Asami Sugiura
Encyclopedia
, who has also performed under the name is an award-winning Japanese model, actress and former AV Idol
.
, Japan on September 19, 1985. At age 19, she appeared in the theatrical film , directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu
and released March 12, 2005 by TMC. She also made a gravure (non-sex) video in March 2005 titled Wash Me! and she made her debut as an adult video (AV) actress in the April 2005 Kuki
Tank release In Love. She continued working for Kuki through 2005, most often with director Harry Sugino, before moving on to other studios.
Outside the adult video field, Asami appeared in several V-Cinema
releases and theatrical films including starring in the February 2006 film , directed by Noboru Iguchi
, where she played a boy with a girl's face who decides to join a girl's school. One reviewer commented that she is "a woman playing a boy playing a girl. Which isn’t easy to pull off. However, she actually does a thoroughly decent job of it."
In 2008 she also had a lead role playing the title heroine's sidekick Miki in Noboru Iguchi
's gore-fest which premiered at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
in March 2008. She reprised her role (billed as Asami Sugiura) in the January 2009 V-Cinema sequel , although no new footage of her was shot for the short. In between, she also had a part in Yūdai Yamaguchi
's horror film Tamami: The Baby's Curse released in August 2008.
For her performances in such pink films as , Asami won 3rd place in the "Best New Actress" category at the Pink Grand Prix
for the year 2008.
Her performance in director Tsukasa Satō's won Asami the Best Actress award at the ceremony for 2009.
Asami's November 2008 adult video with three other actresses, Three Sisters Ninja Sex, a period costume female ninja (kunoichi
) piece, was the Kasakura entry for the 2009 AV Grand Prix contest. At the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, Media Station
's Bazooka label released three elaborate historical cosplay
AVs starring Asami. Asami announced her retirement from the AV industry November 8, 2008 to devote herself to mainstream acting as Asami Sugiura.
Sugiura continued her association with director Noboru Iguchi
with a role in his 2009 film RoboGeisha
. In 2010, she starred in the action films directed by Shin'ichi Okuda, and its sequel with the blood and gore effects for both films provided by Yoshihiro Nishimura
. Both films made their world premier at the 2010 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
and were released theatrically a week apart in May 2010.
Other features include co-starring with AV Idol
Saori Hara
in the 2010 gory sex comedy Horny House of Horror
and a small role in Mutant Girls Squad
(directed by Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura
, and Tak Sakaguchi
). She appears in the original version of Nishimura's 2010 film Helldriver
, but her scenes were removed from the international cut of the film.
In 2011, she co-starred with Maria Ozawa
in Naoyuki Tomomatsu
's science fiction V-Cinema
release Karei naru erogami-ke no ichizoku: Shinsō reijō wa denki shitsuji no yume o miru ka which was also released with English subtitles as Erotibot.
AV Idol
An AV idol is a Japanese idol who works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances have a wide range, from just the idol strolling around their house doing chores in bikinis to hardcore porn...
.
Life and career
Asami was born in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan on September 19, 1985. At age 19, she appeared in the theatrical film , directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Naoyuki Tomomatsu
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in the pink film and horror genres.-Life and career:Tomomatsu was born in Osaka, Japan in 1967. He was interested in manga and film from high school and started working as an office assistant to manga artist Shungicu Uchida. In 1992, he...
and released March 12, 2005 by TMC. She also made a gravure (non-sex) video in March 2005 titled Wash Me! and she made her debut as an adult video (AV) actress in the April 2005 Kuki
Kuki Inc.
is a Japanese adult video 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.-Company history:...
Tank release In Love. She continued working for Kuki through 2005, most often with director Harry Sugino, before moving on to other studios.
Outside the adult video field, Asami appeared in several V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
releases and theatrical films including starring in the February 2006 film , directed by Noboru Iguchi
Noboru Iguchi
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video as well as in the horror and gore genres.-Life and career:Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969...
, where she played a boy with a girl's face who decides to join a girl's school. One reviewer commented that she is "a woman playing a boy playing a girl. Which isn’t easy to pull off. However, she actually does a thoroughly decent job of it."
In 2008 she also had a lead role playing the title heroine's sidekick Miki in Noboru Iguchi
Noboru Iguchi
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video as well as in the horror and gore genres.-Life and career:Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969...
's gore-fest which premiered at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival.-History:...
in March 2008. She reprised her role (billed as Asami Sugiura) in the January 2009 V-Cinema sequel , although no new footage of her was shot for the short. In between, she also had a part in Yūdai Yamaguchi
Yūdai Yamaguchi
is a Japanese film director who has worked mainly in the comedy and horror genres. He has "made a name for himself by mixing goofy gore with manga-esque escapades and plain utter weirdness".-Life and career:...
's horror film Tamami: The Baby's Curse released in August 2008.
For her performances in such pink films as , Asami won 3rd place in the "Best New Actress" category at the Pink Grand Prix
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
for the year 2008.
Her performance in director Tsukasa Satō's won Asami the Best Actress award at the ceremony for 2009.
Asami's November 2008 adult video with three other actresses, Three Sisters Ninja Sex, a period costume female ninja (kunoichi
Kunoichi
is the term for a female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu .-Etymology:The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the kanji character for ; said in the order they are written: ku - no - ichi...
) piece, was the Kasakura entry for the 2009 AV Grand Prix contest. At the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, Media Station
Media Station
, originally founded as , was a Japanese adult video production company. In early 2011, they were integrated with the AV company KM Produce.-Company information:...
's Bazooka label released three elaborate historical cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
AVs starring Asami. Asami announced her retirement from the AV industry November 8, 2008 to devote herself to mainstream acting as Asami Sugiura.
Sugiura continued her association with director Noboru Iguchi
Noboru Iguchi
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video as well as in the horror and gore genres.-Life and career:Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969...
with a role in his 2009 film RoboGeisha
RoboGeisha
is a 2009 Japanese sci-fi action B movie written and directed by Noboru Iguchi, visual effects directed by Tsuyoshi Kazuno, and special effects directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura. All three had previously worked together on The Machine Girl, and Nishimura worked on Tokyo Gore Police. The film...
. In 2010, she starred in the action films directed by Shin'ichi Okuda, and its sequel with the blood and gore effects for both films provided by Yoshihiro Nishimura
Yoshihiro Nishimura
is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn"...
. Both films made their world premier at the 2010 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival.-History:...
and were released theatrically a week apart in May 2010.
Other features include co-starring with AV Idol
AV Idol
An AV idol is a Japanese idol who works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances have a wide range, from just the idol strolling around their house doing chores in bikinis to hardcore porn...
Saori Hara
Saori Hara
is a former Japanese AV idol, model and actress who has also used the name .-Life and career:Saori Hara was born in Hiroshima Prefecture to a Japanese mother and a father of mixed German-Japanese parentage.-Mai Nanami:...
in the 2010 gory sex comedy Horny House of Horror
Horny House of Horror
is a 2010 Japanese horror parody film directed and written by Jun Tsugita. The film is about three men, Nakazu , Toshida and Uno who enter a brothel in Japan to allow Nakazu to have the experience paying for sex before his upcoming marriage...
and a small role in Mutant Girls Squad
Mutant Girls Squad
is a Japanese film by Noboru Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura and Tak Sakaguchi. The film is about Rin, a sixteen-year-old mutant girl who meets a gang of rebel mutants who aim to take revenge on humans for persecuting their race...
(directed by Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura
Yoshihiro Nishimura
is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn"...
, and Tak Sakaguchi
Tak Sakaguchi
is a Japanese actor, director, fight choreorapher, and stuntman. He is best known for his lead role in Ryuhei Kitamura's cult film, Versus. Sakaguchi is a talented martial artist, and as such, stars in films featuring copious fight scenes and performs all of his own stunts. He is known to be...
). She appears in the original version of Nishimura's 2010 film Helldriver
Helldriver
is a 2010 Japanese splatter film directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura. It stars Yumiko Hara and Eihi Shiina, and was written by Nishimura and Daichi Nagisa.-Plot:...
, but her scenes were removed from the international cut of the film.
In 2011, she co-starred with Maria Ozawa
Maria Ozawa
, who used the name early in her career, is a former Japanese adult video actress known in Japan as an AV idol.-Early life:Ozawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Canadian. Since she always attended an international school, she claims that her English reading...
in Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Naoyuki Tomomatsu
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in the pink film and horror genres.-Life and career:Tomomatsu was born in Osaka, Japan in 1967. He was interested in manga and film from high school and started working as an office assistant to manga artist Shungicu Uchida. In 1992, he...
's science fiction V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
release Karei naru erogami-ke no ichizoku: Shinsō reijō wa denki shitsuji no yume o miru ka which was also released with English subtitles as Erotibot.
Adult videos (AV)
| Release date | Video title | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-25 | Wash Me | Girl G HGV-100 |
Duce Harui | Gravure |
| VHS:2005-04-20 DVD:2005-05-20 |
In Love | Kuki Kuki Inc. is a Japanese adult video 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.-Company history:... Tank KT-745 (VHS) KTD-105 (DVD as Asami) |
Harry Sugino | AV debut |
| 2005-05-20 | Impact | Kuki Tank KT-750 (VHS) |
Harry Sugino | |
| 2005-06-01 | New Wave Of Sexual Exposure |
AVS ROZ-01 |
||
| 2005-06-20 | Deep | Kuki Tank KT-755 (VHS) |
Harry Sugino | |
| 2005-06-27 | As Am I | Bauhaus BHD-624 |
Gravure | |
| 2005-07-23 | Lesson 4 | Kuki Tank KT-761 (VHS) |
Harry Sugino | |
| 2005-07-29 | Asami 2nd | Kuki KTD-112 |
Compilation DVD containing Impact & Deep | |
| 2005-08-21 | Grand Slam |
Kuki Tank KT-764 (VHS) |
Harry Sugino | |
| 2005-09-23 | Asami 3rd | Kuki KTD-114 |
Compilation DVD containg Lesson 4 & Grand Slam | |
| 2005-09-25 | Bus Stop |
Kuki Tank KTRD-090 |
Harry Sugino | |
| 2005-10-25 | Fish | Kuki Tank KTRD-092 |
Harry Sugino | |
| 2005-11-18 | Asami 4th | Kuki KTD-118 |
Compilation DVD containing Bus Stop & Fish | |
| 2005-11-23 | Sailor Shower |
Kuki Tank KTRD-095 |
Harry Sugino | |
| 2005-12-25 | Free Session |
Kuki Tank KTRD-098 |
Asao Taiga | |
| 2006-01-22 | Attack |
Kuki Tank KTRD-100 |
Gen Gintaro | |
| 2006-01-27 | Asami 5th | Kuki KTD-124 |
Compilation DVD containing Sailor Shower & Free Session | |
| Rental:2006-02-26 Sale:2006-03-17 |
Sister's Exciting Uniform |
Cosmos Plan RMD-438 (Rental) MDS-337 (Sale) |
Daimei Kurata | |
| Rental:2006-03-12 Sale:2006-04-28 |
Virtual Fuck |
Cosmos Plan RMD-445 (Rental) MDS-347 (Sale) |
Sekicchi | |
| 2006-03-20 | The Naked Asami |
Shuffle Believe SFLB-043 |
Daichi Gunji | Gravure |
| 2006-03-21 | Asami Final | Kuki KTD-127 |
Compilation DVD containing Attack and deleted scenes from previous videos | |
| Rental:2006-04-23 Sale:2006-05-19 |
My Pet |
Cosmos Plan RMD-460 (Rental) MDS-351 (Sale) |
Makoto Sanada | |
| Rental:2006-05-26 Sale:2006-06-16 |
The Goddess of Soapland |
Cosmos Plan RMD-472 (Rental) MDS-364 (Sale) |
Asao Takai | |
| 2006-07-21 | Best Selection Asami |
Cosmos Plan MDS-372 |
Compilation | |
| 2006-08-07 | Wild Thing X |
Momotaro Gorgeous Eyes WID-64 |
||
| 2007-09-25 | 20 Shots Creampie! |
DAS Das (studio) is a Japanese adult video production company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:DAS is part of Japan's largest group of AV companies, the Hokuto Corporation, located in Ebisu, Tokyo. DAS specializes in simulated rape, bukkake, nakadashi and humiliation videos using well-known actresses... DASD-028 |
||
| 2007-10-25 | 43 Men Nakadashi Gang Rape |
DAS DASD-032 |
||
| 2007-11-08 | Analize 3, Genuine Anal Virgin |
SOD Soft on Demand , often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture... SDMS-282 |
Nomao Beidu | |
| 2008-03-06 | SOD Rape Hospital The Premium |
SOD SDMS-395 |
Nampaou | With Nene, Akane Mochida, Hikari Hino Hikari Hino is a Japanese AV idol, or porn star who has performed for several prominent adult video companies.-Life and career:Hino was born March 7, 1986 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In July 2005 she debuted at age 19 on the Crystal-Eizou company's Venus label in the video G's Curiosity - Hikari Hino... , Anna Kosaka, Yuka Osawa, Tsubomi & Rimu Himeno |
| 2008-07-19 | Splash Girl, Whale Cow 05, 10 Girls Squirting Flood! |
Momotaro Squirt DSQ-06 |
With Akari Hoshino, Asuka Kyono, Hotaru Akane Hotaru Akane aka is an award-winning Japanese model and AV idol. She is active in many media formats in Japan including a role in a mainstream theatrical film, and is a popular blogger. Her adeptness at female ejaculation has earned Akane the title, "Shiofuki Queen". She retired from AV work in 2008.-Early... , Megu Ayase, Nene Fujimori, Rico, Ryo Akanishi, Tomomi Takahara & Yuka Osawa |
|
| 2008-08-09 | Targeted Wife Vol.6 |
Hayabusa Agency HDV-094 |
With Chichi Asada, Chinatsu Izawa, Reika, Rina Himekawa, Ryo Akanishi & Tsubaki Kato | |
| 2008-11-22 | Three Sisters Ninja Sex |
Kasakura Dynamic AVGP-110 |
With Aika Miyazaki, Rino Mizusawa & Anri Kawai Entry in the 2009 AV Grand Prix |
|
| 2008-12-26 | Girl Ninja Hot and Brave Story |
Media Station Media Station , originally founded as , was a Japanese adult video production company. In early 2011, they were integrated with the AV company KM Produce.-Company information:... Bazooka RMD-781K |
Sasuke | With Yuka Haneda & Erin Tono |
| 2009-01-23 | Cosplay of Maiden at the Shrine |
Media Station Media Station , originally founded as , was a Japanese adult video production company. In early 2011, they were integrated with the AV company KM Produce.-Company information:... Bazooka RMD-790K |
Sasuke | With Aika Miyazaki, Rino Mizusawa & Anri Kawai |
| 2009-02-27 | Old Romantic Eroticism of Sexy Maid, Lewd Lady and Pure School Girl |
Media Station Media Station , originally founded as , was a Japanese adult video production company. In early 2011, they were integrated with the AV company KM Produce.-Company information:... Bazooka RMD-799K |
Rokuro Unno | With Yuka Haneda & Erin Tono |