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Erika Sawajiri
Actor
Born April 8, 1986 (38 years)
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
| 2019 | No Longer Human · as Shizuko Ota |
| 2019 | The Great White Tower (2019) (TV Series) · as Keiko Hanamori |
| 2018 | Okuotoko · as Towako |
| 2018 | Taberu Onna · as Keiko Komugita |
| 2018 | Hagetaka (2018) (TV Series) · as Takako Matsudaira |
| 2018 | The Cat in Their Arms · as Saori Oishi |
| 2017 | Impossibility Defense · as Tomoko Tada |
| 2017 | Shinjuku Swan II · as Ageha |
| 2015 | Shinjuku Swan · as Ageha |
| 2014 | First Class (TV Series) · as Chinami Yoshinari |
| 2012 | Helter Skelter · as Lilico |
| 2007 | Closed Note · as Kae Horii |
| 2006 | The Letters · as Yumiko Shirai |
| 2006 | The Angel's Egg · as Natsuki Saito |
| 2006 | Sugar & Spice · as Noriko Watanabe |
| 2006 | Ghost Train · as Nana Kimura |
| 2006 | A Song to the Sun (TV Series) · as Kaoru Amane |
| 2006 | The Mamiya Brothers · as Naomi Honma |
| 2005 | 1 Litre of Tears (TV Series) · as Aya Ikeuchi |
| 2005 | Shinobi: Heart Under Blade · as Hotarubi |
| 2005 | Ashura-jô no hitomi · as Yachi |
| 2004 | Break Through! · as Kyung-Ja Lee |
| 2003 | Hot Man (TV Series) · as Satsuki Akikawa |
| 2003 | Furenzu · as Cast |