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Hideto Aki
is a Japanese adult video (AV) director who has directed more than 300 movies since 1998. Life and career Hideto Aki was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1970. He tells how AV Idol Hitomi Kobayashi came to his neighborhood video rental shop when he was 17 and he shook hands with her and more than 10 years later he still remembered how small and cute her hand was. He said about the event (in his 1999 "Diary"): "At the time I didn't even imagine that I would do this kind of work. Now, I can't imagine doing anything else." Although he says he always enjoyed pink films, especially the "Four Devils" (or "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink"), he is doubtful about trying to use dramatic stories in AV. He prefers to work in the documentary style much used in Japanese porn, feeling that fiction and sex don't mix well ("If so, it is better owatch pink cinema"). He says he has to do it sometimes when the production side wants it or if they are using a famous actress but he describes dramat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west. Shizuoka is the capital and Hamamatsu is the largest city in Shizuoka Prefecture, with other major cities including Fuji, Numazu, and Iwata. Shizuoka Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and features Suruga Bay formed by the Izu Peninsula, and Lake Hamana which is considered to be one of Japan's largest lakes. Mount Fuji, the tallest volcano in Japan and cultural icon of the country, is partially located in Shizuoka Prefecture on the border with Yamanashi Prefecture. Shizuoka Prefecture has a significant motoring heritage as the founding location of Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha, and is home to the Fuji International Speedway. History Shizuoka Prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yua Aida
is a former Japanese model and AV idol. Life and career Early life Yua Aida was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on 12 August 1984. Aida was an active girl and involved in many sporting activities during primary and middle school. Tennis was her strongest sport throughout middle school. In high school, she changed her focus from sports to art, an interest she attributes to her mother. Aida reports that exposure to nude models while oil painting helped her to be more comfortable when she began her AV career. After her graduation from high school, Aida began working at a part-time job. At this time she was scouted by an AV talent agency while shopping in Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood. Aida says that she was not impressed with the talent scout, but when she met the company president, she thought, "This guy is really great. I’m gonna work here!" AV career Yua Aida debuted in photo layouts in 2003, and made her AV debut in the January 2004 DVD release ''Pichi Pichi'' for Max-A. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Pornographic Film Directors
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AV Open
AV Open is a major awards contest for the Japanese adult video industry. It went from a limited sales contest in 2006 to become, via its successor the AV GrandPrix, the major Japanese AV award with nearly 100 participating companies competing for the 2009 awards. The AV GrandPrix awards were not extended beyond 2009 but after a hiatus of seven years, the AV Open award competition was resurrected in 2014. AV Open Origins The AV Open awards for Japanese adult video (AV) companies were conceived as a means to improve public relations and provide a measure of quality for adult videos on a par with the AVN Awards for the US porn industry. It was the result of a collaboration between Tokyo Sports, a leading Japanese tabloid paper, and the large Japanese porn conglomerate Soft On Demand (SOD). Adult video production companies were invited to enter a candidate video in the contest and the video with the most number of sales during a set period would be the winner. The first prize award was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Adult Video Awards
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Yuzuki
, also known as Rio, is a Japanese actress, singer and former AV idol who debuted as an AV actress in 2005, appearing in videos produced by the Max-A and S1 studios. After starring in AVs in various genres during her first year in the industry, she won an industry award as Best New Actress for 2006. Since late 2007, she has used the stage name of Rio. In 2009, she transferred to IdeaPocket and became one of the studio's most prominent actresses. After a career that spanned over a decade and nearly 500 adult films, she retired in January 2016. Life and career AV debut and Max-A (2005–07) Tina Yuzuki was born in Tokyo on October 29, 1986. Her mother is Portuguese and her father is Japanese. She learned to speak Portuguese from her mother. Yuzuki made her adult video (AV) debut at age nineteen in the November 2005 release for Max-A's Calen label, ''Hot Wind'', The director of Yuzuki's premier video uses the name 'Toshio' and he continued to work with the actress in many of her ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiho Yoshizawa
, often known simply as Acky (あっきー), is a Japanese former adult video (AV) actress, who also appeared in pink film and mainstream (non-erotic) film, as well as television. With a career spanning over more than 15 years and over 1,000 adult film appearances, Yoshizawa was widely renowned as one of the most famous and recognizable faces in Japanese adult entertainment, with an appeal that managed to cross over into mainstream entertainment. She started her AV career in 2003 with the companies Alice Japan and Max-A, and in 2007 she transitioned to studios Maxing and S1 No. 1 Style appearing along with other famous AV actresses like Yuma Asami, Mihiro, Sola Aoi or Megu Fujiura. She was also a member of the idol group Ebisu Muscats between 2008 and 2013. Yoshizawa announced her retirement from AV in late 2018, and her final adult films were released in March 2019. Life and career AV debut—Alice Japan & Max-A Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and made her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Ozawa
is a Japanese model and a former pornographic film actress of Canadian and Japanese ancestry. Early in her career as a model, she also used the name . Biography 1986–2002: Early life Ozawa was born in Hokkaido, Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is French Canadian. Ozawa graduated from the Christian Academy in Japan and has asserted that she has a higher ability to read and write English than Japanese. Ozawa played ice hockey daily and often sang karaoke after classes. She has revealed that she became sexually active at the age of 13. In 2002, when she was 16, Ozawa debuted in a 30-second Japanese TV commercial for DARS Chocolate alongside the Japanese pop duo KinKi Kids. Ozawa is featured sharing chocolate with one of the two singers while secretly holding hands with the other. 2005–2007: Career beginnings Ozawa discovered adult videos (AV) by watching sex tapes she borrowed from a friend's brother. Unlike most AV actresses, Ozawa was not scouted. She was intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihiro
, real name , is a Japanese actress, singer, fiction writer, TV entertainer (notices artist) and former adult video (AV) actress. Life and career Mihiro was born in Niigata prefecture on May 19, 1982. She began a career as a softcore nude model as early as May 2001 when her video ''Dream'' (どりーむ) was released followed by the publication of the similarly named photobook ''Dream'' (夢) in August 2002. She appeared in a number of other softcore nude modeling videos and photobooks over the next year and a half. Mihiro also acted in several softcore V-Cinema productions during this time including the 2003 comedy directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu. and Kōji Kawano's 2004 . She was also featured as a singer in a J-Pop Maxi single titled ''Sunflower'' (ヒマワリ) for Dream Robot in October 2004. AV debut – Alice Japan & MAX-A Mihiro made her transition from nude model to AV actress in January 2005 when Alice Japan released her debut adult video ''Little Angel''. A month later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honoka
is a Japanese TV personality, actress, writer and former adult video (AV) performer who retired from the AV industry in 2008. Life and career Honoka was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. She is a licensed practical nurse and has appeared as a race queen at the 2004 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race (July 2004). She plays the guitar, enjoys swimming and volleyball, going to Kabuki theatre and walking her dog. Like fellow AV Idols Sora Aoi and Nana Natsume, she has been able to combine a career as an AV actress with mainstream movie and TV appearances. Before she started in AV, Honoka had a small role as a Gynoid secretary in the TV Tokyo cosplay drama ''The Ultimate Venus Angel Healing Force'' (究極癒し戦隊ヴィーナスエンジェル) which she was in from February 16 to March 29, 2004. AV actress Honoka began her adult video career in June 2004 with ''Bud'' for the Try-Heart Corporation on their Sexia label. She made several more videos with Try-Heart over the next 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuma Asami
, is a Japanese actress, singer, and a former adult video (AV) actress and model. Starring in more than 600 adult films between 2005 and 2013, Asami was widely recognized as one of Japan's most famous and acclaimed adult film actresses with her popularity resulting in mainstream media appearances as well. A leading actress of two major Japanese AV studios, Alice Japan and S1 No.1 Style, Asami was known her youthful looks, large bust and her natural onscreen charisma which was largely credited in helping her establish herself as Japan's top adult performer. Between 2008 and 2013, she was also a member of the idol group Ebisu Muscats, where she performed with numerous other famous AV actresses like Sola Aoi, Akiho Yoshizawa, Tina Yuzuki (Rio) and Aino Kishi. Asami's career took a sharp turn in 2013 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Despite making a full recovery, Asami chose not to return to the AV industry and retired in May 2015. Currently she is an independent singer- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rin Aoki
is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and erotic dancer. She began as a gravure idol and later moved to hardcore video work where she became an award-winning AV idol. Life and career Gravure idol Aoki was born in Yamagata Prefecture on February 28, 1985. She was first scouted in Harajuku as a gravure model in 2002 at the age of 17. Her first gravure video, ''Burst'', appeared in 2003 and she soon became a popular gravure idol. After two years as a gravure model, Aoki decided to enter the adult video scene and signed with the major Japanese AV company S1 No. 1 Style, one of the Hokuto Corporation group of companies. It is reported that her contract guaranteed her an estimated 13,000,000 yen (about $166,000) per movie, a sum greatly above the average even for top AV idols. AV actress Her first AV production with S1, ''K-cup Active Idol Risky Mosaic'', appeared in May 2006 and was directed by Hideto Aki who also directed most of her subsequent videos with S1. She says she was comfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
