Erika Karata

Erika Karata (唐田 えりか, Karata Erika, born September 19, 1997) 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, and Arthdal Chronicles.

Erika Karata
唐田えりか
Erika Karata at the Tokyo International Film Festival, 2018
Born	(1997-09-19) September 19, 1997 (age 27)[1] Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan[2]
Occupations	Model actress
Years active	2014–present
Agents	FLaMme BH Entertainment (South Korea)
Height	167[1] cm (5 ft 6 in)

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 Girls' Generation.^[3] Afterwards, she made minor appearances in the television dramas Koi Naka and Cho Gentei Noryoku and became the image model for the Sony Financial Holdings commercials.^[4]

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.^[5] In 2018, Karata starred in Asako I & II, for which she won the Best New Actor Award at the Yokohama Film Festival.

Personal life

On January 23, 2020, Shūkan Bunshun revealed that Karata had been in an extramarital affair with actor Masahiro Higashide, her co-star on Asako I & II, since 2017, continuing through his wife's pregnancy with their third child. In response, she dropped out of the television series Prayers in the Emergency Room.^[6] Episodes 5 and 6 of 100-moji Idea Drama o Shita!, which she had co-written and starred in, were removed from broadcast. The episodes had been about a newcomer actress being involved in an extramarital affair and had included the name Higashide for Karata's character's friend.^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2016	Koe Koi	Reina Midorikawa		[4]
2018	Kiss that Kills	Marin Aota		[8]
2019	Konatsu Biyori	Konatsu	Lead role; short drama	[9]
	Harassment Game	Hatsumi Kanō		[10]
	Arthdal Chronicles	Karika		[11]
	Prayers in the Emergency Room	Miyuki Koyamauchi		[6]
2020	Kingyo Hime	Ayu		[12]
2024	The Queen of Villains	Chigusa Nagayo		[13]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Lock-On Love	Misono Miwa		[14]
	Asako I & II	Asako Izumiya	Lead role	[15]
2019	21st Century Girl		Lead role; "For Lonesome Blossoms" segment	[16]
	Cheer Boys!!	Sakura Takagi		[17]
	Blood Friends	Maki Watabe	Lead role	[18]
2022	No Hō e, Nagareru	Satomi	Lead role	[19]
2023	Mujō no Sekai		Lead role; "Kiss Me at Dead of Night" segment	[20]
	Playing Dead	Kana		[21]
	When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty	Nozomi Iizuka	Lead role	[22]
2024	Desert of Namibia	Hikari Tōyama		[23]
2025	The Man Who Failed to Die	Aya Moriguchi		[24]
	Seaside Serendipity			[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2019	40th Yokohama Film Festival	Best New Actor	Asako I & II	Won	[26]

References

1. "唐田えりかのプロフィール" [Erika Karata's profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
2. "広報きみつ" [Public relations Kimitsu] (PDF). Kimitsu City (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
3. "18歳CM美少女・唐田えりか、上京してから毎日泣いていた…". Oricon (in Japanese). July 27, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
4. "18歳CM美少女・唐田えりか、上京してから毎日泣いていた…". Oricon (in Japanese). July 27, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
5. "女優専門事務所に強運の異端、唐田えりかの転機". Oricon (in Japanese). June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
6. "唐田えりか、TBSドラマ出演自粛「深くお詫び申し上げます」 東出昌大との不倫報道受け". Oricon (in Japanese). January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
7. "唐田えりか テレ東で本人役不倫ドラマ セリフに「東出」 私生活とリンクしすぎでお蔵入りか". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). January 27, 2020. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
8. "宮沢氷魚、堀田茜らが山崎賢人主演『トドメの接吻』でセレブ学生役". Oricon (in Japanese). December 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
9. "唐田えりか&濱田龍臣、オール高知ロケドラマで初共演". Oricon (in Japanese). July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
10. "仲間由紀恵、『ハラスメントゲームSP』で"カトクの女" 唐沢寿明と初共演". Oricon (in Japanese). December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
11. "BH측 "카라타 에리카, 불륜 반성 중…가족·팬들에게 미안" [공식입장 전문]". Xport News (in Korean). January 23, 2020. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
12. "Erika Karata seen acting "calm" on set, makes headlines in South Korea". Arama! Japan. January 2020. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
13. "ゆりやん主演「極悪女王」ティザー予告公開、マリーマリーえびちゃんら新キャストも". Natalie. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
14. "映画『覚悟はいいかそこの女子。』ヒロインは唐田えりか 中川大志に逆壁ドン" [Are You Ready? Hey You Girl: The Movie female lead, Erika Karata, does a reverse kabedon to Taishi Nakagawa]. Oricon (in Japanese). June 2, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
15. "濱口竜介監督、周囲の理解に感謝「柔軟にやっていただいた」 唐田えりかは東出昌大の演技に驚き". Oricon (in Japanese). August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
16. "松井玲奈、日南響子、唐田えりか、伊藤沙莉らが山戸結希「21世紀の女の子」に出演". Natalie (in Japanese). September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
17. "横浜流星×中尾暢樹「チア男子!!」特報解禁、伊藤歩や清水くるみも出演". Natalie (in Japanese). December 13, 2018. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
18. Komatsu, Mikikazu (January 20, 2022). "Mamoru Oshii's New Live-action Film Blood Friends Gets One Night Only Screening on February 5". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
19. "の方へ、流れる". eiga.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
20. "無情の世界". eiga.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
21. "死体の人". eiga.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
22. "朝がくるとむなしくなる". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2023.
23. "ナミビアの砂漠". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2024.
24. "死に損なった男". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2024.
25. "海辺へ行く道". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2025.
26. "「モリのいる場所」山崎努がヨコハマ映画祭で特別賞に、樹木希林の不在を惜しむ". Natalie (in Japanese). February 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

External links

• Erika Karata at FLaMme (in Japanese)
• Erika Karata at IMDb