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Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Birth: June 11, 1992
Ethnicity: Japanese
Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ) is a New Zealand-Japanese actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles in the films Ninja Assassin and F9 , on the shows Colors (2018), Giri/Haji , Pachinko , Monarch: Legacy of Monsters , and Shōgun ; in the video game Style Savvy: Styling Star ; and in stage productions. She was a member of Japanese girl group Faky.
Anna was born in Wellington, to Japanese parents. Her father worked for an electronics company. Her mother was a piano teacher. Anna was initially raised in New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, and moved to Yokohama, Japan at age ten because of her father’s work. Her sister, Reina, is a ballet dancer and coryphée. Anna speaks fluent Japanese.