Erika Sawajiri
Known for Acting
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
2012
as Lilico
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005
as Hotarubi
Shinjuku Swan II
2017
Impossibility Defense
2018
as Tomoko Tada
We Shall Overcome Someday
2005
as Kyung-ja Lee
Shinjuku Swan
2015
as Ageha
No Longer Human
2019
as Shizuko Ota
Ashura
2005
as Yachi
Welcome to Our Home
2015
as Asuka Kandori
Sugar & Spice
2006
as Noriko Watanabe
Ghost Train
2006
as Nana Kimura
Closed Note
2007
as Kae Horii
悪女について
2012
as Tomikoji Kimiko/Suzuki Kimiko
Million Dollar Man
2018
as Towako
Eating Women
2018
as Keiko Komugita
Mondai no Nai Watashitachi
2004
as Maki Shintani
The Cat in Their Arms
2018
as Saori Oishi
Ōoku
2016
First Class
2014
as Chinami Yoshinari
The Mamiya Brothers
2006
as Naomi Honma