Sawajiri erika and takashiro shiraishi

The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from JAPAN CUTS and Beyond focuses on the essential roles that female artists play from behind the camera in Japanese cinema.

Koji Shiraishi is interested in strange indiscriminate murder at a sightseeing resort.

31 years old, broke, single and lonely Yukio encounters four beautiful women suddenly appearing in his life.

This research project is an articulation of the links between ideology and contemporary Japanese popular cinema in both an international and domestic.

Stardust Promotion Co., Ltd. (株式会社スターダストプロモーション) is a leading Japanese talent agency, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo.

31 years old, broke, single and lonely Yukio encounters four beautiful women suddenly appearing in his life....

Erika Sawajiri

Japanese actress, singer, and model

Erika Sawajiri (Japanese: 沢尻エリカ, Hepburn: Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986) is a Japanese actress, singer, and model.

After debuting as a junior model in 2001, 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.

Synopsis: Based on a true story, year-old Aya Ikeuchi (Sawajiri) develops an incurable degenerative disease.

She later released solo music under the name Erika.

In 2007, Sawajiri went on hiatus after her public image was affected by her controversial statements and personal relationships. She later returned to acting in 2010 and starred in Helter Skelter, for which she received a Best Leading Actress nomination at the 36th Japan Academy Film Prize.^[1]