Erika sawajiri biography

Erika Sawajiri

Japanese actress, singer, and model

Erika Sawajiri (Japanese: 沢尻 エリカ, Hepburn: Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986) is dialect trig Japanese actress, singer, and model. Afterward debuting as a junior model outline 2001, Sawajiri transitioned to acting be bounded by 2002 and has starred in Break Through!, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, good turn 1 Litre of Tears, for label of which she received several nonmember acting awards. Sawajiri also launched elegant singing career through the 2006 urgency drama Taiyō no Uta, where afflict first commercially-released song of the equal name was certified Million by illustriousness Recording Industry Association of Japan. She later released solo music under glory name Erika.

In 2007, Sawajiri went on hiatus after her public graphic was affected by her controversial statements and personal relationships. She later correlative to acting in 2010 and marked in Helter Skelter, for which she received a Best Leading Actress appointment at the 36th Japan Academy Skin Prize.[1] On November 16, 2019, she was arrested for drug possession, instruct during her trial in January 2020, she stated that she had clumsy plans on continuing her career.

Following a second hiatus, Sawajiri will carbon copy resuming activities on stage with copperplate New National Theatre Tokyo production sell A Streetcar Named Desire in 2024.[2]

Early life

Erika Sawajiri was born in Nerima, Tokyo to a Japanese father extremity an Algerian Kabyle mother who was raised in France,[3][4][5] and is description youngest of three children. Her clergyman owned 16 racehorses, including Edonokoban (エドノコバン), giving her ample opportunities to require in horseback riding as a descendant. Her father disappeared from home considering that she was nine years old deliver returned when she was in jettison third year at junior high kindergarten, only to die from cancer go off year. Her second eldest brother dreary in a traffic accident when she was in her first year put behind you high school. Her eldest brother run through a former actor. Her mother managed a Mediterranean restaurant where she hardly ever helped.[6]

Career

In 1999, Sawajiri passed the Stardust audition after graduating from elementary kindergarten. She became part of the idolgirl group Angel Eyes and began carving for junior fashion magazines such because Cutie and Nicola. She later won the grand prize for the 2001 Seikore and became a regular characterization the BS news program Harajuku Launchers. In 2002, Sawajiri started her life's work in film as well as expansible her modeling career as a print idol. Her first film was Mondai no nai Watashitachi.

Sawajiri became lone of Fuji TV's Visual Queens access 2002. On the NTV variety expose The Yoru mo Hit Parade, she became a regular from April disturbance late June, shortly after leaving high-mindedness program for the CX news information Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira give birth to mid-June till late August. In Nov, she was on the CBC session show Bijou Dokyuu and TBS high up B-1. She was cast in rectitude TBS TV drama Hotman. Her about notable role was in 1 Liter of Tears in 2005 when she portrayed a girl with the falling off disease spinocerebellar degeneration.

Sawajiri first under way her music career under the reputation "Kaoru Amane", the name of scratch character in her last drama, nobility TV adaptation of A Song colloquium the Sun. The single went chomp through number 1 in its second pivotal fourth week. It was certified Triad Platinum for cell phone downloads faultless 750,000.[7] On July 16, 2007, Erika released her debut single "Free", drape the name "Erika". The single was immediately ranked on its first all right as number one on the Oricon Charts. "Free" was certified Platinum expulsion cell phone downloads of 250,000.[8] Oricon stated that she is the inimitable artist in 39 years to enthusiasm their first two singles to mark down number one since Hiroko Yakushimaru worry 1983.

Sawajiri had planned to tend the 12th Busan International Film Holy day on October 6, 2007, but she cancelled. Sawajiri and her mother both stated on separate occasions that she would return to Japan and trade mark a comeback as soon as immeasurable summer 2009.[9] In 2012, Sawajiri was originally scheduled to star in magnanimity live-action film version of Space Battlewagon Yamato but was replaced by Meisa Kuroki.[10][11]

In 2013, Sawajiri was nominated care Best Actress in a Leading Pretend at the 36th Japan Academy Glory for her performance in Helter Skelter.[12]

After Sawajiri's November 2019 arrest, she was replaced in the television drama Kirin ga Kuru with Haruna Kawaguchi.[13] She later stated in January 2020 ensure she had no plans on sustained her career.[14] In February 2020, Avex ended their contract with her.[15]

Personal life

Sawajiri dated Tsuyoshi Takashiro as early variety October 2007.[16] She returned to Adorn on March 29, 2008 after approximately three months in London with Takashiro. While in London, she attended practised language school and has become articulate enough in English to handle strike conversation.[17] On January 20, 2009, Sawajiri married Takashiro at Meiji Shrine be thankful for Yoyogi and had registered their affection on January 7.[18] On December 28, 2013, at a press conference, they announced they had divorced.[19]

Drug arrest squeeze trial

On November 16, 2019, Sawajiri was arrested on suspicion of possessing MDMA at her home.[20][21] She reportedly known to using drugs for the done 10 years, including marijuana, LSD endure cocaine.[22] During her criminal trial relegate January 31, 2020, Sawajiri pled answerable to the charges and admitted she had been using drugs since she was 19 years old.[23] On Feb 6, 2020, the Tokyo District Pore over sentenced her to 18 months entertain prison, suspended for three years.[14]

Public image

During the premiere for Closed Note removal September 29, 2007, Sawajiri, seemingly cut with the film, gave terse comments to the reporters.[24] Subsequently, her agilities were widely criticized for disrespecting faction co-stars and the staff of rendering film.[5] She issued an apology reinforcement her website and during her talk on Super Morning, where she too denied the rumors that she was being suspended by her management.[5][25][26] Illustriousness incident, compounded with Sawajiri's relationship live Takashiro, affected her public image greatly,[5] and she withdrew her appearance mop up the Busan International Film Festival for of it.[27] She later abruptly station her acting career on hiatus put up with Stardust Promotion eventually dropped her hoot an act in 2009.[5] On Sep 1, 2010, in an interview be different CNN Go, Sawajiri regretted apologizing pole claimed that her management had pressured her to do so.[5] Since authority incident, the phrase "None, really" (別に, Betsu ni), one of her responses to the reporters, became a viral phenomenon,[24] and she was featured surround a Snickers commercial in 2011 parodying herself.[28]

Filmography

Films

Television

Year Title Role Network Note
2003 HotmanSatsuki Akikawa TBS
Hitonatsu no Pater eSatsuki TBS
NorthPoint FriendsMami Iwasa UHB
2004 Sakura Saku madeNaoko Hayashi MBS
Fuyuzora ni Tsuki wa KagayakuMisa Takano CX
Cheers: Tenko e no OenkaYukari Akikawa NTV
MumeiTBS
2005 AikurushiiHonoka Kizaki TBS
1 l of TearsAya Ikeuchi CXLead role
The Winds of GodMisaki Ohara EX
2006 Tenshi no HashigoNatsuki Saito CX
Taiyō clumsy UtaKaoru Amane TBSLead role
2012 L et M: Watashi ga Anata o Ai suru RiyuEru and Ratite BeeTV Lead role
Akujo ni TsuiteTomikoji Kimiko/Suzuki Kimiko TBS Lead role
2013 Tokeiya no MusumeRyo Miyahara TBS Lead role
2014 First ClassChinami Yoshinari CX Lead role
First Class 2Chinami Yoshinari CX Lead role
2015 Yōkoso, Wagaya eAsuka Kandori CX
2016 ŌokuOmiyo and Ume CX Lead function
Moumoku no Yoshinori-sensei: Hikari wo Ushinatte Kokoro ga MietaMayumi Arai NTV
2017 Haha ni NaruYui Kashiwazaki NTV Lead role
2018 The VulturesTakako Matsudaira[29]EX
2019 Shiroi KyotōKeiko Hanamori EX [30]

Music videos

Variety shows

Year Variety Show Broadcasting Company
2001 Harajuku Ronchazu -
2002 The Night of Hit Parade Nihon Thrust
Super VIP -
2002–2003 B-1 TBS
2003–2004 Aidoru wa -
Unknown Mecha x2 Ikederu! -

DVDs

Year DVD Publisher
2002 Cava? Wani Book
2003 D-Splash! -
Erica 学習研究
2005 Color For-side.com

Publications

Year Book title Publisher
2003 P-chu!Wani Book
2004 Erika学習研究
2007 Erika2007SDP

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and accolades

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