mr. Green
• Taiju Okayasu as Gofukuya
• Mari Nishio as Azumi
• Kamaboko Taiikukan as Kanashimi Taiikukan
• Kyu Kanai as Natusko Todoroki

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.