FrameThrower · Actors · Erika Sawajiri
Erika Sawajiri
2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2012–2019
Born 8 April 1986 · Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Erika Sawajiri is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She was born on **April 8, 1986**, in Tokyo, Japan. Her father was Japanese, and her mother is of Algerian Kabyle origin who was raised in France. She began her career as a model before becoming an actress in the early 2000s.
Erika became famous for her role as Aya Ikeuchi in the television drama **1 Litre of Tears** (2005), which earned her great praise for her emotional performance. She also starred in films such as **Shinobi: Heart Under Blade**, **Helter Skelter**, and the drama **Taiyō no Uta**.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2012–2019
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year2006
- Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer2005
How their films are shot
Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Erika takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 50% of their frames are night, 51% low key — the look of the work Erika takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 130 frames from Erika Sawajiri's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.