Ran Asakawa
Encyclopedia
is a famous and extremely prolific Japanese
model
and AV idol
who made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001.
, Japan on 4 September 1980. Her first sexual encounter happened when she was 19 and was with a businessman. She says, however, that her first fully pleasurable experience wasn't until about the 10th time.
Asakawa finished high school and began junior college. When she realized that she could not make much money doing part time work she decided to start doing adult videos, and later explained, "I wanted to study to get a decent wage but I can't do that while I have a regular 9-5 job, right? So I picked AVs." She had thought about stripping but decided that the hours were too long. She says she cried after making her first video "wondering what I was doing to myself". She finally got to like sex on camera but keeps her eyes closed from embarrassment.
At first she was not a popular performer because of her mature looks at a time when very young looking girls were the fashion in porn and she did only about 10 videos in her first six months. However, that changed and Asakawa and her modeling agency submitted an application to the Guinness Book of World Records for making 212 adult videos in the year 2002. The next year (2003) she outdid her previous record by appearing in 304 videos but announced her retirement at the end of the year. Her total output in Japan including later re-issues and compilations numbers nearly 800 videos.
In late 2003 the Taipei Times
reported that Asakawa had come to Taiwan
with the hope of expanding her career there. Although Asakawa had retired from Japanese AV work, in 2004 she did appear in a number of "uncensored" videos - those without the mosaic pixellation to obscure the genitals found in all standard Japanese adult videos. At least some of the videos were produced in Taiwan
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| Media Station
Bazooka
BZ-88 (VHS)
| Bill Nomura
| Cosplay with Kyoka Usami, Yuki Sawamiya
|-
| 2002-04-21
| ERORIST - Sexual Terrorism of Women
| Cosmos Plan
MX-31 (VHS)
| Toru Kosakai
| With Hikari Koizumi, Saki Muto & Rumi Hoshino
|-
| 2002-04-26
| The Nurse
| Media Station
Bazooka
BZ-93 (VHS)
| Bill Nomura
| With Yuki Sawamiya & Wakame Itsuki
|-
| 2002-05-24
| Exhibitionistic Girls VII
| MAX-A
Gash
XG-3383 (VHS)
| Tatsuya Aoki
| With Rumina Nakatani & Remi Nakai
|-
| 2002-06-14
| Monthly Ran Asaka
| VIP
VIP-126 (VHS)
| Takeshi Kase
|
|-
| 2002-07-06
| Beautiful Slut's Kiss and Sex
| Dogma
DDN-008
| Hitoshi Nimura
|
|-
| 2002-07-12
| Sex with Love
| VIP
God
GOD-129 (VHS)
| Takeshi Kase
| With Eri Mitsui, Yukari Sakurada, Sanae Mizushima & Sana Yoshizaki
|-
| 2002-07-31
| New Tokyo Backstreet Date
| Royal Art
GPS-200 (VHS)
|
|
|-
| 2002-08-30
| Forceful Exhibitionistic-Play Maniax 4
| VIP
Chao
CAO-036 (VHS)
| Eitaro Onuma
| With Sayaka Tsutsumi & Saya Hyozaki
|-
| 2002-11-01
| Erotic Nurse Version
| Moodyz
President
MDPD-099
| Q-TA
|
|-
| 2002-12-02
| Peppermint Vol. 1
| Peppy
PP-01
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2003-01-10
| Confinement Chair Trance Ran Asakawa
| Dogma
DDT-055
| TOHJIRO
| BDSM
|-
| 2003-02-01
| Super Angle of Manko
| Wanz Factory
SA-125
|
|
|-
| 2003-02-10
| Ultimate Showdown - Kurumi Morishita & Ran Asakawa
| Dogma
DDT-058
| TOHJIRO
| With Kurumi Morishita
|-
| 2003-06-10
| Endless Semen
| Dogma
DDT-065
| TOHJIRO
|
|-
| 2003-07-01
| Platinum 5
| Golden Dragon
PT-05
|
| With Miri Sugihara
Uncensored
|-
| 2003-07-15
| Pussy&Hip
| Moodyz
Style Art
MDXD-026
| Kenshirou
|
|-
| 2003-08-09
| JBox Vol. 3 Temptation
| J-XRoss
JB-003
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2003-08-15
| Eyes
| Moodyz Legend
MDLD-066
| Kenshirou
|
|-
| 2003-09-15
| Chinpoholic
| Moodyz Legend
MDXD-076
| Koushirou
|
|-
| 2003-10-08
| Confinement Rape Woman Body Collection
| Attackers
Shark
SHKD-196
|
| With Saori Sakuragi, Megumi Oota & Mina Fujimoto
|-
| 2004-02-16
| Uncensored Idol Vol. 1 - Ran Asakawa
| Tip Top
TAD-6601
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-04-19
| Japanese Super Idols Vol. 22
| JapanX
JPN-1822
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-06-29
| Aqua Series: Gramor Unmoral
| Aqua
JJ-015
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-06-29
| Aqua Series: Teacher Unmoral
| Aqua
JJ-016
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-07-08
| Tokyo Style Vol. 1
| Joydel
JDA-007 [Taiwan]
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-07-17
| Love Showe
| AV
DLS-02
|
| With Rina Usui, Minami Hayakawa & Konomi Futaba
Uncensored
|-
| 2004-08-16
| Japanese Super Idols Vol. 28
| JapanX
JPN-1828
|
| With Ai Nagase
Uncensored
|-
| 2004-09-04
| Himiko Vol. 3
| Samurai-AV
HK-03
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-11-10
| Gold-X Vol. 3
| Gold-X
DGX-3 [Taiwan]
|
| With Sakura Sakurada
& Anri Mizuna
Uncensored
|}
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...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and 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...
who made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001.
Life and career
Ran Asakawa was born in Kanagawa PrefecturePrefecture
A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...
, Japan on 4 September 1980. Her first sexual encounter happened when she was 19 and was with a businessman. She says, however, that her first fully pleasurable experience wasn't until about the 10th time.
Asakawa finished high school and began junior college. When she realized that she could not make much money doing part time work she decided to start doing adult videos, and later explained, "I wanted to study to get a decent wage but I can't do that while I have a regular 9-5 job, right? So I picked AVs." She had thought about stripping but decided that the hours were too long. She says she cried after making her first video "wondering what I was doing to myself". She finally got to like sex on camera but keeps her eyes closed from embarrassment.
At first she was not a popular performer because of her mature looks at a time when very young looking girls were the fashion in porn and she did only about 10 videos in her first six months. However, that changed and Asakawa and her modeling agency submitted an application to the Guinness Book of World Records for making 212 adult videos in the year 2002. The next year (2003) she outdid her previous record by appearing in 304 videos but announced her retirement at the end of the year. Her total output in Japan including later re-issues and compilations numbers nearly 800 videos.
In late 2003 the Taipei Times
Taipei Times
The Taipei Times is one of the three major English-language newspapers in the Republic of China the other two being the Taiwan News and The China Post...
reported that Asakawa had come to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
with the hope of expanding her career there. Although Asakawa had retired from Japanese AV work, in 2004 she did appear in a number of "uncensored" videos - those without the mosaic pixellation to obscure the genitals found in all standard Japanese adult videos. At least some of the videos were produced in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
Partial filmography
| Release date | Video title | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-12 | Molesters' Train 8 |
Wild Side CI-08 (VHS) |
||
| 2002-03-10 |
| 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
BZ-88 (VHS)
| Bill Nomura
| Cosplay with Kyoka Usami, Yuki Sawamiya
|-
| 2002-04-21
| ERORIST - Sexual Terrorism of Women
| Cosmos Plan
MX-31 (VHS)
| Toru Kosakai
| With Hikari Koizumi, Saki Muto & Rumi Hoshino
|-
| 2002-04-26
| The Nurse
| 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
BZ-93 (VHS)
| Bill Nomura
| With Yuki Sawamiya & Wakame Itsuki
|-
| 2002-05-24
| Exhibitionistic Girls VII
| 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:...
Gash
XG-3383 (VHS)
| Tatsuya Aoki
| With Rumina Nakatani & Remi Nakai
|-
| 2002-06-14
| Monthly Ran Asaka
| VIP
Atlas21
, formerly known as VIP, is a Japanese adult video company with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.-VIP:The AV company was founded in June 1981 and issued its first video, titled , in December of that same year making it one of the first adult video companies to be established in Japan. The studio...
VIP-126 (VHS)
| Takeshi Kase
|
|-
| 2002-07-06
| Beautiful Slut's Kiss and Sex
| Dogma
Dogma studio
Dogma is a Japanese adult video company based in Tokyo which specializes in various fetish genres of pornography.-Company information:...
DDN-008
| Hitoshi Nimura
|
|-
| 2002-07-12
| Sex with Love
| VIP
Atlas21
, formerly known as VIP, is a Japanese adult video company with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.-VIP:The AV company was founded in June 1981 and issued its first video, titled , in December of that same year making it one of the first adult video companies to be established in Japan. The studio...
God
GOD-129 (VHS)
| Takeshi Kase
| With Eri Mitsui, Yukari Sakurada, Sanae Mizushima & Sana Yoshizaki
|-
| 2002-07-31
| New Tokyo Backstreet Date
| Royal Art
GPS-200 (VHS)
|
|
|-
| 2002-08-30
| Forceful Exhibitionistic-Play Maniax 4
| VIP
Atlas21
, formerly known as VIP, is a Japanese adult video company with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.-VIP:The AV company was founded in June 1981 and issued its first video, titled , in December of that same year making it one of the first adult video companies to be established in Japan. The studio...
Chao
CAO-036 (VHS)
| Eitaro Onuma
| With Sayaka Tsutsumi & Saya Hyozaki
|-
| 2002-11-01
| Erotic Nurse Version
| Moodyz
Moodyz
, formerly known as Mr. President, is one of Japan's largest adult video producers, featuring an extensive catalog of video titles.-Company information:...
President
MDPD-099
| Q-TA
|
|-
| 2002-12-02
| Peppermint Vol. 1
| Peppy
PP-01
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2003-01-10
| Confinement Chair Trance Ran Asakawa
| Dogma
Dogma studio
Dogma is a Japanese adult video company based in Tokyo which specializes in various fetish genres of pornography.-Company information:...
DDT-055
| TOHJIRO
Tohjiro
Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:...
| BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
|-
| 2003-02-01
| Super Angle of Manko
| Wanz Factory
Wanz Factory
is a Japanese adult video production company located in the Toshima ward of Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:The company was founded in March 2000 and presently employs 20 people. Their adult videos are sold in more than 3000 stores nationwide in Japan...
SA-125
|
|
|-
| 2003-02-10
| Ultimate Showdown - Kurumi Morishita & Ran Asakawa
| Dogma
Dogma studio
Dogma is a Japanese adult video company based in Tokyo which specializes in various fetish genres of pornography.-Company information:...
DDT-058
| TOHJIRO
Tohjiro
Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:...
| 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:...
|-
| 2003-06-10
| Endless Semen
| Dogma
DDT-065
| TOHJIRO
|
|-
| 2003-07-01
| Platinum 5
| Golden Dragon
PT-05
|
| With Miri Sugihara
Uncensored
|-
| 2003-07-15
| Pussy&Hip
| Moodyz
Moodyz
, formerly known as Mr. President, is one of Japan's largest adult video producers, featuring an extensive catalog of video titles.-Company information:...
Style Art
MDXD-026
| Kenshirou
|
|-
| 2003-08-09
| JBox Vol. 3 Temptation
| J-XRoss
JB-003
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2003-08-15
| Eyes
| Moodyz Legend
MDLD-066
| Kenshirou
|
|-
| 2003-09-15
| Chinpoholic
| Moodyz Legend
MDXD-076
| Koushirou
|
|-
| 2003-10-08
| Confinement Rape Woman Body Collection
| 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
SHKD-196
|
| With Saori Sakuragi, Megumi Oota & Mina Fujimoto
|-
| 2004-02-16
| Uncensored Idol Vol. 1 - Ran Asakawa
| Tip Top
TAD-6601
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-04-19
| Japanese Super Idols Vol. 22
| JapanX
JPN-1822
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-06-29
| Aqua Series: Gramor Unmoral
| Aqua
JJ-015
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-06-29
| Aqua Series: Teacher Unmoral
| Aqua
JJ-016
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-07-08
| Tokyo Style Vol. 1
| Joydel
JDA-007 [Taiwan]
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-07-17
| Love Showe
| AV
DLS-02
|
| With Rina Usui, Minami Hayakawa & Konomi Futaba
Uncensored
|-
| 2004-08-16
| Japanese Super Idols Vol. 28
| JapanX
JPN-1828
|
| With Ai Nagase
Uncensored
|-
| 2004-09-04
| Himiko Vol. 3
| Samurai-AV
HK-03
|
| Uncensored
|-
| 2004-11-10
| Gold-X Vol. 3
| Gold-X
DGX-3 [Taiwan]
|
| 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":...
& Anri Mizuna
Uncensored
|}
Selected magazine appearances
- 1 October 2002 Weekly PlayboyWeekly Playboyalso known as or WPB is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966.This magazine is not a regional edition of the American Playboy magazine; the Japanese edition of that magazine was published as Monthly Playboy by Shueisha until its cancellation in January 2009.-People in...
(nude, 4 pages) - 1 July 2003 Weekly Playboy (nude, 8 pages)