(born 20 March 1994) is a Japanese

gravure idol A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thou ...

, actress, and retired

AV idol An or is a type of pornographic film actress in Japan. It is a sub-category of the idol culture in Japanese pop entertainment. AV idols work in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances ...

. Active between 2012 and 2018, she starred in over 200 adult films during her career and was known for her short height and large breasts.

Life and career

Born in

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...

, in 1994, Yoshikawa debuted as a model in August 2012 with the gravure video ''Aimi Yoshikawa Rising Star Debut'' (新星 Debut 吉川あいみ). In December 2012, her switch from mainstream modeling to

adult video Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, sex films, and 18+ films are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse and satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films present sexual fantasies and usually include erotical ...

s (AV) was announced. She made her AV debut in January 2013 in ''Aimi Yoshikawa AV DEBUT''. In December 2013, she was awarded best actress at SOD Awards. In 2013, Yoshikawa made her acting debut in a mainstream film in '' Goddotan Kiss Patience Championship - The Movie'', a

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

based on the popular

variety show Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a comp ...

''Goddotan''. In 2014, she played the main role of "Hazuki Luna" in ''Ai LOVE Movies! Hen'', a 2014

live-action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ...

adaptation of the manga series ''

Ikenai! Luna-sensei is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kamimura Sumiko. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1986 to 1988. Because of the sexual content the series was one of the manga placed on "Harmful manga" li ...

'' (“''Watch-out! Luna teacher''"). A prolific actress, Yoshikawa made appearances in over 280 videos during her AV career in a large variety of roles, including S&M and lesbian roles as well. On November 8, 2018, Yoshikawa announced on Instagram that she would retire from the industry on December 31, 2018, but continue her career as a hostess.

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