Emi Kuroda
Emi Kuroda | |
|---|---|
| 黒田エミ | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46)[citation needed] |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Emi Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田エミ, Hepburn: Kuroda Emi) a.k.a. Misuzu Akimoto (秋元美鈴, Akimoto Misuzu) is a Japanese pink film actress who was born in Osaka in 1978.[citation needed] She is best known for playing the title role in director Mitsuru Meike's The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai (2003).
Film career
[edit]Emi Kuroda started her AV career in 2000 under the name Misuzu Akimoto.[2] Often playing high school girl roles, she starred in such films as Virtual Sexpot and several volumes of Paradise of Japan[2] With no previous theatrical acting experience, Kuroda was chosen to star in director Mitsuru Meike's 2003 pink film, The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai.[3] The film gained a cult following and became a surprise international hit, playing at 20 film festivals and having a theatrical release in the U.S. in 2006.[4] As part of the film's tour of international film festivals, Kuroda was invited to speak at the PIA Film Festival in July 2005.[5][6] One reviewer commented that the film was boosted by "Emi Kuroda's skilled erotic contortions (as well as by her ability to rattle off her pseudo-intellectual dialogue as though she understands it)."[7]
Martial arts career
[edit]It was Takao Nakano (who also wrote the screenplay for Sachiko Hanai) who introduced Kuroda to cat-fights, and she joined his cat-fight club "Galshocker" under the name "Rolling Thunder". She left her screen and video work to start up a career as a martial arts fighter.[1] Her record for the 2005 season was one win and three losses.[8] In her martial arts career, she attained third-ranking amateur Shoot Boxing Bantamweight.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Emi Kuroda 黒田エミ(S-KEEP)" (in Japanese). pancrase.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ a b c "About the Crew". docstoc.com. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- ^ Sharp, Jasper. "Pink thrills: Japanese sex movies go global". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ ＰＦＦでコメディピンク、女池 充監督『花井さちこの華麗な生涯』が上映！ (in Japanese). cinematopics.com. 2005-07-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Gray, Jason; Jasper Sharp (2005-09-21). "The 27th Pia Film Festival and the Cineastes Organization Osaka EX". midnighteye.com. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (December 2, 2005). "Wet dreams and zombies". Japan Times Online. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Emi Kuroda". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-06-22.