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Sawajiri Erika

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Sawajiri Erika
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Sawajiri Erika playing Amane Kaoru for the Taiyou no Uta single (2006)

Sawajiri Erika is a Japanese actress, model and gravure idol. Debuting in 1999, she has participated in films such as "PACCHIGI!" and dramas such as "1 Litre no Namida".

Profile

  • Name: Sawajiri Erika (沢尻エリカ)
  • Birthdate: April 8th, 1986
  • Nicknames: Deco (Childhood), Kacchan, Aachan
  • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
  • Ethnicity: Japanese/French-Algerian (Her mother is French-Algerian mixed)
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 160cm
  • Bust: 83cm
  • Waist: 58cm
  • Hips: 86cm
  • Charming Point: Long eyelashes, forehead and small ears
  • Hobbies: People-watching, shopping, collecting cheap candies & cooking
  • Talent: Jazz dance, horse riding, swimming
  • Bad Habit: playing with her hands
  • Character: My-Pace
  • Idol: Amuro Namie

Information

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Sawajiri Erika in HOTMAN (2003)

Sawajiri Erika passed the Stardust audition in 1999 after graduating from elementary school. The following year she became part of the idol unit "ANGEL EYES" and began modelling for junior fashion magazines like CUTiE and nicola. In 2001 she won the Grand Prize for that year's Seikore and became a regular on the BS news program Harajuku Launchers.

In 2002 Erika began taking on more tasks as an actress and gravure idol. She was one of Fuji TV's Visual Queens for the year (along with Ichikawa Yui, Karina, and Yarita Ayano), and also had a part in the film Mondai no Nai Watashitachi. She became a regular of the NTV music variety show THE YORU mo Hit Parade from April to late June, and shortly before leaving the program was on the CX News program Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira from mid-June to late August. In November she was on the CBC variety show Bijou Dokyuu and also on the TBS show B-1.

Erika continued her work into 2003, this time getting roles in PVs. She also began acting in various dramas, including a small role in the popular drama HOTMAN. In 2004 Erika continued to act in dramas, but it can be said she earned the most attention in 2005 for her portrayal of Ikeuchi Aya in the drama 1 Litre no Namida, a young girl with a degenerating brain disease that affects one's motor skills. It was also in 2005 that she starred in the film PACCHIGI!.

2006 proved to be yet another busy year for Erika, as she starred in two films and the drama adaptation of Taiyou no Uta. She also released a single in her role as Amane Kaoru for the drama entitled "Taiyou no Uta", of which rocker Shiratori Maika penned the lyrics for. The single became the highest selling female single of 2006, selling over 480,000 copies.

In 2007, Sawajiri re-debuted in the music scene with the single FREE in July (under the stage name ERIKA).

Works

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ERIKA promoting FREE (2007)

Singles

Photobooks

  • [2002.10.xx] P-chu!
  • [2004.04.08] erika
  • [2007.08.29] ERIKA 2007

DVD / VHS

Films

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Sawajiri Erika in 1 Litre no Namida (2005)

Dramas

PVs

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Sawajiri Erika with Kishidan in Secret Love Story PV

Awards

Pacchigi

  • [2005] 18th Nikkan Sports Movie Grand-Prix - Best Newcomer
  • [2005] 30th Information Movie Award - Best Newcomer
  • [2005] 27th Yokohama Film Festival - Most Valuable Newcomer
  • [2005] 15th Tokyo Sports Movie Grand-Prix - Best Newcomer
  • [2005] 79th Kinema Ten-Day Report - Best New Actress
  • [2005] 29th Nippon Academy-sho - Excellent New Actress

1 Litre no Namida

  • [2006] Elandor - Best Newcomer
  • [2006] Golden Arrow - Best Newcomer

External Links

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