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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Female

Birthday

1986-04-08 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Nerima, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

اریکا سواجری

Erika Sawajiri

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.

Known For

Acting

Ghost Train

2006

Ghost Train

as

Nana Kimura

Closed Note

2007

Closed Note

as

Kae Horii

Sugar & Spice

2006

Sugar & Spice

as

Noriko Watanabe

Ōoku

2016

Ōoku

as

Helter Skelter

2012

Helter Skelter

as

Lilico

Pacchigi!

2005

Pacchigi!

as

Kyung-ja Lee

Angel's Egg

2006

Angel's Egg

as

Natsuki Saito

The Letters

2006

The Letters

as

Yumiko Shirai

The Mamiya Brothers

2006

The Mamiya Brothers

as

Naomi Honma

Shinjuku Swan

2015

Shinjuku Swan

as

Ageha

Seeing with the Heart

2016

Seeing with the Heart

as

Arai Mayumi

悪女について

2012

悪女について

as

Tomikoji Kimiko/Suzuki Kimiko

Welcome to Our Home

2015

Welcome to Our Home

as

Asuka Kandori

1 Litre Of Tears SP

2007

1 Litre Of Tears SP

as

Aya Ikeuchi

First Class

2014

First Class

as

Chinami Yoshinari

Mondai no Nai Watashitachi

2004

Mondai no Nai Watashitachi

as

Maki Shintani

Ashura

2005

Ashura

as

Yachi

IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE

2018

IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE

as

Tomoko Tada

Million Dollar Man

2018

Million Dollar Man

as

Towako

The Cat in Their Arms

2018

The Cat in Their Arms

as

Saori Oishi

Eating Women

2018

Eating Women

as

Keiko Komugita

Clock Store's Girl

2013

Clock Store's Girl

as

Miyahara Ryo

No Longer Human

2019

No Longer Human

as

Shizuko Ota

1 Litre of Tears

1 Litre of Tears

as

Aya Ikeuchi

Hotman

Hotman

as

Satsuki Akikawa

A Song to the Sun

A Song to the Sun

as

Kaoru Amane

Followers

Followers

as

Erika Sawajiri

Become a Mother

Become a Mother

as

Kashiwazaki Yui

First Class

First Class

as

Chinami Yoshinari

Welcome to Our Home

Welcome to Our Home

as

Asuka Kandori

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

as

Keiko Hanamori

Hagetaka

Hagetaka

as

Takako Matsudaira

Production

Crew

Directing