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Anna Sawai
Also known as Anna
Career
Active 2004 – present
Biography
About Anna Sawai
Japanese actress and singer Anna Sawai was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on June 11, 1992. She moved to Japan at a young age and made her acting debut at 11, playing the titular role in a 2004 Tokyo stage production of Annie that was simulcast on Nippon TV. In 2006, she won an audition with Avex Inc. and trained at their music and dance bootcamp. She went on to appear in the drama Our Love Song (2007) and made her film debut as Kiriko in the 2009 martial arts film Ninja Assassin.
Sawai became a household name in Japan as a lead vocalist of the girl group Faky from 2013 to 2018. During that time she also took on solo projects, including starring in Elliott Yamin's music video "Katy" (2015), featuring on Yamato's single "Shining", and voicing Angélique Noir in the video game Style Savvy: Styling Star (2017), for which she also sang the theme song. She left Faky in late 2018 to focus on acting. Her return to screen roles came with the Japanese mystery Colors (2018) and the British crime series Giri/Haji (2019), where she played the daughter of a Yakuza boss.
Hollywood soon followed. Sawai took on the role of Elle in F9 (2021), the ninth Fast & Furious film, and then starred as Naomi in the Apple TV+ drama Pachinko (2022). Both brought her international attention. She currently leads the monster series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023) as Cate Randa and is set to appear as Lady Mariko in the FX limited series Shogun. Sawai is bilingual in English and Japanese, and she lives in Tokyo. On Instagram she has gathered 871,000 followers.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 2004-present (started around 12 years old; 22 years active)
- Birthplace
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Ethnicity
- Asian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Body
- Hair Color
- Black
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Weight
- 115 lbs (or 52 kg)
- Measurements
- 32–24–33 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.73
- Bra/Cup Size
- 32B show conversions - UK: 32B, EU: 70B, AU: 10B, JP: 70B
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 871k (as of June 2026)
Frequently asked
How did Anna Sawai transition from music to acting?
Sawai spent five years as a lead vocalist in the girl group Faky, but left in 2018 to pursue acting full-time. She had already acted as a child and continued to land roles while in the group, and after departing she took on more substantial parts in series like Giri/Haji and Pachinko.
What are some of Anna Sawai's notable international roles?
She played Elle in F9 (2021), Naomi in Pachinko (2022), and Cate Randa in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023).
In how many languages is Anna Sawai fluent?
She is bilingual, speaking both English and Japanese.
Did you know
- Anna Sawai was born in New Zealand but is Japanese by nationality.
- She performed the U.S. national anthem at the Tokyo Dome in 2012 to open the MLB season.
- Before Faky, she was part of the short-lived Avex girl group ARA, which disbanded in early 2013.
- She voiced a character and sang the theme song for the video game Style Savvy: Styling Star.
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