Erika Sawajiri
Actor
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.
Filmography
Helter Skelter
as Lilico 2012
Impossibility Defense
as Tomoko Tada 2018
Shinjuku Swan
as Ageha 2015
Ghost Train
as Nana Kimura 2006
No Longer Human
as Shizuko Ota 2019
Ashura
as Yachi 2005
We Shall Overcome Someday
as Kyung-ja Lee 2005
The Letters
as Yumiko Shirai 2006
Shinjuku Swan II
2017
Closed Note
as Kae Horii 2007
Sugar & Spice
as Noriko Watanabe 2006
The Mamiya Brothers
as Naomi Honma 2006
Million Dollar Man
as Towako 2018
Eating Women
as Keiko Komugita 2018
The Cat in Their Arms
as Saori Oishi 2018
1 Litre Of Tears SP
as Aya Ikeuchi 2007