Sawako Agawa
Acting
Biography
Sawako Agawa (阿川 佐和子, Agawa Sawako, November 1, 1953) is a Japanese essayist, novelist and actress from Tokyo.
Born: November 1, 1953
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Rikuoh
A CEO struggling to maintain his small sock business risks the company's future with a new challenge — creating a line of running shoes.
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
We Are Rockets!
Wakaba is a 2nd grade high school student in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. When Wakaba was little, she admired the cheerleading club "JETS” from Fukui Chuo High School in Fukui Prefecture. She dreamed of joining the "JETS,” but she thought it was impossible for her to join and enrolled at another high school. One day, a transfer student from Tokyo talks to Wakaba and proposes "let's do cheer dance together."
Egoist
A lonely magazine editor finds romance with his personal trainer until a confession changes everything. Based on the novel by Makoto Takayama.
A Sumo Wrestler's Tail
Chu Zumo is the story of an old farmer who discovers a group of rats heading to a sumo wrestling bout. After they lose miserably he decides to feed the rats to boost their chances of winning.
Cicada Boy
Okawa Yuka is living out the daily motions of life but doesn't understand her reason to keep living. After a confrontation with a co-worker, she decides to end it all but fails when she stops herself from squishing a cicada. That cicada returns the favor by transforming into a man, named semi, for seven days because he thinks it will make her happy. The downside is, he has no idea how to live as a human.
When I was a Child Everything Was Fine
A middle-aged couple's seemingly stable marriage unravels when a forgotten 20-year-old promise to divorce once their child turns 20 resurfaces, exposing stifled ambitions and hidden resentments as they confront evolving identities beyond their roles as parents.
The Tale of Nishino
Yukihiko Nishino is very popular with women, but, in the end, he is always dumped by a woman. Yukihiko seeks out his true love.
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.
Colorful
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is "lucky" and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Makoto Kobayashi, who has just committed suicide.
Filmography
as Nagashima Satoko
as Eriko (voice)
as Taeko Nakamura
as Asako Mashiro
as Shono Nejiko
as Komako Gamo
as Akemi Masaoka
as Sayuri Sasaki
as Herself - Host
as self
as Narrator (Voice)