Sawako Agawa


Sawako Agawa is a Japanese author and television personality.

Early life

Sawako Agawa was born in Tokyo on 1 November 1953. Her father is the novelist Hiroyuki Agawa; and her elder brother Naoyuki Agawa 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, Agawa graduated from Keio University with the Bachelor of Letters degree in Western Historiography. She writes for Shūkan Bunshun.

Career

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. In 1992 she became an interviewer, conducting 1,000 interviews with a wide variety of people including actors, athletes, and writers.

Filmography

Films

Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Bōken, Sayuri SasakiHomestay Egoist The Boy and the Heron, Eriko

Television

Toto Neechan, Shizuko SawaRikuoh, Akemi Masaoka
  • ''Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau''

Honours and awards

;Honours
;Awards
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
201811th Tokyo Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressRikuohWon
202336th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressEgoist
202478th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressEgoist
202466th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActressEgoist