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

1 Litre of Tears

Followers

The Great White Tower

Hagetaka

Helter Skelter

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

First Class

Papa for One Summer

All Movies (32)

• #Spread2026
• No Longer Human2019 · as Shizuko Ota
• Million Dollar Man2018 · as Towako
• Eating Women2018 · as Keiko Komugita
• The Cat in Their Arms2018 · as Saori Oishi
• Impossibility Defense2018 · as Tomoko Tada
• Shinjuku Swan II2017
• Seeing with the Heart2016 · as Arai Mayumi
• Ōoku2016
• Shinjuku Swan2015 · as Ageha
• Welcome to Our Home2015 · as Asuka Kandori
• First Class2014 · as Chinami Yoshinari
• Clock Store's Girl2013 · as Miyahara Ryo
• L et M: The Reason I Love You, Other Stories2013 · as Eru / Emu
• Helter Skelter2012 · as Lilico
• 悪女について2012 · as Tomikoji Kimiko/Suzuki Kimiko
• Closed Note2007 · as Kae Horii
• 1 Litre Of Tears SP2007 · as Aya Ikeuchi
• The Letters2006 · as Yumiko Shirai
• Angel's Ladder2006
• Angel's Egg2006 · as Natsuki Saito
• Ghost Train2006 · as Nana Kimura
• Sugar & Spice2006 · as Noriko Watanabe
• The Mamiya Brothers2006 · as Naomi Honma
• Shinobi: Heart Under Blade2005 · as Hotarubi
• The Winds of God2005
• Ashura2005 · as Yachi
• We Shall Overcome Someday2005 · as Kyung-ja Lee
• Mondai no Nai Watashitachi2004 · as Maki Shintani
• Cheers Heaven2003
• North Point - Friends2003
• Visual Queen of 20022002

All TV Shows (13)

• Followers2020 · as Erika Sawajiri
• The Great White Tower2019 · as Keiko Hanamori
• Hagetaka2018 · as Takako Matsudaira
• IMPOSSIBILITY DEFENSE2017 · as Tada Tomoko
• Become a Mother2017 · as Kashiwazaki Yui
• Ooku: Saikyou no Onna / Higeki no Shimai2016
• Welcome to Our Home2015 · as Asuka Kandori
• First Class2014 · as Chinami Yoshinari
• A Song to the Sun2006 · as Kaoru Amane
• 1 Litre of Tears2005 · as Aya Ikeuchi
• Papa for One Summer2003 · as Satsuki
• Tengoku e no Ouenka Cheers2003 · as Akikawa Yukari
• Hotman2003 · as Satsuki Akikawa