Erika Toda

Erika Toda is, to me, one of the most quietly formidable actresses Japan has produced. From a child performer and model in Kobe's Nada ward to a leading actress who took the Elan d'or Newcomer award in 2009, her trajectory shows real craft rather than mere luck. What impresses me is her range: she can be coolly menacing or genuinely heartbreaking, shifting register so completely that the same face reads as a different person. At 164 centimeters she has a striking screen presence, but it is the spine in her performances that stays with me. I find myself trusting whatever role she chooses next.

Name (English)

Erika Toda

Name (Japanese)

戸田恵梨香

Reading

とだ えりか

Born

August 17, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Nada-ku, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Height

164 cm

Occupation

actor / fashion model / child actor / tarento / model

High school

Horikoshi High School

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year

• Official sitehttps://www.flamme.co.jp/ErikaToda/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/toda_erika.official/
• Xhttps://x.com/erikatodastaff
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika%20Toda
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%B8%E7%94%B0%E6%81%B5%E6%A2%A8%E9%A6%99
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1154775

Tags

• Hyōgo Prefecture
• actor
• fashion model
• child actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

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