Sawajiri Erika returns as a good person in new special Drama Actress Sawajiri Erika will be appearing in a drama again after one and a half years. She is playing the starring role in the upcoming TBS special drama Tokeiya no Musume, which tells the story of a cheerful and kind woman who wants her mothers memento to get repaired at a watchmaker. Sponichi was invited to the filming and interviewed the actress. About her role, she immediately expressed with a smile, Its not too bad for me to play a good person after a long time, is it? With dark hair and natural makeup, Sawajiri sports a neat and clean image in the drama. She is a cheerful and kind woman who always thinks about other peoples feelings, she explained. Sawajiris last film project was Helter Skelter, which was released in July last year. Two months later, she already finished filming for her last drama project Akujo ni Tsuite (TBS) that aired in April of the same year. Her portrayal of a shining star completely created by plastic surgery and her immediate destruction in Helter Skelter earned her a Japanese Academy Award for Best Actress. The special drama about the life of a wealthy and wicked woman also did very well and achieved a decent rating of 14.7%, which allowed her to improve her reputation again. The last time the actress appeared at a public event was the movie premiere of Helter Skelter in South Korea in May this year. When asked about the time since then, she replied, I enjoyed my summer vacation. My friends and I went camping, had barbecues, and went swimming. This time, the story is about the emotional and spiritual exchange between an elderly watchmaker (Kunimura Jun) and a young woman who lost her mother in the tsunami of the Great Tohoku Earthquake. The woman asks the watchmaker to repair a wristwatch, which is a precious memento left her by late mother. Tokeiya no Musume is produced by hitmaker Yagi Yasuo, who stated, Sawajiri can play every role from a poor to a gorgeous woman. I definitely wanted her to try another role that seems to be completely different from her own image. This lead to an original story that was tailor-made for the actress during the writing process. Sawajiri commented, When I read the script, I intuitively thought its a beautiful piece of work. It has been a while, and I really wanted to star in a drama about human kindness again. Tokeiya no Musume is scheduled to air at 7:00 pm on November 22. Its also one of the entries for the National Arts Festival.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:33:21 +0000
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