Erika Sawajiri
Acting • Born 1986-04-08
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
45 credits
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Movie • 2005
Hotarubi
Ghost Train
Movie • 2006
Nana Kimura
Closed Note
Movie • 2007
Kae Horii
Sugar & Spice
Movie • 2006
Noriko Watanabe
Ōoku
Movie • 2016
Helter Skelter
Movie • 2012
Lilico
We Shall Overcome Someday
Movie • 2005
Kyung-ja Lee
The Letters
Movie • 2006
Yumiko Shirai
Angel's Egg
Movie • 2006
Natsuki Saito
The Mamiya Brothers
Movie • 2006
Naomi Honma
Shinjuku Swan
Movie • 2015
Ageha
Seeing with the Heart
Movie • 2016
Arai Mayumi
悪女について
Movie • 2012
Tomikoji Kimiko/Suzuki Kimiko
Angel's Ladder
Movie • 2006
Cheers Heaven
Movie • 2003
Welcome to Our Home
Movie • 2015
Asuka Kandori
The Winds of God
Movie • 2005
North Point - Friends
Movie • 2003
1 Litre Of Tears SP
Movie • 2007
Aya Ikeuchi
Visual Queen of 2002
Movie • 2002
First Class
Movie • 2014
Chinami Yoshinari
Mondai no Nai Watashitachi
Movie • 2004
Maki Shintani
Ashura
Movie • 2005
Yachi
Impossibility Defense
Movie • 2018
Tomoko Tada
L et M: The Reason I Love You, Other Stories
Movie • 2013
Eru / Emu
Million Dollar Man
Movie • 2018
Towako
The Cat in Their Arms
Movie • 2018
Saori Oishi
Eating Women
Movie • 2018
Keiko Komugita
Clock Store's Girl
Movie • 2013
Miyahara Ryo
No Longer Human
Movie • 2019
Shizuko Ota
Shinjuku Swan II
Movie • 2017
#Spread
Movie • 2026
Tengoku e no Ouenka Cheers
TV • 2003
Akikawa Yukari
1 Litre of Tears
TV • 2005
Aya Ikeuchi
Papa for One Summer
TV • 2003
Satsuki
Hotman
TV • 2003
Satsuki Akikawa
A Song to the Sun
TV • 2006
Kaoru Amane
Followers
TV • 2020
Erika Sawajiri
Become a Mother
TV • 2017
Kashiwazaki Yui
First Class
TV • 2014
Chinami Yoshinari
IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE
TV • 2017
Tada Tomoko
Welcome to Our Home
TV • 2015
Asuka Kandori
The Great White Tower
TV • 2019
Keiko Hanamori
Ooku: Saikyou no Onna / Higeki no Shimai
TV • 2016
Hagetaka
TV • 2018
Takako Matsudaira