Erika Sawajiri, 23, has lost her part in an upcoming movie that was supposed to mark her comeback as an actress, with the role going to Meisa Kuroki, 21. Sawajiri was initially chosen to play the lead in Space Battleship Yamato, which starts filming later this month. The change in casting came after the actress’s agency, Stardust Promotion, informed producers that they were terminating her contract. Stardust has not yet confirmed the reason behind her dismissal, but one staff member was quoted by the tabloids as saying that it was due to a “significant breach of contract.”
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Sawajiri has spent most of her time in Spain and England since getting married to “media creator” Takeshi+ Takashiroi, 45, in Tokyo in January. She was seen at a fashion show in New York in February wearing items Stardust viewed as a promotion for Takashiro’s business interests. In July, she was cautioned by police on Amami-Oshima, which was a popular spot for viewing the solar eclipse, after she was caught riding a powered bicycle that required registration. Meanwhile, rumors abound in the tabloids that drugs may be involved, because Sawajiri and Takashiro attended an event on Amami-Oshima at which disgraced tarento Noriko Sakai was also present. Takashiro has since written on his blog that they have never met Sakai or her husband.
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