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Erika Sawajiri Biography

Erika Sawajiri is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. She as well as She and Aoi Miyazaki both had careers as Japanese actresses. both made it big as Japanese actors.

In 1999, Sawajiri passed the Stardust audition after graduating from elementary school. She became part of the idol girl group Angel Eyes and began modeling for junior fashion magazines such as Cutie and Nicola. She later won the grand prize for the 2001 Seikore and became a regular on the BS news program Harajuku Launchers. In 2002, Sawajiri started her career in film as well as extending her modeling career as a gravure idol. Her first film was Mondai no nai Watashitachi.

Sawajiri became one of Fuji TV’s Visual Queens in 2002. On the NTV variety show The Yoru mo Hit Parade, she became a regular from April till late June, shortly after leaving the program for the CX news program Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira from mid-June till late August. In November, she was on the CBC variety show Bijou Dokyuu and TBS show B-1. She was cast in the TBS TV drama Hotman. Her most notable role was in 1 Litre of Tears in 2005 when she portrayed a girl with the degenerative disease spinocerebellar degeneration.

She was engaged to Tsuyoshi Takashiro from 2009 until the year 2010.

They spent six weeks in Spain studying graphic design.

Erika Sawajiri (沢尻 エリカ , Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986) is a Japanese former actress, singer, and model. After starting out as a junior model, Sawajiri transitioned to acting in 2002 and has starred in Break Through!, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, and 1 Litre of Tears, for all of which she received several newcomer acting awards. Sawajiri also launched a singing career through the 2006 television drama Taiyō no Uta, where her first commercially-released song of the same name was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. She later released solo music under the name Erika.

Erika Sawajiri Net Worth

Erika is one of the richest TV Actress from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erika Sawajiri's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

She worked in her family’s Mediterranean restaurant prior to she began her modeling career in 1999.

Sawajiri first started her music career under the name “Kaoru Amane”, the name of her character in her last drama, the TV adaptation of A Song to the Sun. The single went into number 1 in its second and fourth week. It was certified Triple Platinum for cell phone downloads of 750,000. On July 16, 2007, Erika released her debut single under the name “Erika”, “Free”. The single was immediately ranked on its first day as number one on the Oricon Charts. “Free” was certified Platinum for cell phone downloads of 250,000. Oricon stated that she is the only artist in 39 years to get their first two single hit number one since Hiroko Yakushimaru in 1983.

Sawajiri dated Tsuyoshi Takashiro as early as October 2007. She returned to Japan on March 29, 2008 after nearly three months in London with Takashiro. While in London, she attended a language school and has become fluent enough in English to handle ordinary conversation. On January 20, 2009, Sawajiri married Takashiro at Meiji Shrine in Yoyogi and had registered their marriage on January 7. On December 28, 2013, at the press conference, they announced they had divorced.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Sawajiri had planned to attend the 12th Busan International Film Festival on October 6, 2007, but she cancelled. Sawajiri and her mother both stated on separate occasions that she would return to Japan and make a comeback as soon as late summer 2009. In 2012, Sawajiri was originally scheduled to star in the live action film version of Space Battleship Yamato but was replaced by Meisa Kuroki.

Who is Erika Sawajiri Dating?

According to our records, Erika Sawajiri married to Tsuyoshi Takashiro . As of January 13, 2024, Erika Sawajiri’s is not dating anyone.

In 2013, Sawajiri won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 36th Japan Academy Awards for her performance in Helter Skelter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Erika Sawajiri height 5 ft 3 in Erika weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

During the premiere for Closed Note on September 29, 2007, Sawajiri, seemingly unhappy with the film, gave terse answers to the reporters. Subsequently, her actions were widely criticized for disrespecting her co-stars and the staff of the film. She issued an apology on her website and during her interview on Super Morning, where she also denied the rumors that she was being suspended by her management. The incident, compounded with Sawajiri’s relationship with Takashiro, affected her public image greatly, and she withdrew her appearance at the Busan International Film Festival because of it. She later abruptly put her acting career on hiatus and Stardust Promotion eventually dropped her as an act in 2009 after her divorce. On September 1, 2010, in an interview with CNN Go, Sawajiri regretted apologizing and claimed that her management had pressured her to do so. Since the incident, the phrase “None, really” (別に , Betsu ni) , one of her responses to the reporters, became a viral phenomenon, and she was featured in a Snickers commercial in 2011 parodying herself.

On November 16, 2019, Sawajiri was arrested on suspicion of possessing MDMAs at her home. She reportedly admitted to using drugs for the past 10 years, including marijuana, LSD and cocaine. During her criminal trial on January 31, 2020, Sawajiri pled guilty to the charges and admitted she had been using drugs since she was 19 years old. On February 6, 2020, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison and 3 years suspension by the Tokyo District Court.

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Facts & Trivia

Erika Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Erika Sawajiri celebrates birthday on April 8 of every year.

After Sawajiri’s November 2019 arrest, she was replaced in the television drama Kirin ga Kuru with Haruna Kawaguchi. She later stated in January 2020 that she had no plans on continuing her career. In February 2020, Avex ended their contract with her.

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