Kyōko Kazama
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
AV idol
and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.
used to spell her name is "". In the shift from focus on AV work to pink film theatrical releases she uses "". Both versions of her name are pronounced "Kazama Kyōko". Among the prominent AV studios at which Kazama has performed are Alice Japan
, Dogma, and, more recently, the -specialist Madonna studio
. Kazama was one of the early AV idols associated with the Attackers
studio, and has continued to appear in videos for the studio throughout her career. In September 2005 she appeared in the Attacker's AV Slave Island which won the Attackers Award at the 2005 Moodyz Awards.
Kazama made her pink film debut in 1997, and has appeared in films directed by the most prominent filmmakers in the genre, including Satoru Kobayashi
, the director of Flesh Market (1962), the first pink film. She often plays "bad girl" roles in films, but the Shintōhō studio site describes her, in life, as "a shy, kind, and friendly woman." Besides several films with Kobayashi, Kazama has also worked with directors Yutaka Ikejima
, Tarō Araki
, Tetsuya Takehora
, and Toshiki Satō
. In Satō's satire of the pink film profession, Woman of the House: Going to the Class Reunion aka Tokyo Booty Nights (2004), pink veterans Yōta Kawase and Yumeka Sasaki were cast as a married couple of pink film performers. Kazama played the role of a sex-film actress, with director Mitsuru Meike
in a cameo as her henpecked husband. During filming, Yōta Kawase's director demands that he perform "honban"-- actual sex—with Kazama for a more realistic scene. Kawase demands to know why Kazama should be paid more than himself for the performance, and the director replies, "Because no one is looking at the guy."
By 2002, known as a leading actress in the pink film, the main feature of issue #93 of the pink film journal P*G was an interview with Kazama. Since 1994 P*G has been the leading journal on the pink film, and is the host of the Pink Grand Prix
, the major awards ceremony for the genre.
Kazama has also acted in films by female directors in the pink film genre, Sachi Hamano
, Yumi Yoshiyuki
, and Kyōko Aizome
. At Shintōhō studio, she appeared in Whore Hospital, the first in a series of films also known as "Pink Salon Hospital", directed by Hamano credited as "Chise Matoba". The film was given Honorable Mention at the 1997 Pink Grand Prix awards. Kazama returned for the fourth film in the series, also directed by Hamano. In 2001 she appeared in director Hamano's Lily Festival
(2001), a film about sexuality among senior citizens. The film was given the Best Feature Film award at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
in 2003. Known for her prominent bustline, Kazama co-starred with the buxom Sakurako Kaoru
in Yoshikawa's Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley
(2006). The film was named the seventh best pink release of the year at the Pink Grand Prix, and the sixth best by walkerplus.com.
At the Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards
, Kazama was named Best Supporting Actress for her work in the pink film in 2006 and 2007.
Kazama joined with actresses Akiho Yoshizawa
, Mihiro
and Lemon Hanazawa
for the Edo period
historical costume drama, The Inner Palace: Indecent War, in July 2006. A sequel The Inner Palace: Flower of War came out in August of the same year. Both videos were released by the AV studio Max-A
in hardcore versions under their DoraMax label and also as shorter softcore R-15 rated
versions for the Pure Max label.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
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...
and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.
Life and career
Kyōko Kazama was born in Tokyo on January 12, 1974. She first became known in the mid-1990s as an AV idol. In AV profiles, her birthday is reported as February 20, 1977, and the kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
used to spell her name is "". In the shift from focus on AV work to pink film theatrical releases she uses "". Both versions of her name are pronounced "Kazama Kyōko". Among the prominent AV studios at which Kazama has performed are Alice Japan
Alice Japan
was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with...
, Dogma, and, more recently, the -specialist Madonna studio
Madonna (studio)
is a Japanese adult video studio which specializes in the "mature woman" or "madam" genre of Japanese pornography.-Company information:Madonna is an AV studio located in Tokyo, Japan which is affiliated with the large AV conglomerate Hokuto Corporation which distributes its videos through the DMM...
. Kazama was one of the early AV idols associated with the Attackers
Attackers
is a Japanese adult video production company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:Attackers started as an independent studio but is now one of the companies that make up the large AV group, the Hokuto Corporation, which distributes Attackers video products through their DMM website...
studio, and has continued to appear in videos for the studio throughout her career. In September 2005 she appeared in the Attacker's AV Slave Island which won the Attackers Award at the 2005 Moodyz Awards.
Kazama made her pink film debut in 1997, and has appeared in films directed by the most prominent filmmakers in the genre, including Satoru Kobayashi
Satoru Kobayashi (director)
was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s...
, the director of Flesh Market (1962), the first pink film. She often plays "bad girl" roles in films, but the Shintōhō studio site describes her, in life, as "a shy, kind, and friendly woman." Besides several films with Kobayashi, Kazama has also worked with directors Yutaka Ikejima
Yutaka Ikejima
is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...
, Tarō Araki
Tarō Araki
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Minoru Kunizawa, Araki is one of the four top pink film directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium.-Life and career:...
, Tetsuya Takehora
Tetsuya Takehora
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Tetsuya Takehora studied at the , founded by director Shōhei Imamura in 1975 as the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film. He entered the film industry as an assistant director at Ōkura Pictures , in which capacity he worked...
, and Toshiki Satō
Toshiki Sato
aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...
. In Satō's satire of the pink film profession, Woman of the House: Going to the Class Reunion aka Tokyo Booty Nights (2004), pink veterans Yōta Kawase and Yumeka Sasaki were cast as a married couple of pink film performers. Kazama played the role of a sex-film actress, with director Mitsuru Meike
Mitsuru Meike
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of prominent pink film directors known collectively as the .-Life and career:...
in a cameo as her henpecked husband. During filming, Yōta Kawase's director demands that he perform "honban"-- actual sex—with Kazama for a more realistic scene. Kawase demands to know why Kazama should be paid more than himself for the performance, and the director replies, "Because no one is looking at the guy."
By 2002, known as a leading actress in the pink film, the main feature of issue #93 of the pink film journal P*G was an interview with Kazama. Since 1994 P*G has been the leading journal on the pink film, and is the host of 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....
, the major awards ceremony for the genre.
Kazama has also acted in films by female directors in the pink film genre, Sachi Hamano
Sachi Hamano
aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director...
, Yumi Yoshiyuki
Yumi Yoshiyuki
is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's...
, and Kyōko Aizome
Kyoko Aizome
is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,...
. At Shintōhō studio, she appeared in Whore Hospital, the first in a series of films also known as "Pink Salon Hospital", directed by Hamano credited as "Chise Matoba". The film was given Honorable Mention at the 1997 Pink Grand Prix awards. Kazama returned for the fourth film in the series, also directed by Hamano. In 2001 she appeared in director Hamano's Lily Festival
Lily Festival
is a 2001 Japanese movie. It based on the novel "Yurisai" by Houko Momotani.- Cast :*Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Rie Miyano*Mickey Curtis as Terujiro Miyoshi*Utae Shoji as Umeka Mariko*Kazuko Shirakawa as Renako Yokota*Sanae Nakahara as Teruko Satoyama...
(2001), a film about sexuality among senior citizens. The film was given the Best Feature Film award at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
The Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by TLA Entertainment Group in 1995. The event is the third largest of its kind in the US, and the largest on the East Coast....
in 2003. Known for her prominent bustline, Kazama co-starred with the buxom Sakurako Kaoru
Sakurako Kaoru
is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre...
in Yoshikawa's Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley
Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley
aka is a 2006 Japanese pink film directed by Yumi Yoshiyuki. It was chosen as the 7th Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony, and the walkerplus film site named it the sixth best pink film of the year...
(2006). The film was named the seventh best pink release of the year at the Pink Grand Prix, and the sixth best by walkerplus.com.
At the Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards
Pinky Ribbon Awards
The are a Japanese cinema awards ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. The award is held by , a Kansai region paper covering the pink film industry. Readers of the paper elect the winners of the awards, which have been held annually since 2004. Honors go to the best three...
, Kazama was named Best Supporting Actress for her work in the pink film in 2006 and 2007.
Kazama joined with actresses Akiho Yoshizawa
Akiho Yoshizawa
, often known simply as Acky , is a Japanese adult video and pink film actress.-AV debut - Alice Japan & Max-A:Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and after working as a gravure idol, made her AV debut in 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A...
, Mihiro
Mihiro
, also known as , is a Japanese model, singer, TV personality and award-winning adult video actress.-Life and career:Mihiro was born in Niigata prefecture on May 19, 1982. She began a career as a softcore nude model as early as May 2001 when her video Dream was released followed by the...
and Lemon Hanazawa
Lemon Hanazawa
, aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix...
for the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
historical costume drama, The Inner Palace: Indecent War, in July 2006. A sequel The Inner Palace: Flower of War came out in August of the same year. Both videos were released by the AV studio Max-A
Max-A
is a Japanese adult video studio which is especially known for videos made under its Samansa and Calen labels which produced a number of innovative and quality AVs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.-Company information:...
in hardcore versions under their DoraMax label and also as shorter softcore R-15 rated
Motion picture rating system
A motion picture rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content...
versions for the Pure Max label.
AVs
| Video title | Release date | Director | Studio | Notes | |
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1990s |
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| Super Breasts Chōkyonyū |
1996-12-20 | Tatsuya Tōma | Try-Heart Corporation / Pink Drug 13P-030 |
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| Aerobics Instructor Rape - Gang Rape Dancer |
1997-06-26 | Attackers Attackers is a Japanese adult video production company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:Attackers started as an independent studio but is now one of the companies that make up the large AV group, the Hokuto Corporation, which distributes Attackers video products through their DMM website... / Shark SHK-018 |
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2000s |
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| Princess Hunting |
2003-02-25 | Kenichi Fujiwara | Alice Japan Alice Japan was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with... / Babylon KR-9178 |
With Kyōko Aizome Kyoko Aizome is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,... |
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| Penis Venus |
2003-07-10 | Hitoshi Nimura | Dogma DDN-043 |
With Kurumi Morishita Kurumi Morishita is a well-known adult video actress who had a long and prolific career. As of late 2010, Amazon listed 148 DVD titles for her, reflecting her status as a prominent AV Idol. She retired from the adult entertainment industry in 2009.-Life and career:... |
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| Raped In Husband's Presence |
2004-07-08 | Kenzo Nagira | Attackers Attackers is a Japanese adult video production company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:Attackers started as an independent studio but is now one of the companies that make up the large AV group, the Hokuto Corporation, which distributes Attackers video products through their DMM website... / Shark SHK-211 |
110 min. | |
| Slave Island Doreijima |
2005-09-07 | Kenzo Nagira | Attackers Attackers is a Japanese adult video production company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:Attackers started as an independent studio but is now one of the companies that make up the large AV group, the Hokuto Corporation, which distributes Attackers video products through their DMM website... / Ryubaku RBD-045 |
110 min. With Shuri Himesaki and Ryoko Mizusaki Best Video, Attackers, Moodyz Awards |
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| The Inner Palace: Indecent War |
2006-07-28 | Kunihiro Hasegawa | Max-A Max-A is a Japanese adult video studio which is especially known for videos made under its Samansa and Calen labels which produced a number of innovative and quality AVs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.-Company information:... / DoraMax DMX-001 |
With Akiho Yoshizawa Akiho Yoshizawa , often known simply as Acky , is a Japanese adult video and pink film actress.-AV debut - Alice Japan & Max-A:Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and after working as a gravure idol, made her AV debut in 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A... , Ayano Murasaki Ayano Murasaki is a Japanese adult video performer.-Life and career:Ayano Murasaki was born in the Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan on March 29, 1969. She made her adult video debut in late 2003 at the age of 34. The market for such "mature woman" or "madame" actresses appeared in Japanese porn films in the mid-1990s... , Mihiro Mihiro , also known as , is a Japanese model, singer, TV personality and award-winning adult video actress.-Life and career:Mihiro was born in Niigata prefecture on May 19, 1982. She began a career as a softcore nude model as early as May 2001 when her video Dream was released followed by the... , and Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix... |
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| The Inner Palace: Flower of War |
2006-08-31 | Kunihiro Hasegawa | Max-A Max-A is a Japanese adult video studio which is especially known for videos made under its Samansa and Calen labels which produced a number of innovative and quality AVs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.-Company information:... / DoraMax DMX-002 |
With Akiho Yoshizawa Akiho Yoshizawa , often known simply as Acky , is a Japanese adult video and pink film actress.-AV debut - Alice Japan & Max-A:Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and after working as a gravure idol, made her AV debut in 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A... , Mihiro Mihiro , also known as , is a Japanese model, singer, TV personality and award-winning adult video actress.-Life and career:Mihiro was born in Niigata prefecture on May 19, 1982. She began a career as a softcore nude model as early as May 2001 when her video Dream was released followed by the... , and Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix... |
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| Busty Beautiful Mature Women: Best Male Virgin! 7 |
2007-07-25 | Madonna Madonna (studio) is a Japanese adult video studio which specializes in the "mature woman" or "madam" genre of Japanese pornography.-Company information:Madonna is an AV studio located in Tokyo, Japan which is affiliated with the large AV conglomerate Hokuto Corporation which distributes its videos through the DMM... JUKD-646 |
With Natsuko Kayama | ||
| Young Wife Sex Mania Extreme Pleasure |
2009-03-06 | 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... |
Interfilm IFD-113 |
62 min With Sakura Sakurada Sakura Sakurada is a Japanese actress, model and adult video star who has also used the name for still photo shoots. Her long and prolific career and international recognition mark her as an AV Idol.-Early career - "Uncensored Movies":... and Shun Kando |
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Films
| Title | Release date | Director | Studio | Notes | |
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1990s |
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| Big Tit Rape, Forced Paizuri Kyonyū reipu: kyōsei paizuri |
1997-05-24 | Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi (director) was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s... |
OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
60 min. With Shinobu Hosokawa |
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Kobayashi Hitomi no kaikan jukujo torokeru |
1997-07-14 | Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi (director) was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s... |
OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
60 min. With Hitomi Kobayashi Hitomi Kobayashi is an important early Japanese AV idol. One of the founding figures of the Japanese adult video, she has been called indispensable to any discussion of the AV... and Hotaru Hazuki Hotaru Hazuki is a Japanese actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996... |
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Kyonyū*binyū*innyū: ~momikurabe~ |
1997-09-20 | Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the... |
Cement Match OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
Megumi Makihara Megumi Makihara is a Japanese actress known for her appearances in the pink film genre. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in 1997.- Career :... Best Actress, 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.... With Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the... |
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| Wet Horny Wife 3 Nettorizuma Odarizuma Surii: Furinzuma Matagaru |
1997-11-05 | Rumi Tama Rumi Tama aka is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter, known for her work in the pink film genre. After making her acting debut in 1965, she appeared in independent pink films throughout the rest of the decade, often for director Akitaka Kimata, whom she would later marry, and his son Seiji... as Rumi Kimata |
Pro Taka Shintōhō |
60 min. | |
| Whore Hospital Pin saro byōin: nōpan hakui |
1997-12-26 | Chise Matoba Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... (Sachi Hamano) |
Tantansha Shintōhō |
60 min. Honorable Mention, 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.... |
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| Big Breasted Secretary Kyonyū hisho: pansuto no shimeri |
1999-02-26 | Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the... |
Cement Match Shintōhō |
62 min. | |
Shinjin ō eru: buchō no itazura |
1999-04-20 | Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi (director) was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s... Minoru Kunizawa Minoru Kunizawa aka is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for his work in the pink film genre. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Tarō Araki, Kunizawa is one of the four top directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium, and the only one of the four who did not... |
OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
60 min. With Motoko Sasaki Motoko Sasaki is a Japanese pink film actress and striptease performer. She entered the pink film profession at the advanced age of 29, became a star in the field at 31, and won a Best Actress award for her work in this genre in 2003 at the age of 36.-Early life:... and Yōko Satomi Yōko Satomi is a Japanese pink film actress who has also used the name . Variations on the spelling of her name include , , and . She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 1999 and 2001.... |
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Sōpujō: nama shaku awamamere |
1999-07-13 | Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi (director) was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s... |
OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
59 min. | |
| Three Big Breasted Sisters Kyonyū san shimai: nikuasari |
1999-08-13 | Chise Matoba Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... (Sachi Hamano) |
Tantansha Shintōhō |
59 min. | |
Biyō san shimai: midare gaku nerigoshi |
1999-09-06 | Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi (director) was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s... |
OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
60 min. | |
2000s |
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Kuroshitagi no midarana sasoi |
2000-02-07 | Tarō Araki Tarō Araki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Minoru Kunizawa, Araki is one of the four top pink film directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium.-Life and career:... |
Tarō Productions OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
61 min. Best Actress, Silver, Ayumu Tokitō |
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Ijemeru onnatachi: kaikan*zecchō*shōten |
2000-07-14 | Sachi Hamano Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... |
Tantansha XCes |
60 min. | |
| Nasty Couple Swapping Dosukebe fūfu: kōkan sekkusu |
2000-09-29 | Chise Matoba Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... (Sachi Hamano) |
Tantansha Shintōhō |
59 min. | |
| Molester High School: Juicy School Girls Chikan harenchi gakuen: seifuku musume no honkijiri |
2001-02-02 | Goroku Ueda | T.M. Project Shintōhō |
60 min. With Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
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| 2001-08-07 | Chise Matoba Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... (Sachi Hamano) |
Tantansha Shintōhō |
59 min. With Nene Mochizuki |
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| Lily Festival Lily Festival is a 2001 Japanese movie. It based on the novel "Yurisai" by Houko Momotani.- Cast :*Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Rie Miyano*Mickey Curtis as Terujiro Miyoshi*Utae Shoji as Umeka Mariko*Kazuko Shirakawa as Renako Yokota*Sanae Nakahara as Teruko Satoyama... Yurisai |
2001-08-26 | Sachi Hamano Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... |
Tantansha | 100 min. | |
Miko no bihada |
2001-12-22 | Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi (director) was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s... |
Kobayashi Productions OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
60 min. | |
| Sexy Detective: Molester Buster4 Melting Body aka Sexy S.W.A.T. Team 4 Onna chikan sōsakan fō: torokeru kahanshin |
2001-12-28 | Mototsugu Watanabe | Shintōhō | 62 min. With Yumika Hayashi Yumika Hayashi was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films... |
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| Beautiful Stewardess: Don't Get Your Uniform Dirty Bijin suchuwaadesu: seifuku o yokosanaide... |
2002-10-25 | Satoshi Shimomoto | Cinema Ark Xces |
60 min. With Satomi Shinozaki |
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| Greedy Housewives Yaritai hitozumatachi |
2003-02-28 | Chise Matoba Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... (Sachi Hamano) |
Tantansha Shintōhō |
58 min. | |
Seikai rezubian: jokai |
2003-05-11 | Kyōko Aizome Kyoko Aizome is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,... |
Japan Just Advanced Media Shintōhō |
63 min. With Kyōko Aizome Kyoko Aizome is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,... |
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| Kyōko Aizome vs. Eri Kikuchi Double G-Spot Aizome Kyōko baasasu Kikuchi Eri: daburu jii supotto |
2003-12-26 | Kyōko Aizome Kyoko Aizome is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,... |
Japan Home Video Xces Shintōhō |
61 min. With Kyōko Aizome Kyoko Aizome is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,... and Eri Kikuchi Eri Kikuchi is an early Japanese AV idol of the 1980s, and one of the first Japanese AV actresses to be known primarily for her large breasts.-Life and career:... |
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| Mansion of the Senses: Wife's Ascension aka Iwakutsuki: Doll House and The Dollhouse Kannō no yakata: hitozuma shōten |
2004-02-27 | Takumei Higuchi (橋口卓明) |
Shintōhō | 61 min. With Hotaru Hazuki Hotaru Hazuki is a Japanese actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996... |
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| Woman of the House: Going to the Class Reunion aka Tokyo Booty Nights Danchi no okusan, dōsōkai ni iku |
2004-06-08 | Toshiki Satō Toshiki Sato aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:... |
Kokuei Shintōhō V Theater 135 |
63 min. With Yumeka Sasaki, Yōta Kawase, Takeshi Itō, Mitsuru Meike Mitsuru Meike is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of prominent pink film directors known collectively as the .-Life and career:... , Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix... , and Shirō Shimomoto Shirō Shimomoto is a Japanese pink film actor and director from Osaka, Japan. He has been called "one of the most individual actors" in the world of pink film.-Life and career:... |
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| Punishing Home Tutor: Pantyless One-to-One Lessons Oshioki katei kyōshi: nōpan kojin jugyō |
2004-08-13 | Sakae Nitta | Sakae Planning Xces |
61 min. | |
Ranchijo: bikyaku feromon |
2004-08-26 | Sachi Hamano Sachi Hamano aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director... |
Tantansha OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
59 min. Best New Actress, 4th Place, 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.... , Sayaka Kitagawa |
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| Peep Show aka Married Wife's Secret: Peeping and Peeped At Hitozuma no himitsu: nozoki nozokare |
2004-09-06 | Tetsuya Takehora Tetsuya Takehora is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Tetsuya Takehora studied at the , founded by director Shōhei Imamura in 1975 as the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film. He entered the film industry as an assistant director at Ōkura Pictures , in which capacity he worked... |
Ogawa Planning OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
60 min. Tetsuya Takehora's directorial debut With Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix... |
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Shokudō no oneisan: inran nijimi jiru |
2004-09-06 | Tarō Araki Tarō Araki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Minoru Kunizawa, Araki is one of the four top pink film directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium.-Life and career:... |
Tarō Productions OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
60 min. Pearl Prize, Pinky Ribbon Awards Pinky Ribbon Awards The are a Japanese cinema awards ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. The award is held by , a Kansai region paper covering the pink film industry. Readers of the paper elect the winners of the awards, which have been held annually since 2004. Honors go to the best three... |
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| The Slit-Mouthed Woman Kannō byōtō: nureta akai kuchibiru: kuchisake |
2005-01-28 | Yukihisa Higuchi Takumei Higuchi |
Shintōhō | 63 min. With Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix... and Hotaru Hazuki Hotaru Hazuki is a Japanese actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996... |
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| Teacher with Beautiful Skin: Big Tit Vibe-Torture< Bihada kyōshi: kyonyū baibu zeme |
2005-11-11 | Yoshikazu Katō | 加藤映像工房 OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
61 min. Best Actress, Silver Prize, 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.... : Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix... Best New Actress, 4th Place, Pink Grand Prix: Aki Yafuji |
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| Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley aka is a 2006 Japanese pink film directed by Yumi Yoshiyuki. It was chosen as the 7th Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony, and the walkerplus film site named it the sixth best pink film of the year... Kyonyū na shimai * tanima ni fuitsuke |
2006-02-10 | Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
Office Yoshiyuki OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre... |
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.... , 7th place walkerplus.com: 6th best pink film of the year 59 min. With Sakurako Kaoru Sakurako Kaoru is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre... and Yōko Satomi Yōko Satomi is a Japanese pink film actress who has also used the name . Variations on the spelling of her name include , , and . She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 1999 and 2001.... |
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V-Cinema
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| Queen Bee Honey Bikyonyū kosupure senshi: kuinbii hanii |
2001-09-22 | Takao Nakano Takao Nakano is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor who has worked in pink film, adult videos , and in mainstream comedy, horror and fantasy films.-Life and career:Nakano was born in Osaka, Japan in 1962... |
TMC | 60 min. With Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... and Yōko Satomi Yōko Satomi is a Japanese pink film actress who has also used the name . Variations on the spelling of her name include , , and . She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 1999 and 2001.... |