is a Japanese mainstream film actress who is best known for her roles 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 ...

film series.

Life and career

Shima was born Keiko Ishida () in the

Shinjuku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...

district of

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan on December 3, 1953. Ishida made her acting debut by 1975, using the alias Keiko Ono (), in the TV series ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'', but this alias was soon changed to avoid confusion with another actress. Ishida also used the aliases Emi Shirakawa () and Nozomi Shirakawa () during this period. In 1977, Ishida came under exclusive contract with Nikkatsu studio and was given the stage name "Izumi Shima". She made her debut with the studio in the August 1977 Roman Porno film '' Lady Chatterley In Tokyo''. Nikkatsu promoted Shima for this film as their "most beautiful actress" and the cinematography in the film was designed specifically to highlight her attractiveness. However, due to the disappointing reception of ''Lady Chatterley In Tokyo'', Shima was relegated to low profile and supporting roles for years.Weisser, p.339 According to noted SM-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 ...

, who was also her sexual partner, she failed to overcome her timid and restrained mood for roles that required physical intimacy, which contrasted sharply with her passionate off-screen sex life. During this time, Shima appeared in a number of S&M works including the 1980 ''Blazing Bondage Lady'' and the 1982 ''Female Beautician Rope Discipline'' both written by Oniroku Dan.Weisser, p.100 When Oniroku Dan, seemingly unhappy with the fate of his scripts, decided to produce his own film, ''Dark Hair, Velvet Soul'' in 1982, he brought in respected pink film director

Mamoru Watanabe was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in the '' pink film'' genre. Along with directors Genji Nakamura and Banmei Takahashi, Watanabe was known as one of the "Three Pillars of Pink". Life and career Early l ...

to direct the film and he also chose Shima for the starring role. According to the Weissers, Shima brought "elegance and panache" to her role and after this successful appearance, she made S&M films her specialty and became regarded as one of Nikkatsu's leading S&M actresses of the 1980s. Nikkatsu's in the period 1982 - 1983, Shima was usually cast as the staple

dominatrix A dominatrix (; ) or femdom is a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities. A dominatrix can be of any sexual orientation, but this does not necessarily limit the genders of her submissive partners. Dominatrices are known for inflic ...

type in her later films.

''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

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 ...

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

Junko Mabuki is a pink film actress who became famous in Nikkatsu Roman Porno films, particularly in 1981. Career Born , she made her acting debut by 1979, in ''Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (Eiichi Kudo), with the alias . The same year, ...

, 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 ...

Nikkatsu filmography

* (

, Aug. 1977)Filmography based on * (Dec. 1977) * (Jan. 1978) * (Mar. 1978) * (Apr. 1978) * (Jun. 1978) * (Aug. 1978) * (Oct. 1978) * (Dec. 1978) * (Feb. 1979) * (Mar. 1979) * (Jun. 1979) * (Oct. 1979) * (Oct. 1979) * (Jan. 1980) * (Feb. 1980) * (May 1980) * (Jul. 1980) * (Sep. 1980) * (Dec. 1980) * (Jan. 1981) * (May 1981) * (Jun. 1981) * (Nov. 1981) * (Oni Pro / Nikkatsu, Mar. 1982) * (May 1982) * (Aug. 1982) * (Jan. 1983) * (Oni Pro / Nikkatsu, Feb. 1983) * (Dec. 1985) * (Aug. 1986) * (Jan. 1988)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shima, Izumi Actresses from Tokyo Nikkatsu SM Queens People from Shinjuku Japanese film actresses Pink film actors 1953 births Living people