Erika Sawajiri(沢尻エリカ) to return to television with drama special “Akujo ni Tsuite(悪女について)”

Erika Sawajiri(沢尻エリカ) (25) will star in a drama special on TBS titled “Akujo ni Tsuite(悪女について),” it has been announced. This will be Sawajiri’s first time acting in a television drama (not counting mobile TV-LetM) since a special episode of “1 Litre no Namida(１リットルの涙)” in 2007.

“Akujo ni Tsuite(悪女について)” is an adaptation of a 1978 novel by the late writer Ariyoshi Sawako(有吉佐和子). The novel was a masterpiece of its time, and it was also notable for having a television drama airing as it was being serialized in a magazine.

Sawajiri plays Kimiko, the main character of the story who has died. Although the title implies that it is a story of a “wicked woman,” the original novel was divided into 27 chapters, one for each “testimony” by someone who knew Kimiko at some point in her life, providing a range of perspectives on what kind of person Kimiko was.

Sawajiri’s supporting cast has not yet been revealed, but expectations are high given the novel’s reputation and history.

“Akujo ni Tsuite(悪女について)” is scheduled to air on April 30.



Source: tokyograph.com