Agawa Sawako
- Name: Agawa Sawako
- Native name: 阿川佐和子
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: November 1, 1953
- Age: 72
Sawako Agawa was born in Tokyo on 1 November 1953. Her father is the novelist Hiroyuki Agawa; and her elder brother Naoyuki Agawa is also a writer. Naoyuki is a former diplomat who, since 1999, has been a professor of law at Keio University.
After graduation from Toyo Eiwa junior high school and high school (private all-girls school, Christian school located in Minato, Tokyo), Agawa graduated from Keio University with the Bachelor of Letters degree in Western Historiography.
Agawa started her career in Japanese television, first as a reporter, then as a news reader. She appears on a variety of programs, including talk shows, quiz programs, and interview shows. Edit Biography
Drama
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
When I Was a Child Everything Was Fine
Japanese Drama, 2025, 11 eps
Nagashima Satoko
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
5-Meter Radius
Japanese Drama, 2021, 9 eps
Aoba Misako (Ep. 7)
(Guest Role)
|
7.9
|
Cicada Boy
Japanese Drama, 2019, 8 eps
Shono Nejiko
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Two Homelands
Japanese Drama, 2019, 2 eps
[Narrator]
(Guest Role)
|
7.7
|
Cheer☆Dan
Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps
Gamou Komako
(Support Role)
|
7.6
|
Rikuoh
Japanese Drama, 2017, 10 eps
Masaoka Akemi
(Support Role)
|
8.1
|
Toto Nee-chan
Japanese Drama, 2016, 156 eps
Sawa Shizuko
(Support Role)
|
8.2
|
Movie
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
Egoist
Japanese Movie, 2022,
Nakamura Taeko [Ryuta's mother]
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Homestay
Japanese Movie, 2022,
Sano Hiroka [Politician Guardian]
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Nishino Yukihiko's Love and Adventure
Japanese Movie, 2014,
Sasaki Sayuri [Housewife who falls in love with Yukihiko at cooking class]
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Japanese Movie, 2005,
Nishinomiya Keiko
(Support Role)
|
6.3
|
Colorful
Japanese Movie, 2000,
[Makoto's Mother]
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
Original Creator
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| 7.5 | |
| 10.0 | |
| 0.0 | |
| 6.0 |
TV Show
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
Sakurai Ariyoshi the Yakai
Japanese TV Show, 2014, 500 eps
(Ep. 182)
(Guest)
|
7.9
|
Sawako no Asa
Japanese TV Show, 2011, 473 eps
(Main Host)
|
0.0
|
A-Studio+
Japanese TV Show, 2009, 820 eps
(Ep. 476)
(Guest)
|
10.0
|
Shabekuri 007
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 610 eps
(Ep. 341)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
Bokura no Jidai
Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 76 eps
[Judge] (Ep. 53)
(Guest)
|
7.6
|
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