Erika Sawajiri
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.
Acting
Movie
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
as Hotarubi
2005
Movie
Helter Skelter
as Lilico
2012
TV
1 Litre of Tears
as Aya Ikeuchi
2005
Movie
Impossibility Defense
as Tomoko Tada
2018
Movie
Shinjuku Swan
as Ageha
2015
Movie
Ghost Train
as Nana Kimura
2006
Movie
No Longer Human
as Shizuko Ota
2019
Movie
Ashura
as Yachi
2005
TV
Followers
as Erika Sawajiri
2020
Movie
We Shall Overcome Someday
as Kyung-ja Lee
2005
Movie
The Letters
as Yumiko Shirai
2006
Movie
Shinjuku Swan II
2017
Movie
Closed Note
as Kae Horii
2007
Movie
Sugar & Spice
as Noriko Watanabe
2006
Movie
The Mamiya Brothers
as Naomi Honma
2006
Movie
Million Dollar Man
as Towako
2018
TV
A Song to the Sun
as Kaoru Amane
2006
Movie
Eating Women
as Keiko Komugita
2018
TV
Welcome to Our Home
as Asuka Kandori
2015
Movie
1 Litre Of Tears SP
as Aya Ikeuchi
2007
Movie
The Cat in Their Arms
as Saori Oishi
2018
TV
Hotman
as Satsuki Akikawa
2003
TV
First Class
as Chinami Yoshinari
2014
TV
The Great White Tower
as Keiko Hanamori
2019