Eri is with Masato Sakai, and they are promoting 日本アカデミー賞/ Nihon Academi Shou (Japan Academy Prize). The 2012 Awards show will be on March 2.
Eri is nominated for Best Actress for her role in ステキな金縛り/ Sutekina Kanashibari which goes by "Once in a Blue Moon" for the Japanese into English translation title, or "A Ghost of a Chance" for the International Title. She faces as her competition for the prize: Miki Nakatani (Hankyu Densha), Masami Nagasawa (Moteki), and Mao Inoue ( Youkame no Semi / Rebirth).
Pretty tough competion for Eri, but wait until you hear who Masato is facing. He is nominated for his role in Bushi no Kakeibo / Abacus and Sword.
He faces Yo Oizumi (Tantei Wa Bar Ni Iru / Phone Call to the Bar), Koji Yakusho (Saigo no Chushingura / The Last Ronin), Tomokazu Miura (Railways: Ai o Tsutaerare Nai Otona-Tachi e / Crossroads), and in a posthumous nomination, Yoshio Harada (Ooshikamura Soudouki / Someday).
Here is the trailer for Eri's film, and although surrounded by a great cast of prominent actors, she has no trouble standing out:
ステキな金縛り[予告] {With thanks to willillell }