Although

pornography in Japan Pornography in Japan has unique characteristics that readily distinguish it from western pornography. Pornographic films are known as "adult videos" (AV) in Japan, so Japanese adult videos are "JAV", referring to the Japanese pornographic f ...

has a long history and is a major business, until recently, the

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 ...

industry did not develop a broad-based set of awards for sales or performance such as the AVN Awards in American pornography. That has changed in recent years, and the two primary awards given at present (which are covered in separate articles) are the

AV Grand Prix 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 t ...

for retail and internet videos and the

Adult Broadcasting Awards The Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards are given for performances in adult video programs shown on SKY PerfecTV! satellite TV channels in Japan. The awards complement those presented by the AV Open / AV Grand Prix contests which are given fo ...

for programs broadcast on Japanese satellite TV. This text is focused on the various earlier Japanese adult video awards given in the period 1991–2008, none of which are presently active. Some were given only infrequently and many were limited to particular studios or groups of companies.

Tokyo Sports Film Awards (1991–1999)

The

Tokyo Sports Film Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the ''Tokyo Sports''. Categories There are following categories: *Best Film * Best Actor *Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Director * Best Newcomer *Best Foreign ...

(東京スポーツ映画大賞) are sponsored by the Japanese tabloid newspaper

Tokyo Sports is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960. See also * Tokyo Sports Film Award * Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out by the ''Tokyo Sports'' mag ...

. The award ceremonies are always held in January for movies in the previous year. The first awards were given in 1991 for the 1990 cinema year. The awards were for mainstream movies but occasionally awards were also given for adult video work. The sometimes idiosyncratic selections were made by famed filmmaker and actor

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ...

. Adult awards ended with the establishment of the Takeshi Kitano Entertainment Awards in 2000.

1st Tokyo Sports Awards (1991)

AV Award Best Actress * Kasumi Yuka (Kasumi Yuuka) ''No AV Awards given 1992–1997''

8th Tokyo Sports Awards (1998)

AV Award Best Actress * Sena Wakana AV Award Best Actor *

Taka Kato or Taka Katou is a Japanese male former adult video (AV) actor. Life and career Taka Kato was born in Akita on May 1, 1959. He graduated from a high school in Akita and in 1988 went to Tokyo where he worked as a photographer and adult video acto ...

9th Tokyo Sports Awards (1999)

AV Award Best Actress *

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AV Award Best Actor * Ryuji Yamamoto

Takeshi Kitano Entertainment Awards (2000–2006)

The Takeshi Kitano Entertainment Awards (ビートたけしのエンターテインメント賞) were begun by

in 2000 for the 1999 entertainment year. They run in parallel with the Tokyo Sports Film Awards. Filmmaker, director and actor

is the head of the screening committee. Awards are given in the Performing Arts but from the start they have included categories for adult video work. The adult awards ceased after the 2006 presentations.

1st Takeshi Kitano Awards (2000)

Star AV Actress * Mami Goto Star AV Actor *

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2nd Takeshi Kitano Awards (2001)

Star AV Actress Star AV Actor * Shiratama Dango

3rd Takeshi Kitano Awards (2002)

Star AV Actress * Ryōko Mitake Star AV Actor * Mong Mong Best AV Title * ''Dora Eman'' (ドラえまん) from Natural High starring Kyoka & Uta Komori

4th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2003)

Star AV Actress Star AV Actor * ''No Award'' Best AV Title * ''Battle Without Foreplay?'' (前戯なき戦い?即入かましてﾖｶですか?) from

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(Fan label) starring Yayoi Fujino, Reiko Honda, Ryo Aoi, Hikari Tomosaki, Ayaya Hanasaki & Maho Hayami

5th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2004)

Star AV Actress *

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Star AV Actor * ''No Award'' Best AV Title * ''Faithful Pooch Saseko'' (忠犬サセ公) from the Media Station Exert label, starring

Hotaru Akane also known as and was a Japanese actress, HIV/AIDS activist, and AV idol. She was active in many media formats in Japan including mainstream theatrical film, and was a popular blogger. Her adeptness at female ejaculation in adult videos (AV) e ...

, Ami Sakuragi, Maki Abe, and Riko Mizuno

6th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2005)

Star AV Actress * DEVI Star AV Actor * ''No Award'' Best AV Title * ''Expo 2005'' (液ジュポ２００５　マン国博覧会) from SHY, starring Yaya Matsushima, Mari Takeuchi, Haruka Yanase and Aki Yato

7th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2006)

Star AV Actress *

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Star AV Actor * ''No Award'' Best AV Title * ''No Award''

X City Adult Video Grand Prix Awards (1998–2004)

X City, the "BIGGEST ADULT SITE IN JAPAN!!", is the website of the

Kuki Inc. is a Japanese adult video (AV) company which has its headquarters in Ebisu Minami in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. The company is involved in the production and distribution of videos, satellite and cable TV, and a large internet site, X CITY. Co ...

conglomerate of adult video producers which includes

Alice Japan was established on April 5, 1986, as the adult video (AV) label for Japan Home Video (JHV). Company information The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin (ぺんぎん) label, the first title being the 30-minute-long softcore ''Asobi ...

, Media Station (Cosmos Plan),

Max-A is a Japanese adult video (AV) studio which is especially known for videos made under its Samansa ("Samantha") and Calen ("Karen") labels which produced a number of innovative and quality AVs in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Company informatio ...

SexiA The is a Japanese adult video (AV) company best known for videos produced under its label. Company information Try-Heart began releasing videos under the Pink Drug label at least as early as December 1995, and with production codes of the type ...

, VIP and others. For a time it sponsored a fan vote based competition called the Adult Video Grand Prix (or Grandprix) which gave awards in various categories. Voting was done at the official website usually in November and early December for works and actresses nominated for that year. Results were announced in late December. Most of the nominees and awards for actresses and videos are from companies associated with Kuki.

X City AV '98 Awards

Best AV Idol Award * Manami Suzuki

The City AVGY '99 Awards

Determined by fan e-mail votes from the official website. Votes were for New Faces, Big Breasts, Most Beautiful and Wildest. The overall Grand Prix winner was chosen from a combination these votes. The voting period was from November 12 to December 12, 1999 and the winners were announced December 24, 1999. Grand Prix Winner * Riko Akina Best Newcomer Award * Riko Akina Best Breasts Award * Mai Shiina Most Beautiful Actress Award * Riko Akina Best Nasty Actress Award * Sayuri Honjyou

2000 X City Grand Prix Awards

''No information on results''

2001 X City Grand Prix Awards

Voting was done by making selections by e-mail from the official site. Voting ended December 27, 2001: Best Actress Award * Ai Nagase (2nd place) * Ami Ayukawa (3rd place) Also nominated for Best Actress were Momo Kanda and Koharu Tohno Best New Actress Award * Hitomi Hayasaka * Megumi Osawa (2nd place) * Ai Kurosawa (3rd place) Also nominated for Best New Actress were Asuka Ozora and Ayumi Tahara Best Video Title Award * ''Small Girls' Fuck'' (ミニモミ。FUCKだぴょん！) from Media Station Bazooka label (starring Sayaka Tsutsumi) Best Breasts Award * Hikari Kisugi Best Lolita Award * Asuka Ozora Prettiest Face Award * Megumi Osawa Best Mature Actress Award *

Mariko Kawana (born November 9, 1967) began the most notable phase of her life as a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in softcore pink film and V-Cinema, and who has also been a hardcore adult video (AV) performer and director. She was one of the ea ...

2002 X City Grand Prix Awards

Results of the voting: Best Actress Award * Ryōko Mitake *

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(2nd place) * Hikari Kisugi (3rd place) Best New Actress Award *

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(2nd place) * Senna Kurosaki (3rd place) Best Video Title Award * ''Fallen Angel X'' (堕天使Ｘ) series from Media Station Bazooka label Best Breasts Award *

Sakurako Kaoru is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and ''pink film'' actress. First coming to prominence as an AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore ''pink film'' genre. She has appeared in award-winning ''pi ...

Best Lolita Award * Sayaka Tsutsumi Prettiest Face Award * Senna Kurosaki Nastiest Actress Award

2003 X City Grand Prix Awards

Results of the voting: Best Actress Award *

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* Ryōko Mitake (2nd place) *

(3rd place) Also nominated for Best Actress were Naho Ozawa,

, Ran Asakawa, Rei Ito, Sakurako Tokiwa, Izumi Hasegawa and Mai Haruna Best New Actress Award *

* Alice Ogura (2nd place) * Mai Sakashita (3rd place) Also nominated for Best New Actress were

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 adu ...

, Miyuki Uehara, Hijiri Kayama, Mirano Matsushita, Yuki Maioka, Yuna Mizumoto and Yuria Yoshinaga Best Video Title Award * ''Welcome to Max Cafe: Maria Takagi'' (Max Cafeへようこそ！高樹マリア) from Max-A Calen label (starring

and directed by Taira Takano) Best Breasts Award *

Prettiest Face Award *

2004 X City Grand Prix Awards

Results of the voting: Best Actress Award *

(2nd place) *

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(3rd place) Best New Actress Award *

* Shiori Mizuno (2nd place) * Yui Miho (3rd place) Best Video Title Award * ''Naho Ozawa Reverse Soap Heaven'' (逆ソープ天国小沢菜穂) from

(starring Naho Ozawa and directed by Shigeo Katsuyama) * ''Complete Body Riko Tachibana'' (COMPLETE BODY 立花里子) from Leo (starring Riko Tachibana) Best Body Award *

(2nd place)

SOD AV Awards (2002–2006)

The Soft On Demand (SOD) porn conglomerate had its own Grand Prix awards before it sponsored the

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 t ...

. The first awards were presented in 2002 and the 5th and last event took place in Tokyo in 2006. As usual with studio awards, prizes were given to actresses and staff from the SOD group of companies.

2002 SOD Awards

Best Video * ''Super High Class Soap Lady'' (超高級ソープ嬢スペシャル版) from SOD starring Natsumi Kawahama, Ruri Asase and Chiharu Moritaka

2003 SOD Awards

The 2003 SOD Award (SOD大賞) ceremony was held on November 26, 2003, at the Century Hyatt hotel in

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, Tokyo, a 40 million yen party with 500 attendees mostly devoted to professional wrestling with AV awards and actresses as a side attraction. Actresses from the American porn company

Vivid Entertainment Vivid Entertainment Group is an American pornographic film production company,

were also part of the scene. Hostess for the awards ceremony was future AV superstar

making her first appearance for SOD. Best Actress Award

2004 SOD Awards

''No information''

4th Annual SOD Awards 2005

The 4th SOD Award (2005年第４回 SOD大賞) ceremony was held December 14, 2005 at the

Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Hotel New Otani Tokyo is a large hotel located in Tokyo, Japan operated by New Otani Hotels and opened in 1964. The hotel currently has 1,479 rooms and 39 restaurants. It has hosted numerous heads of state and is home to a 400-year-old gar ...

. In addition to the awards, the inauguration of the

competition in association with

was announced and representatives from the various studios involved in the AV Open contest were present. SOD Award (for contributions to company sales and image) *

Best Actress Award *

Actress Awards for Excellence * Shou Nishino * Emi Kitagawa * Kaho Kasumi * Aya Koizumi Best Director Award * Itaka & Smithring Powder (Natural High) * CHAIN Shu (CHAIN宗) (SOD Create) Director Award for Excellence * 槍ヶ崎一 (Otis) Best New Director Award Manufacturer's Excellence Award * 1st Place: SOD Create * 2nd Place: Natural High * 3rd Place: Deep's Writer's Award * Nobuyoshi Hirabayashi Actor's Award * Tomohiro Abe Supporting Actress Award * Minaki Saotome Cinematographer Award * Kazuaki Yoshizawa Still Photographer Award * Hisayuki Ubukata Sound Award * Hideki Fujioka Best Rental Video Award * ''Final Pussy'' from SOD Create, starring

and directed by

Noboru Iguchi (born June 28, 1969) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video (AV) as well as in the horror and gore genres. Life and career Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969. In an interview he said he wa ...

5th Annual SOD Awards 2006

The 5th and last SOD Award (2006年第5回SOD大賞) ceremony was held in Tokyo on December 14, 2006. The SOD awards were subsequently replaced by the broader based

competition. SOD Award (for contributions to company sales and image) * Sasa Handa Best Actress Award (based on sales) *

Actress Awards for Excellence *

* Kaho Kasumi * Emi Tojo * Tsugumi Nagasawa * Sasa Handa * YOKO Best New Actress Award (based on sales) * Sasa Handa Best Director Award (based on sales) * Yakumo Matsubara Director Awards for Excellence * Itaka & Smithring Powder (Natural High) * GORI (SOD Create) * Yukitsugu Tsuchiya (SOD Create) * Nomao Beidu Best New Director Award * Keita No. 1 (SOD Create) Manufacturer's Excellence Award * 1st Place: SOD Create * 2nd Place: IEnergy * 3rd Place: Natural High New Manufacturer Award * AKNR (Akinori)

KMP Million Academy Award Prize 2004

At a ceremony held in Tokyo on December 15, 2004, the KMP studio announced the winners of their in-house Million Academy Award Prize (ミリオンアカデミー大賞受賞) contest which was determined by fan voting: Academy Award Prize * ''The Woman Called Nao'' (ＮＡＯと呼ばれた女) starring

and nao, and directed by

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Awards for excellence * ''Best Friend 2'' (ベストフレンド２) starring Karen Kisaragi and Kasumi Misato, and directed by

* ''Ayaya Cos 3'' (あやや・コス３) starring Ran Monbu and directed by

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 ...

* ''It's the Occupation of Million's Girls!'' (ミリオンガールズのお仕事ですよ！) starring nao, Miyuki Uehara, Kyoko Nakajima, Asuka Sawaguchi and Miyu Sugiura, and directed by

* ''Cosplay Superstar Hitomi Hayasaka'' (コスプレスーパースター完全版　早坂ひとみ) starring Hitomi Hayasaka and directed by Ryoichi Murakami

AV Actress Grand Prix 2006

The Hirorin awards (ヒロリン大賞２００６) were determined by a combination of viewer votes and total sales of videos. This award from the "AV Actress Hirorin Fan Blog" website seems to have been given only for 2006. It should be distinguished from the 2006

contest awards and from the later

competition. AV Grand Prix Winner *

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Best Actress Winner *

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Best Actress Awards for Excellence *

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* Nayuka Mine * An Nanba *

* Risa Coda Best New Actress Winner *

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(Rio) Best New Actress Awards for Excellence * Tsugumi Nagasawa * Sasa Handa *

* Megumi Haruka * Arai Mieko * Azumi Harusaki Best Video Award *

for ''Face Within Japan, Body Within a Vehicle!!'' (顔は日本カラダは車中！！) from SOD (directed by Masaaki Kai) Special Award *

Dogma D-1 Climax Awards (2005–2007)

The D-1 Climax (D-1　クライマックス) awards were a competition among directors. The AV studio

Dogma Dogma is a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam ...

invited a number of directors to produce a video under the Dogma label. The winner was determined by sales of the video over a three-month period and judges' votes.

1st D-1 Climax Awards 2005

Nine directors were chosen for the first competition. Videos were released on September 15, 2005, as Dogma D1-001 through D1-009. Dogma also released a DVD with scenes from the videos and a bonus video of the D-1 Climax ceremonies. Director's Grand Prix Award *

TOHJIRO Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video (AV) director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma. Life and career Tohjiro, whose real name is , was born in 1956 in the Roppongi district of Tokyo. He started out as an independent film director. He wro ...

for ''M Drug - Female Meat Toilet - Mayura Hoshitsuki'' 1-009with Mayura Hoshitsuki * Hitoshi Nimura (2nd place) for ''The Most Naughty Thing In This World'' (この世で、いちばんエロいコト。ダブル痴女の濃厚接吻セックス&ふたなりレズ) 1-008with Ramu Amamiya & Airu Kaede * Baba The Babee (3rd place) for ''Shit Freedom'' (くそ解禁七海ここな・西村あみ) 1-004with Kokona Nanami & Ami Nishimura

2nd D-1 Climax Awards 2006

For the second contest, 11 directors competed with videos released by Dogma on September 15, 2006, as a series of DVDs numbered D1-201 through D1-211. Once again, a video was released with selected scenes plus the D-1 Climax ceremony. The award ceremonies which took place on December 20, 2006, also featured an open audition for 42 prospective actresses and the "Erotic Cinderella Award" (エロシンデレラ) for Best Actress. Director's Grand Prix Award *

for ''Getting High On Lesbian Fist-fucking - A Young Girl Dream Is To Be Fist-fucked'' (レズフィスト・ドラッグ長谷川ちひろ友田真希) 1-211with Maki Tomoda & Chihiro Hasegawa * Itaka Smithering (2nd place) for ''Pheromone Drug - Ecstasy With a Big Bang'' (脳内麻薬～爆音中出しアクメ～持田茜) 1-207with Akane Mochida * Hitoshi Nimura (3rd place) for ''Hermaphrodite - Lesbian Climax'' (ふたなりレズビアンCLIMAX 立花里子×大塚ひな ) 1-210with Riko Tachibana & Hina Otsuka Erotic Cinderella Award for Best Actress * Maki Tomoda Kurumi Morishita Award * Yui Matsuno

3rd D-1 Climax Awards 2007

In the third and last competition, 14 directors produced videos, released by Dogma on September 15, 2007, as a series of DVDs numbered D1-301 through D1-314. There was also an open audition for 60 aspiring porn actresses as part of the award ceremonies held on December 29, 2007. Director's Grand Prix Award * Hitoshi Nimura for ''Why Pussy Loves Pussy - Lesbian School Girls Addicted To Orgasm'' 1-313with Kasumi Nanase, Rika Nagasawa & Rina Yuki * Baba The Babee (2nd place) for ''Black Baby Zero'' 1-312with Rico * Hiroshi Washimoto (3rd place) for ''No-Bra Salon - The Ultimate Treatment'' (ノーブラサロン NB極上トリートメント ) 1-302with Reiko Katahara, Saki Tsuji, Yuu Tsuyuno, Haruna Yokoyama & Ayu Akihara

Moodyz Awards (2001–2008)

The Moodyz Awards began in 2001 as part of a year-end bonenkai (忘年会) party held for Moodyz actresses and staff to honor achievements during the year. Awards were given for actresses, directors, and video titles with the most prestigious prize being the Moodyz Award.

2001 Moodyz Awards

The party and award ceremony were held at the 'NEPUSHISU" Restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo on December 27, 2001, with 217 participants. The following awards were given: Moodyz Award * ''Dream School 2'' (ドリーム学園2) starring Mio Okazaki,

Bunko Kanazawa is a Japanese adult film actress, who was mostly active in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She has been called "one of the biggest AV idols in Japan". Life and career Debut—Cosmos Plan Bunko Kanazawa was born April 4, 1979 in Kanagawa prefe ...

(as Fumiko Kanazawa), Izumi Seika, Mami Goto, Megumi Shirasaki, Ran Fujimaru, Anna Kuramoto & Nana Mizuno, directed by Taikei Shimizu. Best Actress Award * Mayu Koizumi Best Director Award * Taikei Shimizu Special Actress Awards * Momoka * Marina Kyono Special Award Title * ''Real Train Molester'' (史上最強の痴漢電車で本物痴漢を捕まえろ！1)

2002 Moodyz Awards

The party and awards ceremony were held in Ebisu, Tokyo on December 18, 2002, with 400 people in attendance. Awards were given in the following categories: Moodyz Award * ''Dream School 5'' (ドリーム学園５) starring

, Izumi Seika, Yumiko Anzai, Karen, Marina Kyono, Nanami Yusa & Yui Fujimoto, directed by Taikei Shimizu. Best Actress Award *

Best Director Award *

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Best Newcomer Award * Ran Monbu Special Actress Award * Four Moodyz idols (Momoka, Ran Monbu, Saiko & Marina Kyono) featured in ''Moodyz Daughter 1'' (ムーディーズ娘。1), directed by Akira Shibahara. Special Award Title * (妄走犯～ひなこを捕まえて本番しませんか？) starring Hinako and directed by Shigeru Akagi.

2003 Moodyz Awards

Held in Ebisu, Tokyo on December 17, 2003, with more than 700 people participating including actresses and actors, managers, friends, directors and staff, and the press. Awards presented were: Moodyz Award * ''Digital Mosaic Vol. 11'' (デジタルモザイク Vol.０１１) starring An Nanba, directed by Sabbath Horinaka Best Actress Award * An Nanba Best Director Award *

Best Newcomer Award * Moe Kimishima Special Actress Award * Manami Suzuki Special Award Title * ''Women Who Want to See the Penis'' series 1-9 (チンポを見たがる女たち) Best Sales Award * ''Dream School 7'' (ドリーム学園7) starring An Nanba, Kay, Izumi Seika, Ruri Anno, Hikaru Kawai & Saya Hyozaki, directed by Taikei Shimizu

2004 Moodyz Awards

The ceremony took place on December 22, 2004, at a hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo with about 120 AV actresses present. Also represented at the party in addition to Moodyz were AV studios

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, Madonna and

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. The 2004 awards for the Moodyz company were:

Moodyz

Moodyz Award * ''Digital Mosaic Vol. 37'' (デジタルモザイクVol.037) starring Hikari Kisugi and directed by

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Best Actress Award * An Nanba Actress Awards * Hikari Kisugi * Kirari Koizumi * Kyoko Ayana * Yui Haruka Best Director Award * KINGDOM Director Awards *

* Katsuyuki Hasegawa * Bunchou Yoshino Best Newcomer Award * Yui Haruka Newcomer Awards * Miki Uehara * nana * Rin Nonomiya * MIREI * Kaede Fujisaki * Ayu Mayumi Special Awards Titles * ''Bukkake Nakadashi Anal Fuck'' (ぶっかけ中出しアナルFUCK！) starring An Nanba and directed by Katsuyuki Hasegawa. * ''Dosukoi'' (どすこい) starring Sakura Sakurada, Yuria Yoshinaga, Kirari Koizumi, Mai Haruna, Syouko Mikami, Mai Tamura, Naho Asakura & Yuu Kanzaki, directed by Yakumo Matsubara. * ''Life in Prison for Sexual Woman'' (無期懲役痴女刑務所) and ''Sexual Jail House'' (塀の中の懲りない痴女と僕の獄中性活無期懲役痴女刑務所刑期延長編) both starring Sara Ilyuin, Koyuki Morisaki, Yuu Ichinose, Shizuka Kitayama, Chika Kazeno, Aoi, Chiaki Sakai & Saki Yumemura, and both directed by KINGDOM. Special Actress Awards * Kirari Koizumi * Kaede Fujisaki Special Director Awards *

* Shibato Taiyo

Other studios

Some of the other studios associated with the

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also presented awards for their staff at the 2004 ceremony.

S1 No. 1 Style or just S1 (エスワン) is a Japanese producer of adult videos (AV) which has its offices in Tokyo's Meguro Ward. The company is best known for retailing its adult videos under the Fanza brand, an affiliate of DMM. In the past 15 years since ...

Awards :Best Newcomer Award :* MEW :Special Actress Award : :S1 Award :* ''Sell Debut'' (セル初) starring

and directed by

Awards :Best Actress Award :* Ruka Uehara :Attackers Award :* ''Psychic Agent Ruka'' (サイキックエージェント留華) starring Ruka Uehara with Serina Komuro & Aoi, and directed by Kiwanosuke

2005 Moodyz Awards

Held in Tokyo in December 2005 with over 1000 in attendance including more than 300 actresses. For 2005, manufacturers

and Madonna also presented separate awards for their companies at the ceremony.

Moodyz

Moodyz Award * '' A Queendom of Eros'' (エロスの王宮) starring Miki Komori, Ayano Azusa, Yuna Takizawa, Chihiro Hara, Shuri Himesaki & Jun Seto, directed by KINGDOM. Best Actress Award * An Nanba Best Director Award * Wataru Ishibashi Best Newcomer Award * Natsumi Yoshioka Special Actress Awards * Sayuki *

Special Award Titles * ''Celeb x Bitch Yuna Takizawa'' (セレビッチ滝沢優奈) starring Yuna Takizawa & ''Celeb x Bitch Sayuki'' (セレビッチ沙雪) starring Sayuki.

S1

Best Actress Award *

Best Newcomer Award *

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S1 Award * ''Sell Debut Yua Aida'' (ギリギリモザイクあいだゆあ) starring

and directed by

IdeaPocket

Special Award * Megu Shirosaki Best Director Award * AZNA(あずな) Best Actress Award * Mina Nakano IdeaPocket Award * ''First Impression Rena Nagai'' (First Impression　永井レナ) starring Rena Nagai and directed by

Attackers

Best Director Award * Katsuyuki Hasegawa Best Actress Award * Ruka Uehara Attackers Award * ''Slave Island'' (奴隷島) starring Syuri Himesaki, Ryoko Mizusaki &

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, and directed by Kenzo Nagira

Madonna

Best Actress Award *

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Madonna Award * ''Widow's Obscene Desire'' (愛欲の未亡人) starring

and directed by HiroA

2006 Moodyz Awards

For the 2006 combined awards held in Tokyo on December 19, 2006, the participating studios included not only Moodyz but also

, Madonna,

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, Premium, Opera, Yellow, Hajime-Kikaku and

, all associated with the

and selling their products via the DMM website. A fashion show and entertainment by erotic-rock band "Campakex" were part of the ceremony. Best Actress Award *

(2nd Place) *

(3rd Place) * Nayuka Mine (4th Place) * Sayuri Shiraishi (5th Place) Best Title Award * ''K-cup Active Idol Risky Mosaic'' (現役アイドル　ギリギリモザイク　青木りん) starring

, and directed by

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* ''New Face Risky Mosaic'' (新人　ギリギリモザイク　麻美ゆま) starring

, and directed by

(2nd Place) 1 ONED-292* ''Sell Debut x Risky Mosaic'' (セル初　ギリギリモザイク　穂花) starring

, and directed by

(3rd Place) 1 ONED-381* ''Karin - Active Idol Debut'' (現役アイドル　ギリギリモザイク　果梨) starring Karin 1 ONED-538* ''Deep Impact - Honoka Sell Debut'' (ディープインパクト　穂花) starring

, and directed by

remium PGD-001 Best Director Award *

(2nd Place) *

(3rd Place) * Kenzo Nagira (4th Place) * Eitaro Haga (5th Place)

2007 Vegas Night

In 2007 the awards were sponsored by Moodyz and 22 other AV manufacturers who distribute their products through DMM, the online distribution arm of the

. The field for award nominations was widened to include these other companies, including actresses and directors from

who won the majority of the awards. The ceremony was held in

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on December 17, 2007. Best Actress Award *

(2nd Place) *

(3rd Place) *

(4th Place) * Aya Tanaka (5th Place) Best Title Award * ''Hyper-Risky Mosaic Mihiro'' (ハイパーギリギリモザイクみひろ) starring

, and directed by

- S1 studio * ''Hyper-Risky Mosaic Akiho Yoshizawa'' (ハイパーギリギリモザイク吉沢明歩) starring

, and directed by

(2nd Place) - S1 studio * ''AV Consent'' (AV了解) starring Minori Hatsune and directed by Seishiro Bando (3rd Place) - S1 studio * ''Active Announcer, Shock!! Real Name AV Debut - Aya Tanaka'' (現役アナウンサー衝撃！！実名AVデビュー田中亜弥) starring Aya Tanaka and directed by Tatsuya Aoki (4th Place) - Moodyz studio * ''Newcomer - Giri Giri Mosaic'' (新人×ギリギリモザイクミス湘南ギリギリモザイク浜名優衣) starring Yui Hamana and directed by KENGO (5th Place) - S1 studio Best Director Award *

(2nd Place) *

(3rd Place) * Seishiro Bando (4th Place) * Fubuki Sakura (5th Place)

2008 Moodyz Awards

The 2008 Moodyz Awards were even more broad-based than the 2007 Vegas Night with 37 AV producers participating. Best Actress Award * Rion Hatsumi *

(2nd Place) * Rio (

) (3rd Place) *

(4th Place) Best Title * ''High School Girl and Sex'' (学校でしようよ！初美りおん) starring Rion Hatsumi, directed by

, released by IdeaPocket * ''Risky Mosaic Rio'' (ギリギリモザイク Rio) starring Rio (

), directed by

, released by S1 (2nd Place) * ''Special Bath House Tsubaki 8 Hours'' (ハイパー×ギリギリモザイク特殊浴場TSUBAKI8時間) with 12 actresses, directed by

, released by S1 (3rd Place) Best Director Award *

(2nd Place) * YOUSEI (3rd Place) * otyle (4th Place)

Notes

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