is a pink film actress who became famous in

Nikkatsu is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally ...

Roman Porno in its broadest sense includes almost any Japanese theatrical film that includes nudity (hence 'pink') or deals with sexual content. This encompasses everything from dramas to action thrillers and exploitation film features. The Western equi ...

films, particularly in 1981.

Career

Born , she made her acting debut by 1979, in ''Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (

Eiichi Kudo was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His notable films are '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) and '' The Great Killing'' (1964). He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with ''Fukak ...

), with the alias . The same year, Kono came under exclusive Nikkatsu contract with the stage name "Junko Mabuki". S&M author

Oniroku Dan was a Japanese author who has been called, "the most celebrated writer of popular SM novels in Japan." Many of his stories have been filmed, most notably by Nikkatsu studio in their '' Roman Porno'' series. Dan had a close professional associa ...

also approved of Mabuki and scripted her first lead role in ''White Uniform in Rope Hell'' (1980) especially for her. Following

Naomi Tani is a Japanese pink film actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's '' Roman Porno'' films with an S&M theme during the 1970s. Life and career Early Born October 20, 1948, in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka, Naomi Tani moved to Tokyo ...

's sudden retirement in 1979, Mabuki was promoted by Nikkatsu as their new . Although Oniroku Dan was appreciative of her energy both onscreen and in actual sex life with her, Mabuki was not able to endure the physical strain that the S&M roles required, and she retired from acting after only two years.

''Season of Infidelity''

Four of

’s stories, originally published in Japanese in 1997, were published in English in 2010 by Vertical, Inc. The collection of these stories is titled ''Season of Infidelity''; the collection’s last story, ''Bewitching Bloom'', is a telling of Dan’s relationship with

, and also includes notes about three subsequent Nikkatsu "Queens"; Mabuki,

Izumi Shima is a Japanese mainstream film actress who is best known for her roles in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series. Life and career Shima was born Keiko Ishida () in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan on December 3, 1953. Ishida made her acting deb ...

, and

Miki Takakura (born on December 14, 1960 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese gravure idol and pink film actress who was active in the 1980s and rose to prominence as Nikkatsu's from 1983 to 1985. Life and career Nikkatsu When famed Nikkatsu S&M actress Nao ...

.''Season of Infidelity'', p. 175 - 177

Nikkatsu filmography

* ''Onsen Pleasures'' (快楽昇天風呂), Atsushi Fujiura (1979) * ''Showa Erotica: Noble Lady of Roses'' (昭和エロチカ薔薇の貴婦人), Katsuhiko Fujii (1980) * ''Nympho Diver: Tingling'' (若後家海女うずく), Atsushi Fujiura (1980) * ''White Uniform in Rope Hell'' (団鬼六白衣縄地獄),

Shōgorō Nishimura was a Japanese film director. Filmography * '' Moeru Tairiku'' (1968) * ''Cruel Female Love Suicide'' (1970) * '' Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon'' (1971) * ''Affair at Twilight'' (1972) * ''Drifter's Affair'' (1972) * ''Sigh of Roses'' ...

(1980) * ''Blazing Bondage Lady'' (団鬼六縄炎夫人) a.k.a. ''Madam Rope Flame'', Katsuhiko Fujii (1980) * ''Hell of Roses'' (団鬼六薔薇地獄), Shōgorō Nishimura (1980) * ''

Office Lady Rope Slave ''aka'' ''Oniroku Dan's OL Rope Slave'' and sometimes mis-referenced as is a 1981 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's ''Roman porno'' series, directed by Katsuhiko Fujii and starring Junko Mabuki. Synopsis Two assistants to an S&M photographer decide ...

'' (団鬼六 OL縄奴隷) a.k.a. ''Oniroku Dan's OL Rope Slave'', Katsuhiko Fujii (1981) * ''Secretary Rope Discipline'' (団鬼六女秘書縄調教), Hidehiro Ito (1981) * ''Zoom Up: Woman From the Dirty Magazine'' (ズームアップビニール本の女), Katsuhiko Fujii (1981) * ''Lustful Life: "Nights Make Me Wet!"'' (愛欲生活夜よ、濡らして), Shōgorō Nishimura (1981) * ''Lecherous Flower Train'' (好色花でんしゃ), Mamoru Watanabe (1981) * ''Female Teacher in Rope Hell'' (団鬼六女教師縄地獄), Shōgorō Nishimura (1981) * ''Female Beautician Rope Discipline'' (団鬼六女美容師縄飼育), Hidehiro Ito (1981)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mabuki, Junko 1955 births Japanese actresses Pink film actors Living people Actors from Ōita Prefecture Nikkatsu SM Queens