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, nude model, writer, and former AV idol.


Early life

Shibuya was born in
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in 1991 to a prominent Japanese doctor, and grew up watching Japanese
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and
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. After graduating from high school, Shibuya studied English in
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. In September 2014, Shibuya passed the
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with a perfect score of 990 points. In 2016, she received qualifications in teaching English and in childcare. In May 2021, Shibuya revealed that at the age of 11, she was sexually abused by her elder brother, but her parents initially called her a liar when she confided in them over the incident. Her porn career severely strained her relationship with her parents, who wanted to keep their reputation as model citizens.


Career


Writing career

Shibuya wrote for the daily newspaper ''
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'' as a baseball reporter, covering
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's
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from 2012 to 2014. While taking a break from working with ''Tokyo Sports'', Shibuya briefly worked as an English teacher. Shibuya then took a part-time job writing reviews on adult products in an effort to work as a freelance writer. In 2020, she released the book ''The Japanese Porn Industry Unmasked: An Insider's Guide'', a memoir detailing her experiences in the adult film industry; the book was later released in English in 2023.


Adult video career

While working part-time reviewing adult products, adult film productions began reaching out to Shibuya via her agency to have her perform anonymously in their videos. This then led her to debut in her first adult video at age 23 in November of 2014 through an exclusive deal with
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. Throughout her career, she has released more than 750 films. From May 2015 to April 2016, Shibuya joined the Japanese AV idol group as its ninth member, and also recorded a single in August 2015. From April 2017 to November 2019, Shibuya hosted ''Kaho Shibuya's Tawawa Challenge'' on Japan's Skyperfect TV. Shibuya announced her retirement from the AV industry at an event held in Tokyo in May 2018. In 2022, Shibuya has stated that while she does not intend to hide her adult film career, she is no longer involved with it, as she had retired. In September 2023, she sent several
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letters requesting adult film companies to suspend sales of all her previous adult films. On December 23, 2023, Shibuya announced that her actions had been successful, as well as her name delisted from adult film anthologies in which she had appeared.


Other career ventures

Shibuya has since taken her love of anime and manga professionally, appearing as a
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guest at anime conventions internationally. She has also published two photo books of herself in various anime costumes. Shibuya appeared as an extra in '. In December 2023, she was cast as Yue Kurumizawa in the anime series ''Adam's Sweet Agony''. The ending theme song, "Gin Gin Perfection", was also performed by her. Since August 2019, Shibuya has been the host of the radio show ''Kaho Shibuya's TOKUMORI''. She was also hired by a Japanese company to host their
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channel “おもちゃん -Omochan-” beginning in November 2018, but would later quit in October 2021 when the company canceled a shoot because she wouldn't show enough skin. In June 2020, she launched her
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channel.


Lawsuit

In February 2023, Shibuya sued four parties, including a production company, seeking in damages for uncensored versions of her adult videos being leaked onto the Internet.


Works


Books

* (Cyzo, 2020) ** English translation: Bento Books, 2023


Discography

;Singles * ''Natsu no Ojosan'' (2015)


References


External links

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