is a Japanese model and actress associated with Flamme and BH Entertainment. In 2014, she debuted as a model, and in 2017, she began a concurrent modeling and acting career in South Korea. Notable film and television projects that Karata has starred in include ''Lock-On Love'', ''

Asako I & II is a 2018 Japanese romance drama film directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, starring Masahiro Higashide and Erika Karata. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on a 2010 novel by Tomoka Shibasaki ...

'', and ''

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''.

Career

When Karata was in her second year of high school, she was scouted by an agency official at her workplace, where she had been a part-time employee at a farm theme park. She began her career as a model and first appeared in the music video for "Divine" by

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. Afterwards, she made minor appearances in the television dramas ''Koi Naka'' and ''Cho Gentei Noryoku'' and became the image model for the

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commercials. In 2017, Karata signed with BH Entertainment to manage her activities in South Korea. During this time, she also appeared in a commercial for LG and a music video for "Emptiness" by Naul. In 2018, Karata starred in ''

'', for which she won the Best New Actor Award at the

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. On January 23, 2020, ''

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'' revealed that Karata had been involved in an extramarital affair with actor

Masahiro Higashide is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in ''The Kirishima Thing.'' Career He debuted as a model in the 19th Men's Non-no Exclusive Model Audition in high school. After graduating from high school, he aimed to become a j ...

, her co-star on ''Asako I & II'', since 2017 even while his wife was pregnant with their third child. In response, she dropped out of the television series ''Prayers in the Emergency Room''. Episodes 5 and 6 of ''100-moji Idea Drama o Shita!'', which she had co-written and starred in, was removed from broadcast. The episodes had been about a newcomer actress being involved in an extramarital affair and had included Higashide's name as Karata's character's friend.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and accolades

References

External links

Erika Karata at FLaMme
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karata, Erika 1997 births 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese expatriates in South Korea Japanese female models Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Actors from Chiba Prefecture People from Kimitsu Living people