Yuri Komuro
| Yuri Komuro | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1976 [1] Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Yuri Komuro (小室友里 Komuro Yuri) (born July 28, 1976 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese AV idol, actress, and author. She was one of the top actresses in the AV field during the late 1990s.[2]
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[edit] Life and career
[edit] Early life and AV career
Yuri Komuro was born in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture on July 28, 1976, Komuro comments, "I've always had a strong sexual awareness, even as a kid."[2] While still in kindergarten she asked a neighborhood boy to play with her breasts. Komuro recalls once, still at an early age, inviting a university student to give her a blow job before she knew what the term meant. She comments that the resultant experience with cunnilingus would today be considered a sex crime.[2]
Komuro began studying for a career as a travel agent before she began work in the adult entertainment field.[3] Her decision to work in the AV industry was based on a desire to do something more unusual. "I thought if I did this," she comments, "I could change my life, Otherwise, I figured my future would be pretty predictable."[3]
Komuro made her AV debut at age nineteen with h.m.p. on their Tiffany label in January 1996. Komuro continued working for h.m.p. for her first two years in the AV industry.[4]
[edit] Later AVs
In January 1998 Komuro made her debut with Alice Japan.[citation needed] Komuro took advantage of her popularity to engage in a business venture, endorsing a perfume which, it was claimed, was based on the smell of a pair of panties she had worn for several days without changing. The perfume was called "Asoko," literally meaning, "That place," a Japanese euphemism for the genitals.[5] In spite of her high earning, however, after retiring from the AV field, Komuro realized that she had not been very wise with her money. "I blew my money in all kinds of spectacular ways, What was left, I used to buy a car and personal computer. If I had saved the income from just three films, things wouldn't be so tight now. Life is hard for AV actresses once they retire."[2]
[edit] Post-AV career
After announcing her AV retirement plans in 1999 with Last Scene, Komuro commented, "When I look back at my acting days, it was lots of fun. Just by following somebody's instructions to disrobe I could make millions, or even tens of millions of yen. I think back on the opportunity with a sense of gratitude."[2]
Komuro's AV industry past was reflected in her role in director Masato Ishioka's debut feature film, Scoutman (ペイン Pain), where she played the role of Miki, a former tantai (star-quality) AV actress whose adult video career is kept a secret from her husband.[6] Kei Morikawa, Komuro's AV director from her Atlas21 days, has a role as an AV director.[7] The film was presented at several international film festivals, including the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival.[8][9] It was nominated for Best Asian Feature Film at the Singapore International Film Festival, and won Ishioka the Directors' Week Special Jury Award at the Fantasporto competition.[10]
Though she concedes, "Most of what I do has some sort of connection with eroticism,"[2] writing had always been one of Komuro's interests. During her AV career she had written a series of essays expressing her thoughts on topics such as friends, family, work, love, the AV industry, and sex. In December 1998 a collection of these essays were published under the title Bare Faced (素顔).[11] When fellow AV idol Runa Hoshizaki gave Komuro an introduction, she began pursuing writing as a career.[2] Komuro wrote sex-advice articles, conducted interviews with sex industry workers, and wrote pieces which were serialized in journals.[2]
In 2006, it was reported that Komuro had moved on to a second career in journalism, covering the field of erotic entertainment.[12] In spite of her life-long involvement with erotic entertainment, looking back on her AV career, Komuro says, "I never had an orgasm during a film shooting. Except when somebody worked on me with a vibrator." In 2006, seven years after retirement from the AV industry, Komuro stated, "I'm finally at the stage where I can really enjoy sex."[2]
[edit] Selected filmography
| Video title[13] | Company | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Sensual Princess Chapter 2 新官能姫第２章魅せられて[4] |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-001 |
Yukihiko Shimamura | January 23, 1996 |
| The Wife is a High School Student おさな妻は女子校生 |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-006 |
Yukihiko Shimamura | March 26, 1996 |
| Dedicated to You... なすがままに濡れちゃった |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-010 |
Yukihiko Shimamura | May 24, 1996 |
| Hanky Panky Baby おしゃまな友里ちゃん |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-018 |
July 29, 1996 | |
| Yurisagi Home Tutor 7 やりすぎ家庭教師７ |
h.m.p. Miss Christine UMC-018 |
Midori Moriguchi | August 29, 1997 |
| Is the Female Doctor's Hip Wet? 女医の尻は濡れているか |
h.m.p. Miss Christine UMC-022 |
Midori Moriguchi | October 31, 1997 |
| The Kageki ザ・カゲキ |
h.m.p. Samm USV-027 |
Ryutaro Kanno | November 30, 1997 |
| Sexy Butt 女尻 Mejiri |
Alice Japan KA-1865 |
Tohjiro | January 23, 1998 |
| Kozenwaisetsu 25 口全ワイセツ25 |
h.m.p. Samm TSV-005 |
Ryutaro Kanno | February 25, 1998 |
| Reverse Soap Heaven 逆ソープ天国 |
Alice Japan | Marayuki Narise | VHS:March 24, 1998 VCD:September 25, 1998 DVD:April 23, 1999 |
| Legend of an AV Idol AVアイドル伝説 |
Atlas21 | Kei Morikawa | May 25, 1998 |
| Inhumanity 人間廃業 |
Alice Japan | Kunino Nagayagawa | VHS:June 23, 1998 DVD:January 22, 1999 |
| Saint Prostitute 聖☆痴女 |
Alice Japan | Katsuno Hirano | July 31, 1998 |
| Lingerie Dolls Vol.6 | Cosmos Plan | August 16, 1998 | |
| Neo Bloody Uniform Connection 44 NEO出血大制服44 |
Atlas21 | Kei Morikawa | September 15, 1998 |
| The South Pole II 南極2号 |
KUKI | VHS:October 19, 1998 VCD:March 12, 1999 CD-ROM:April 9, 1999 |
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| After School - The Female Teacher Story あぶない放課後 新・女教師スペシャル |
V&R Planning | Tohjiro | VHS:October 19, 1998 VCD:March 12, 1999 CD-ROM:April 9, 1999 |
| The Serial Fuck ザ連続淫行 |
Atlas21 | Katsuno Hirano | November 20, 1998 |
| Reverse Soap Heaven Special 2 逆ソープ天国貸切スペシャル2 |
Alice Japan | December 11, 1998 | |
| Super Wet Love Drama 極濡れ |
KUKI | VHS:December 30, 1998 DVD:January 22, 1999 CD-ROM:May 14, 1999 VCD: February 25, 2000 |
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| Female Ass Climax 2nd 女尻CLIMAX2nd |
Alice Japan | January 15, 1999 | |
| Forget Me Not | CherStock | January 31, 1999 | |
| Neo Bloody Uniform Connection DX NEO出血大制服DX |
Atlas21 | February 15, 1999 | |
| Anal Fuck 裏女尻 Ura mejiri |
Alice Japan | March 1, 1999 | |
| Female Ass 女尻 Mejiri |
Alice Japan | March 19, 1999 | |
| South Pole 2 The Greatest 南極2号ザ・グレート |
KUKI | Edo Wood | May 18, 1999 |
| Female Ass Climax 女尻クライマックス |
Alice Japan | May 21, 1999 | |
| Queen Slut 痴女王 |
Alice Japan | May 21, 1999 | |
| Inhumanity Vol. 3 人間廃業ファイルVol.3 |
Alice Japan | July 30, 1999 | |
| Big Tits Tank Angels 6 乳TANKの天使たち6 |
KUKI | Gregoru Shimizu | August 18, 1999 |
| Last Scene | Alice Japan | Katsuno Hirano | September 17, 1999 |
| Lots Of Tits!! オッパイがイッパイ!! |
KUKI | September 24, 1999 | |
| Rape Bondage Office Lady 愛と凌辱の日々 |
Attackers Shark SHK-100 |
December 10, 1999 | |
| Inhumanity Files '99 人間廃業ファイル'99 |
Alice Japan | December 24, 1999 | |
| The Behind Butt 裏女尻 |
Alice Japan | March 24, 2000 | |
| Super Wet Love Drama Archive ズブ濡れ人生激情 アーカイブ |
KUKI | June 15, 2000 | |
| Sex Interview/ Ordinary Women's Extraordinary Desire 淫タビュー ～普通の女の異常なホンネ～ |
ENGEL | Alex Ogura | July 25, 2000 |
| Tank Archives | KUKI | August 31, 2001 | |
| Fuck 10 Nurses ナースの御仕事 |
Atlas21 | Tsukasa Hashimoto | September 11, 2001 |
| Molester In a Hospital 痴漢病棟 |
Alice Japan | Kyoko Aizome | October 25, 2002 |
| The Neo Uniform Collection Uncut Vol.12 NEO出血大制服ノーカット Vol.12 |
Atlas21 | May 31, 2004 | |
| Yuri Komuro History 小室友里HISTORY |
Atlas21 | Taro Matsumochi | May 26, 2006 |
| Alice Pink Yuri Komuro アリスピンクファイル 小室友里 |
Alice Japan | Usagi Kanda | November 9, 2007 |
[edit] Magazine appearances
Source:[14]
- Video Boy, April 1996
- Boys, May 1996
- Dera Beppin, May 1996 (6 pages)
- Girlfriend, May 1996
- Weekly Post, September 1996
- Weekly Playboy, August 5, 1997 (swimsuit); December 7, 1999; April 23, 2002 (4 pages, nude)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Infobox data from: "小室友里 - Komuro Yuri" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 1998-04-05. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?kmryr_00. Retrieved 2008-01-18. and "Yuri Komuro". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/idol/detail/?id=1368&style=simple. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kamiyama, Masuo (January 7, 2006). "Porn starlets move on to inspiring second careers". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2006-03-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20060305001357/http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/archive/news/2006/01/20060107p2g00m0dm017000c.html. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b "Japanese porn star, 20, losing gleam after 10 films". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1997. p. 14. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF914747630F09&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b "1996" (in Japanese). AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory). http://homepage3.nifty.com/kurokami/years/years_1996.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-18. "小室友里／新・官能姫 第2章 （ティファニー）"
- ^ "Porno world spreads its legs and shoots out a few secrets". Mainichi Shimbun. September 14, 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20060322081536/http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/archive/news/2003/09/20030914p2g00m0dm999000c.html. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Scoutman" (in Japanese). midnighteye.com. http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/scoutman.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ Scoutman (2000) at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Strattona, David (November 20, 2000). "Scout-Man". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117788700.html. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ "PAIN／ペイン Scoutman" (in Japanese). Cinema Topics Online. http://www.cinematopics.com/cinema/works/output2.php?oid=857. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ "Awards for Scoutman (2000)". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266945/awards. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ "素顔" (in Japanese). Webcat Plus. http://webcatplus-equal.nii.ac.jp/libportal/DocDetail?txt_docid=jBKID%3AB9849673. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ Samson, Antonio R. (2006-01-17). "Fence Sitter". BusinessWorld (Manila).
- ^ Filmography from "Yuri Komuro". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/idol/detail/?id=1368&style=simple. Retrieved 2010-10-18.; "小室友里 (Komuro Yuri)" (in Japanese). AV Idol Directory. http://xcity.jp/idol/detail/?id=1368&style=simple. Retrieved 2010-10-18. and "Yuri Komuro". Urabon Navigator. http://urabon-navigator.com/profiles/n1067. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ Based on "小室友里 - Komuro Yuri" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 1998-04-05. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?kmryr_00. Retrieved 2008-01-18. and "Yuri Komuro" (in Japanese). tisen.jp/pukiwiki/. http://tisen.jp/pukiwiki/index.php?%BE%AE%BC%BC%CD%A7%CE%A4. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
[edit] Bibliography
- "Japanese porn star, 20, losing gleam after 10 films". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1997. p. 14. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF914747630F09&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- Kamiyama, Masuo (2006-01-07). "Porn starlets move on to inspiring second careers". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2006-03-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20060305001357/mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/archive/news/2006/01/20060107p2g00m0dm017000c.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- "小室友里の部屋へようこそ Video Idol Interview" (in Japanese). b-v.co.jp. September 1996. Archived from the original on 2002-06-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20020604082023/http://www.b-v.co.jp/back-number/116/yuri.html. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- Samson, Antonio R. (2006-01-17). "Fence Sitter". BusinessWorld (Manila).
- "小室友里 - Komuro Yuri" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 1998-04-05. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?kmryr_00. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- Yuri Komuro at the Internet Movie Database
- "Yuri Komuro". Urabon Navigator. http://urabon-navigator.com/profiles/n1067. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
