Erika Sawajiri

Erika Sawajiri born April 8 1986 in Nerima Tokyo is a Japanbased 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