111:. The industry is noted for having frequent turnovers; since the dawn of the AV industry in the early 1980s, hundreds of AV idols have debuted every year, with an average career span of about a year, appearing in five or ten videos during that time. Some successful AV idols move into daytime television or other fields after their careers have waned, while the reverse can happen as well where actresses move into pornographic videos if their normal work has dried up.
184:. These scouts are affiliated with talent agencies that then hire actresses for AV production companies. Some women wishing to appear in AVs apply to production companies, but they are usually referred to talent agencies. The production companies are typically charged ¥1.5 million (US$ 15,000) or more for an actress to appear in a video. AV actresses make between ¥200,000 and 4 million yen per video. Steve Scott, president of
38:
318:
332:
159:
192:
audience follows the actress' journey through sexual awakening, and her eventual specialization, after about five AV appearances, in a specific genre such as lesbianism or SM. Once the actress has established herself as a mature AV star, she has the options of continuing into some of the more outrageous AV genres, retiring, or, sometimes, re-emerging under a new name as a "new face."
304:
119:
The line between "adult" and "family" entertainment in Japan is not as clear-cut as it is in some other countries. A celebrity may appear in AVs after already having established a career in mainstream television. Also, it is not rare for a popular AV actress to go on to become a mainstream celebrity.
291:
The vast majority of AV actresses debut in their late teens, but in the mid-1990s a trend for "mature women" became evident. While youth remained the norm, the broadening in tastes led to "mature" AV stars like Aki
Tomosaki in 2000, Asuka Yūki in 2005 and Maki Tomoda in 2006, all of whom had passed
195:
In 2022, the
Japanese government passed a new law that made pornography legal in the country. The new set of laws also aims to protect actors who were pressured into entering the industry, by giving them the right to prohibit the sale of videos in which they appear after five years from the initial
438:
In addition to the influence of pornography on mainstream cinema, the line between pornography and family entertainment, such as daytime television, is blurred. It is not uncommon in Japan for a waning female television star or singer to feature in pornographic videos. Similarly, there are women
191:
AV fans are invited to follow the progress of a prominent AV actress' career over several video appearances. In her AV debut video, the actress is introduced as a "new face," and her inexperience is played up in interviews preceding the modeling and sex scenes. Following this debut video, the AV
123:
The AV, or "Adult Video" market is a major industry in Japan, reportedly worth about ¥400 billion ($ 4 billion) per year. In 1992, it was reported that over 11 AVs were being made every day by over 70 production companies in Tokyo alone. The AV market was estimated to make up about 30 percent of
246:
The stereotype of the cute ("kawaii") and innocent-looking but sexually eager female high school student in a school uniform. AV idols of this sort are innumerable and ever-changing, though most are 18 years of age or older. The schoolgirl trope is a reflection of the
216:
AV director "Tarzan" Yagi says that a successful AV actress should fit a stereotype that "can be identified at a glance, making it easier for viewers to recognize the type they prefer." Yagi mentions "the 'slender' type, 'Lolita' type, 'buxom' type and so on."
292:
their 30th birthdays at the time of their debuts. These actresses became popular in AVs with an incest theme. Yoko
Shimada, the international actress, did AV with TEK-032 and TEK-034 sold on R18.com, a former channel that specialised in AV films.
124:
Japan's video rentals. It was estimated in 1994 that, between legal and illegal videos, around 14,000 AVs a year were being made in the country, in contrast to about 2,500 in the United States. In an
English language interview in 2011, AV idol
154:
has been credited with raising the status of AV idols in the public's eye. According to cultural essayist
Rosemary Iwamura, "She didn't seem to be making videos because of a lack of options but rather as an informed choice."
970:
765:
711:
137:
682:
267:
established careers due primarily to large breasts, Noriyuki Adachi sets Kimiko
Matsuzaka's 1989 debut as the point at which the "Big Bust Boom" (巨乳ブーム -
188:, an importer of Japanese adult movies to the United States, estimated a top-tier AV star could make up to nearly ¥36 million for an eight-picture deal.
455:
508:
1242:
220:
Some AV idols have garnered a substantial following outside Japan, resulting in some of their content being subtitled into other languages.
991:
963:
814:
573:"Letter from Japan: From Girls Who Dress Up Like Boys To Trussed-up Porn Stars – Some of the Contemporary Heroines on the Japanese Screen"
423:"Letter from Japan: From Girls Who Dress Up Like Boys To Trussed-up Porn Stars – Some of the Contemporary Heroines on the Japanese Screen"
227:
where it was brought before the Diet in
September, but failed to pass. On 15 July 2014, penalties were added to the simple possession of
1269:
345:
580:
422:
996:
1344:
904:
885:
798:
665:
224:
208:...the prim Office Lady, the virgin-next-door, the randy farm girl, the leotarded aerobics enthusiast, the sexy predator in the
956:
1247:
602:
844:
1415:
719:
1319:
926:
542:
389:
1216:
631:
1211:
271:) began. A string of big-bust AV idols followed, including Hitomi Tanaka, Fuko, Miki Sawaguchi, Mariko Morikawa,
693:
223:
In June 2008, a bill that proposed the imposition of a ban on child-pornography possession was submitted to the
635:
212:
and ... the self-assertive slut who is put in her place by being gang-banged on the floor of the cutting room.
483:
1420:
1109:
88:
1149:
518:
1369:
350:
108:
104:
96:
1226:
913:
181:
1339:
1159:
1144:
1064:
897:
Pink
Samurai: An Erotic Exploration of Japanese Society; The Pursuit and Politics of Sex in Japan
658:
Pink
Samurai: An Erotic Exploration of Japanese Society; The Pursuit and Politics of Sex in Japan
355:
323:
125:
822:
128:
estimated that as many as 10,000 girls attempt to get into the
Japanese AV industry each year.
1394:
1264:
1069:
900:
881:
794:
661:
475:
228:
185:
426:
279:
and Anna Ohura. By the mid-1990s, the Big Bust genre had become a staple of the AV industry.
1314:
1294:
1094:
1079:
572:
467:
1221:
337:
1154:
425:. Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media & Culture, vol. 7 no. 2. Archived from
142:
AV performers were often struggling actresses who could not find work in the theatrical
1169:
1139:
1129:
1054:
1039:
513:
451:
100:
37:
28:
471:
1409:
1134:
1044:
1034:
162:
92:
1374:
1195:
1164:
1114:
1049:
1019:
934:
550:
397:
360:
276:
151:
610:
1379:
1334:
1324:
1059:
1014:
852:
309:
264:
248:
317:
158:
1349:
1124:
1084:
1074:
299:
251:(compensated dating with adolescent girls), which is popular with older men.
1364:
1284:
1089:
1029:
740:
504:
172:
AV actresses are usually recruited by scouts in Tokyo neighborhoods such as
143:
479:
1384:
1359:
1354:
1304:
1289:
1185:
948:
272:
177:
173:
147:
1389:
1329:
1274:
1254:
1190:
1024:
204:
The author Nicholas Bornoff identifies some Japanese AV stereotypes as
17:
577:
Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media & Culture, vol. 7 no. 2
466:(1). Pacific Center for Sex and Society; University Of Hawai`i: 1–22.
1309:
1299:
1119:
1104:
766:"Schoolgirls for sale: why Tokyo struggles to stop the 'JK business'"
1279:
1099:
209:
157:
36:
439:
actors from pornographic videos who move into daytime television.
166:
952:
899:(Paperback ed.). London: HarperCollins. pp. 589–621.
632:"Japanese porn exporters put their money where the mosaic is"
95:
culture in Japanese pop entertainment. AV idols work in the
660:(Paperback ed.). London: HarperCollins. p. 609.
741:"(Subtitled) Japanese Adult Videos List | JAV Subtitled"
919:
103:
as the video performances vary widely, from suggestive
745:(Subtitled) Japanese Adult Videos List | JAV Subtitled
712:"The sultry secrets of AV starlets' prolonged careers"
683:"Porno queen's mysterious death -- murder or suicide?"
263:
While a few early AV idols such as Kyoko Nakamura and
1235:
1204:
1178:
1005:
984:
895:Bornoff, Nicholas (1994) . "18 (Naked Dissent)".
656:Bornoff, Nicholas (1994) . "18 (Naked Dissent)".
34:Japanese type of actress who works on pornography
383:
381:
379:
377:
375:
878:アダルトな人びと - Adaruto na Hitobito ("Adult" People)
791:アダルトな人びと - Adaruto na Hitobito ("Adult" People)
206:
80:
57:
74:
51:
964:
8:
793:(in Japanese). Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 50.
460:International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
456:"Pornography, Rape and Sex Crimes in Japan"
971:
957:
949:
41:Pornographic magazines on shelves in Japan
539:AV producer Shoichi Yoshimura, quoted in
416:
414:
1345:Nihon Ethics of Video Association (NEVA)
849:Sake-Drenched Postcards at bigempire.com
231:as a result of the revision of the law.
165:posing at an autograph-signing event in
99:, often both as an actress as well as a
371:
1243:List of Japanese erotic computer games
91:in Japan. It is a sub-category of the
7:
992:List of Japanese sexploitation films
138:Japanese pornographic film actresses
1270:Chronology of adult videos in Japan
346:Chronology of adult videos in Japan
997:List of Nikkatsu Roman Porno films
764:Reith-Banks, Tash (15 June 2019).
583:from the original on 12 March 2007
25:
225:House of Representatives of Japan
880:(in Japanese). Tokyo: Kodansha.
330:
316:
302:
1248:List of Japanese gravure idols
925:Fornander, Kjell (July 1992).
710:Kamiyama, Masuo (2005-10-22).
541:Fornander, Kjell (July 1992).
388:Fornander, Kjell (July 1992).
1:
681:Connell, Ryann (2005-07-11).
472:10.1016/s0160-2527(98)00035-1
234:Some major AV types include:
1320:Japan Contents Review Center
914:b-v.co.jp AV Idol Interviews
815:"Satomi Shinozaki biography"
1217:Japanese Adult Video Awards
509:"Maki Azusa: The Interview"
81:
58:
1437:
571:Iwamura, Rosemary (1994).
421:Iwamura, Rosemary (1994).
135:
26:
1212:Adult Broadcasting Awards
876:Adachi, Noriyuki (1992).
789:Adachi, Noriyuki (1992).
454:; Ayako Uchiyama (1999).
146:films and girls from the
89:pornographic film actress
75:
52:
607:Sake Drenched Postcards
27:For the 2012 film, see
979:Japanese erotic cinema
214:
169:
42:
1150:Try-Heart Corporation
161:
97:pornographic business
40:
1416:Pornography in Japan
1370:Pornography in Japan
690:vitalyuncensored.net
351:Pornography in Japan
115:AV industry in Japan
109:hardcore pornography
1227:Pinky Ribbon Awards
486:on 16 February 2007
1160:Waap Entertainment
1065:Hokuto Corporation
716:mainichi-msn.co.jp
356:Hokutu Corporation
324:Pornography portal
170:
43:
1403:
1402:
1395:Ushiro Takatekote
1179:Pink film studios
1070:Hot Entertainment
843:Stovall, Albert.
819:Shin-Toho History
603:"The AV Director"
601:Stovall, Albert.
507:(June 27, 2011).
229:child pornography
210:hot-spring resort
186:Third World Media
16:(Redirected from
1428:
1315:Japanese bondage
1295:Ganari Takahashi
1236:Related articles
1155:V&R Planning
1080:Japan Home Video
1006:Adult video (AV)
973:
966:
959:
950:
945:
943:
942:
933:. Archived from
927:"A Star is Porn"
910:
891:
864:
863:
861:
860:
851:. Archived from
845:"The AV Actress"
840:
834:
833:
831:
830:
821:. Archived from
811:
805:
804:
786:
780:
779:
777:
776:
761:
755:
754:
752:
751:
737:
731:
730:
728:
727:
718:. Archived from
707:
705:
704:
698:
692:. Archived from
687:
678:
672:
671:
653:
647:
646:
644:
643:
638:. 22 August 2008
628:
622:
621:
619:
618:
609:. Archived from
598:
592:
591:
589:
588:
568:
562:
561:
559:
558:
549:. Archived from
543:"A Star is Porn"
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
517:. Archived from
501:
495:
494:
492:
491:
482:. Archived from
448:
442:
441:
435:
434:
418:
409:
408:
406:
405:
396:. Archived from
390:"A Star is Porn"
385:
340:
335:
334:
333:
326:
321:
320:
312:
307:
306:
305:
86:
84:
78:
77:
67:
64:adult video idol
61:
55:
54:
21:
1436:
1435:
1431:
1430:
1429:
1427:
1426:
1425:
1406:
1405:
1404:
1399:
1231:
1222:Pink Grand Prix
1200:
1174:
1007:
1001:
980:
977:
940:
938:
924:
907:
894:
888:
875:
872:
867:
858:
856:
855:on 2 March 2007
842:
841:
837:
828:
826:
813:
812:
808:
801:
788:
787:
783:
774:
772:
770:theguardian.com
763:
762:
758:
749:
747:
739:
738:
734:
725:
723:
709:
708:
702:
700:
696:
685:
680:
679:
675:
668:
655:
654:
650:
641:
639:
636:gramponante.com
630:
629:
625:
616:
614:
613:on 8 March 2007
600:
599:
595:
586:
584:
570:
569:
565:
556:
554:
540:
538:
534:
524:
522:
503:
502:
498:
489:
487:
452:Diamond, Milton
450:
449:
445:
432:
430:
420:
419:
412:
403:
401:
387:
386:
373:
369:
338:Sex work portal
336:
331:
329:
322:
315:
308:
303:
301:
298:
289:
261:
244:
202:
140:
136:Main category:
134:
117:
72:
49:
35:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1434:
1432:
1424:
1423:
1421:Japanese idols
1418:
1408:
1407:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1251:
1250:
1245:
1239:
1237:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1208:
1206:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1140:Soft On Demand
1137:
1132:
1130:S1 No. 1 Style
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
994:
988:
986:
982:
981:
978:
976:
975:
968:
961:
953:
947:
946:
922:
917:
911:
905:
892:
886:
871:
868:
866:
865:
835:
806:
799:
781:
756:
732:
673:
666:
648:
623:
593:
563:
532:
521:on 4 July 2011
514:Time Out Tokyo
496:
443:
410:
370:
368:
365:
364:
363:
358:
353:
348:
342:
341:
327:
313:
297:
294:
288:
281:
260:
253:
243:
236:
201:
198:
196:release date.
133:
130:
116:
113:
33:
29:AV Idol (film)
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1433:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1411:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1234:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1203:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1177:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1135:Shuttle Japan
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1110:Media Station
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1045:Crystal-Eizou
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1004:
998:
995:
993:
990:
989:
987:
983:
974:
969:
967:
962:
960:
955:
954:
951:
937:on 2006-05-16
936:
932:
931:Tokyo Journal
928:
923:
921:
918:
915:
912:
908:
906:0-586-20576-4
902:
898:
893:
889:
887:4-06-205546-5
883:
879:
874:
873:
869:
854:
850:
846:
839:
836:
825:on 2007-05-15
824:
820:
816:
810:
807:
802:
800:4-06-205546-5
796:
792:
785:
782:
771:
767:
760:
757:
746:
742:
736:
733:
722:on 2005-11-24
721:
717:
713:
699:on 2019-07-02
695:
691:
684:
677:
674:
669:
667:0-586-20576-4
663:
659:
652:
649:
637:
633:
627:
624:
612:
608:
604:
597:
594:
582:
578:
574:
567:
564:
553:on 2006-05-16
552:
548:
547:Tokyo Journal
544:
536:
533:
520:
516:
515:
510:
506:
500:
497:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
465:
461:
457:
453:
447:
444:
440:
429:on 3 May 2007
428:
424:
417:
415:
411:
400:on 2006-05-16
399:
395:
394:Tokyo Journal
391:
384:
382:
380:
378:
376:
372:
366:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
343:
339:
328:
325:
319:
314:
311:
300:
295:
293:
286:
282:
280:
278:
274:
270:
266:
258:
254:
252:
250:
241:
237:
235:
232:
230:
226:
221:
218:
213:
211:
205:
199:
197:
193:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
168:
164:
163:Akari Asahina
160:
156:
153:
149:
145:
139:
131:
129:
127:
121:
114:
112:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
87:is a type of
83:
71:
65:
60:
48:
39:
30:
19:
1259:
1196:Toei Company
1165:Wanz Factory
1115:Million Film
1020:Athena Eizou
939:. Retrieved
935:the original
930:
896:
877:
857:. Retrieved
853:the original
848:
838:
827:. Retrieved
823:the original
818:
809:
790:
784:
773:. Retrieved
769:
759:
748:. Retrieved
744:
735:
724:. Retrieved
720:the original
715:
701:. Retrieved
694:the original
689:
676:
657:
651:
640:. Retrieved
626:
615:. Retrieved
611:the original
606:
596:
585:. Retrieved
576:
566:
555:. Retrieved
551:the original
546:
535:
523:. Retrieved
519:the original
512:
499:
488:. Retrieved
484:the original
463:
459:
446:
437:
431:. Retrieved
427:the original
402:. Retrieved
398:the original
393:
361:Gravure idol
290:
284:
277:Nozomi Momoi
268:
262:
256:
245:
239:
238:Schoolgirl (
233:
222:
219:
215:
207:
203:
194:
190:
171:
152:Kaoru Kuroki
141:
132:AV actresses
122:
118:
69:
63:
62:, short for
46:
44:
1380:Shungo Kaji
1335:Lotion play
1325:Junior idol
1060:Glory Quest
1015:Alice Japan
310:Film portal
269:Kyonyu Boom
265:Eri Kikuchi
249:JK business
144:Roman Porno
107:imagery to
59:Ēbui aidoru
1410:Categories
1350:Nyotaimori
1285:Wakamezake
1125:Real Works
1075:IdeaPocket
941:2007-02-18
916:(Japanese)
859:2007-03-03
829:2007-02-18
775:2022-04-15
750:2022-10-18
726:2007-02-18
703:2007-02-18
642:2010-11-29
617:2007-02-18
587:2007-02-18
557:2007-02-18
505:Wilks, Jon
490:2007-02-18
433:2007-04-25
404:2007-02-18
367:References
240:Joshikōsei
150:. AV star
126:Azusa Maki
70:AV actress
1365:Pink film
1035:CineMagic
1030:Attackers
148:soaplands
82:Ēbui joyū
1385:Tamakeri
1360:Panchira
1355:Omorashi
1340:Net idol
1305:Hamedori
1290:Futanari
1186:Nikkatsu
581:Archived
480:10086287
296:See also
283:Mature (
273:Rin Aoki
182:Matahine
178:Shinjuku
174:Roppongi
105:softcore
1390:Tarento
1330:Lolicon
1275:Cosplay
1265:Bukkake
1260:AV idol
1255:AV Open
1191:OP Eiga
1095:Madonna
1025:Atlas21
1008:studios
920:AV Idol
870:Sources
257:Bakunyū
255:Busty (
47:AV idol
18:AV Idol
1375:Shunga
1310:Hentai
1300:Gokkun
1205:Awards
1170:h.m.p.
1120:Moodyz
1105:Maxing
903:
884:
797:
664:
525:8 July
478:
285:Jukujo
53:AVアイドル
1280:Eroge
1100:Max-A
1055:Dogma
1040:Cross
985:Films
697:(PDF)
686:(PDF)
200:Types
101:model
1090:Kuki
901:ISBN
882:ISBN
795:ISBN
662:ISBN
527:2011
476:PMID
180:and
167:Kobe
93:idol
76:AV女優
1145:TMA
1085:KMP
1050:DAS
468:doi
68:or
45:An
1412::
929:.
847:.
817:.
768:.
743:.
714:.
688:.
634:.
605:.
579:.
575:.
545:.
511:.
474:.
464:22
462:.
458:.
436:.
413:^
392:.
374:^
275:,
176:,
79:,
56:,
972:e
965:t
958:v
944:.
909:.
890:.
862:.
832:.
803:.
778:.
753:.
729:.
706:.
670:.
645:.
620:.
590:.
560:.
529:.
493:.
470::
407:.
287:)
259:)
242:)
85:)
73:(
66:)
50:(
31:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
