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Erika Sawajiri

Acting Born Apr 8, 1986 Nerima, Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Erika Sawajiri (born April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japan-based actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika. She was affiliated with Sony Music Entertainment Japan for her record label (formerly as Kaoru Amane and later Erika), and Stardust Promotion for her talent agency (with her real name, Erika Sawajiri) before her contract was terminated in late 2009. On September 10, 2010, it was announced that she signed with Avex label for talent management and music releases. She became popular after playing a girl who suffered from an intractable disease called spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) in the nonfiction drama 1 Litre of Tears.

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Known for

1 Litre of Tears

as Aya Ikeuchi
Film

Helter Skelter

as Lilico

Full filmography

  • 1 Litre of Tears (2005) as Aya Ikeuchi
  • Followers (2020) as Erika Sawajiri
  • The Great White Tower (2019) as Keiko Hanamori
  • Hagetaka (2018) as Takako Matsudaira
  • Helter Skelter (2012) as Lilico
  • First Class (2014) as Chinami Yoshinari
  • IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE (2017) as Tada Tomoko
  • Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005) as Hotarubi
  • Hotman (2003) as Satsuki Akikawa
  • A Song to the Sun (2006) as Kaoru Amane
  • Shinjuku Swan II (2017)
  • Welcome to Our Home (2015) as Asuka Kandori
  • Papa for One Summer (2003) as Satsuki
  • No Longer Human (2019) as Shizuko Ota
  • Shinjuku Swan (2015) as Ageha
  • Become a Mother (2017) as Kashiwazaki Yui
  • Ooku: Saikyou no Onna / Higeki no Shimai (2016)
  • We Shall Overcome Someday (2005) as Kyung-ja Lee
  • Impossibility Defense (2018) as Tomoko Tada
  • Tengoku e no Ouenka Cheers (2003) as Akikawa Yukari
  • Ashura (2005) as Yachi
  • The Letters (2006) as Yumiko Shirai
  • Million Dollar Man (2018) as Towako
  • Ghost Train (2006) as Nana Kimura