Rina Sawayama will be appearing in John Wick 4 later this month, which will mark her debut in the film industry.

She revealed that she utilized her own videos as a portfolio while auditioning for the role of Akira, which she successfully landed.

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Honestly I was thinking, ‘You know what? If I’ve got this budget to do a music video, I’m also going to make it my acting portfolio.’ And it worked!”

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Rina Sawayama will be appearing in John Wick 4 later this month, which will mark her debut in the film industry.

She revealed that she utilized her own videos as a portfolio while auditioning for the role of Akira, which she successfully landed.

Honestly I was thinking, ‘You know what? If I’ve got this budget to do a music video, I’m also going to make it my acting portfolio.’ And it worked!”

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