Friday, June 29, 2007

Sawajiri Erika



Erika Sawajiri (沢尻エリカ, Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career is Kaoru Amane. She is currently affiliated with Stardust Promotion, and became popular after playing a girl who suffered from an intractable disease called spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) in the nonfiction drama "1 Litre of Tears".

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Rie Tomosaka



Rie Tomosaka (ともさかりえ Tomosaka Rie, born 12 October 1979 in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress.
She starred in the TBS hit international TV series Things You Taught Me playing an autistic woman the character for which was informed by the works of autistic author Donna Williams .

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Haruka Ayase


Haruka Ayase (綾瀬 はるか, Ayase Haruka), born Aya Tademaru (蓼丸 綾, Tademaru Aya, March 24, 1985), is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, singer, and model.
She entered Teikyo University Junior College in 2003, later dropping out.
Ayase excels in many sports; as a junior high school student she took part in a Chūgoku region Ekiden tournament.
In 2000, she successfully passed the Horipro Talent Scout Caravan audition. She first achieved widespread recognition for her starring roles in the short film Justice; in 2004 she rose to stardom as Aki in the TV series Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.
On March 24, 2006 she released her first single, titled Period (ピリオド Periodo), the lyrics of which were written by Kaori Mochida from Every Little Thing and Takeshi Kobayashi. Kobayashi also composed and arranged the music, as well as producing the single.