Rina Sawayama: 5 Things to Know About ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Star’s Film Debut

• Rina Sawayama is an actress, singer and model.
• She immigrated to London from Japan.
• He is making his film debut in ‘John Wick Chapter 4’.

rina sawayama He’s already famous as a Japanese pop star, but he’s about to be introduced to a whole new audience. The 32-year-old star makes her feature film debut in John Wick: Chapter 4where he will share the screen with the legendary Keanu Reeves. In the film, which opens March 24, Rina plays a character named Akira, who is new to the john wick franchise. We already know how talented Rina is thanks to her successful careers as a singer and model, so it will be thrilling of her to see her shine on the big screen.

So who is Rina Sawayama? We’ve got all the info on the multi-talented superstar below!

Rina plays Akira in “John Wick 4”.

Rina was chosen for John Wick: Chapter 4 in May 2021. Her character Akira is the daughter of the manager of the Osaka Continental Hotel, who is an old friend of John Wick. Akira is the hotel concierge.

Rina is from Japan.

Rina was born in Niigata, Japan but moved to London when she was 5 years old. She still lives in the UK and is reportedly on indefinite leave to stay there on a visa. She attended Magdalene College, Cambridge, majoring in political science.

Rina is famous in the music industry.

As a singer, Rina rose to fame with the release of her debut extended play, combatin 2017. He released his debut album, sawayama, in April 2020, and became a huge hit with fans and critics worldwide. His second studio album, hold the girl, released in September 2022, also with great success. Rina recently performed at Elton John’s Oscar party.

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Rina is also a model.

Rina started modeling around 2017, when she was cast in the Versus x Versace Fall/Winter campaign. A few years later, she walked for Balmain at Paris Fashion Week. Rina continues to walk the runway at fashion events and onto magazine covers, documenting all about her on her Instagram, where she has over 1 million followers.

Rina is weird.

Rina came out as pansexual several years ago. In an interview with gay timesRina explained why she wants to be honest about her sexuality in her music. “I still lack representation. I just think the reason I wasn’t so comfortable with my sexuality was because there wasn’t anyone on TV or anywhere else that I could point and say, ‘Look mom! This person is what I was talking about!’ ” she said.

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