Kate Asabuki
Kate Asabuki | |
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| Born | July 3, 1962<[1] |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Kate Asabuki (朝吹 ケイト, Asabuki Keito, born July 3, 1962) is a Japanese actress and glamour model who appeared in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films of the 1980s and was also an early adult video (AV) performer.
Life and career
Asabuki studied French and English in college, and joined Nikkatsu to work in their Roman Porno films in 1982, while still attending university. She took her stage name "Kate" from Kate Bush, who was her favorite singer.[2] One of her earliest Nikkatsu appearances was in the seventh entry of the Female Teacher (Onna Kyoshi) series (1977–83), director Nobuhiko Saito's Assaulted The Female Teacher (1983).[3]
At Nikkatsu, Asabuki appeared in several films directed by Atsushi Fujiura.[4] She appeared in Fujiura's Lady's Triangle (Ojosan No Matagura, 1983).[5] Fujiura also directed one of Asabuki's most successful films, Koichiro Uno's Dancer of Izu (Uno Koichiro No Izu No Odoriko, 1984). Nikkatsu's Koichiro Uno series consisted of humorous sex stories featuring strong female leads. The series was conceived as Roman Pornos designed to appeal to women, and films that couples could enjoy together. This entry, called the best in the series, was a parody of Yasunari Kawabata's famous story, The Dancing Girl of Izu. In Uno's version, Kawabata's titular classical dancer was instead a stripper.[6]
Other prominent pinku eiga directors for whom Asabuki acted were Shogoro Nishimura in Woman with the Pierced Nipples (Chikubi Ni Pierce O Shita Onna) (1983),[7] and Masaru Konuma in Stewardess Scandal: Hold Me Like an Animal (Stewardess Scandal: Kemono No Youni Dakishimete) (1984).[8] When asked to comment on Asabuki, Konuma said, "A nice girl. Very responsive. One of the only actresses who could speak multiple languages. I had her talk English in one of the sex scenes. I liked the way it sounded."[9]
In 1983 Asabuki also appeared in some early videos released by Nikkatsu.[10] One of them, Blue Experience Part 1, become a highly ranked AV collectors item by 2005, with an estimated price of almost 60,000 yen (about $600).[11] A year later, in May 1984, Asabuki starred in one of the earliest adult videos produced by Japan Home Video, Happy Onanie, which was released under their Penguin label, the precursor to the Alice Japan brand.[12]
In the late 1990s Asabuki was an anchor on the weekly TV program Tokyo Rock TV. She continued her studies in England, and hoped to work as an actress in the United States,[2] a country she had visited four times by 1989. In 1999 she made a fifth trip to the U.S. to model for photographer Ron Vogel for several American magazines, including Penthouse and Hustler.[13]
Back in Japan, she starred in the June 2001 pink film Uma o kau hitozuma.[14]
Selected filmography
Theatrical films
| Film title[15] | Director | Company | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshidaisei no Kahanshin Na-nmo shsiran Oya 女子大生の下半身 な～んもしらん親 |
Keiko Kusuda | Gendai Eizō Kikaku / Nikkatsu | December 24, 1982 | With Marino Shimabara & Seiko Mihara |
| Assaulted Female Teacher 襲われる女教師 Osowareru onna kyōshi |
Nobuyuki Saito | Nikkatsu | February 4, 1983 | With Sonny Chiba, Mika Hijii, Kaoru Mizuki & Yuki Kazamatsuri |
| Woman With Pierced Nipples 乳首にピアスをした女 Chikubi ni piasu o shita onna |
Shōgorō Nishimura | Nikkatsu | April 25, 1983 | With Usagi Aso & Jun Izumi |
| Lady's Triangle お嬢さんの股ぐら Ojōsan no matagura |
Atsushi Fujiura | Nikkatsu | September 16, 1983 | With Junko Asahina & Akio Kaneda |
| Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard ファイナル・スキャンダル 奥様はお固いのがお好き Final scandal: okusama wa okatai no ga osuki |
Masaru Konuma | Nikkatsu | December 23, 1983 | With Midori Satsuki, Kaoru Okamoto, Takashi Shikauchi & Toshiaki Amada |
| Kahanshin Shō Kō Gun 下半身症侯群 |
Genji Nakamura | Nikkatsu | February 3, 1984 | |
| Stewardess Scandal: Hold Me Like An Animal スチュワーデス・スキャンダル 獣のように抱きしめて Stewardess Scandal: Kemono No Youni Dakishimete |
Masaru Konuma | Nikkatsu | March 16, 1984 | With Makoto Yoshino, Shigeru Muroi & Tomoko Ai |
| Koichiro Uno's Dancer of Izu 宇能鴻一郎の伊豆の踊り子 Uno Koichiro no Izu no odoriko |
Atsushi Fujiura | Nikkatsu | May 25, 1984 | With Kaoru Oda, Nami Matsukawa, Mizuho Nakagawa & Rika Ishii |
| Odoru chibusa 踊る乳房 |
Yoshihiro Kawasaki | Nikkatsu | July 13, 1984 | With Miduho Nakagawa, Kaoru Mizuki & Shinji Sekikawa |
| Joshidaisei: onsen geisha 女子大生 温泉芸者 |
Atsushi Fujiura | Nikkatsu | December 8, 1984 | |
| Kyōko Aizome's Widow's Boarding House 愛染恭子の未亡人下宿 Aizome Kyōko no Mibōjin Geshuku |
Shinya Yamamoto | Nikkatsu | December 22, 1984 | With Kyōko Aizome |
| Swappu shinsatsushitsu: mitsushibuki スワップ診察室 密しぶき |
Atsushi Fujiura | Nikkatsu | February 22, 1986 | With Megumi Kiyosato |
| Asabuki Keito: Okatai no Gaosuki 朝吹ケイト お固いのがお好き |
Sachi Hamano | Xces | December 23, 1993 | With Ryūji Yamamoto |
| Hitozuma hatsujōki furin mamire 人妻発情期 不倫まみれ |
Masanori Kudō | Xces | April 29, 1999 | With Yuri Komuro |
| Uma o kau hitozuma 馬を飼う人妻 |
Satoshi Shimomoto | Cinema Ark / Xces | June 15, 2001 |
Adult Videos (AV)
| Video title[16] | Director | Company | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Experience Part 1 碧い体験 PART １ Aoi Taiken PART 1 |
Hidehiro Ito | Nikkatsu A-101 |
August 16, 1983 | |
| Blue Experience Part 2 碧い体験 PART 2 Aoi Taiken PART 2 |
Hidehiro Ito | Nikkatsu A-102 |
August 16, 1983 | |
| Happy Onanie ルンルンオナニー |
Shinya Yamamoto | Japan Home Video / Penguin KA-1006 |
May 21, 1984 | |
| New Woman Teacher Dream Examination 新任女教師 性夢の調べ |
Five Star | 1985 | ||
| Medical Examination At Night 夜の診察室「はいるわ！」 |
Five Star | 1986 | ||
| Provocative Performance 挑発本番 Chōhatsu Honban |
Five Star | 1986 | ||
| The School Mistress Weeps for Rape 女教師乱れ泣き |
Shuji Kataoka | Eight Man OE-002 |
April 24, 1994 | With Conchita Matsumoto, Mai Asakura, Mari Misato & Yuri Murakami |
See also
References
- ^ "朝吹ケイト - Asabuki Keito". Web I-dic (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- ^ a b "Kate Asabuki — A pictorial", Asian Cult Cinema #22, pp. 32–3.
- ^ Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 150. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ^ Weisser, p. 227.
- ^ "Ojosan no matagura". IMDB. 1983. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 447–8.
- ^ "Chikubi ni pierce o shita onna/Woman with Pierced Nipples". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ "Stewardess Scandal: Kemon no Youni Dakishimete/Stewardess Scandal: Hold Me Like An Animal/Fly Girls in Action, The". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ Konuma, Masaru (1998). Interviewed by Thomas and Yuko Mihara Weisser on November 6, 1998, in Asian Cult Cinema, #22, 1st Quarter, 1999. p. 22.
- ^ "Kate Asabuki (Filmography)". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ Otsubo, Kemuta (July 22, 2005). 早くも高値ＤＶＤまで登場!? プレミアＡＶの世界 (in Japanese). All About. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ ルンルンオナニー (in Japanese). alicejapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ Asabuki, Kate. (1999). "Hollywood or Bust - Memoirs of America" in Asian Cult Cinema #25, 4th Quarter, 1999. p.59
- ^ "馬を飼う人妻" (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ Filmography based on Kate Asabuki at IMDb, "朝吹ケイト (Asabuki Keito)". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-28., 朝吹ケイト (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2010-10-29. and "Kate Asabuki (Filmography)". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ Filmography based on "Kate Asabuki (Filmography)". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2010-10-28.[dead link] and "VHS"朝吹ケイト" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
Sources
- Asabuki, Kate. (1999). "Hollywood or Bust - Memoirs of America" in Asian Cult Cinema #25, 4th Quarter, 1999. p. 58-62.
- "朝吹ケイト (Asabuki Keito)". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- "朝吹ケイト - Asabuki Keito". Web I-dic (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- Kate Asabuki at IMDb
- "Kate Asabuki - A pictorial", Asian Cult Cinema #22, p. 32-33
- "KATE ASABUKI". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- Konuma, Masaru. (1998). Interviewed by Thomas and Yuko Mihara Weisser on November 6, 1998, in Asian Cult Cinema, #22, 1st Quarter, 1999. p. 19-28.
- Saotome, Hiromi (2006-03-10). "朝吹ケイト ("Kate Asabuki"". ロマンポルノ女優 (Roman Porno Actresses) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Publishers. pp. 152–158. ISBN 4-309-48156-6.
- Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
Further reading
- "The 25 Sexiest Women of 2001: #22 Kate Asabuki" (2001). in Celebrity Sleuth magazine, Vol. 14, #3, pg. 12-15.[1]
External links
- Kate Asabuki at IMDb