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 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...

. She made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001, and after appearing in dozens of AVs (adult videos), she retired in 2006 but made a comeback in 2007.

Early life

Ai Kurosawa was born in Shiga Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...

 on December 24, 1982. During high school she was very active in volleyball, and her hobbies as an adult include collecting Sanrio's

Sanrio

is a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories that are sold worldwide and at specialty brand retail stores in Japan...

 Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty

is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, first designed by Yuko Shimizu. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow. The character's first appearance on an item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974 and brought to the United States...

 goods. Kurosawa did not become sexually active at a very early age, later stating, "I was really into volleyball when I was in junior high, so I didn't have time for boys."

Her first sexual encounter was during her first year in high school. She says that her first pleasurable experience with sex came later, however. "When I was seventeen," she says, "I went out with my first guy who was good at sex. He made me think 'this is real sex.'"

Kurosawa dropped out of high school and worked in a variety of service-sector jobs including waitressing at a coffee shop and a sushi bar. When she was first scouted to appear in an Adult Video she was receptive to the idea. Recalling AVs she had seen in her father's collection, she later explained, "I thought some of the girls were so pretty, and I wanted to have pictures of myself taken like that."

AV debut

Ai Kurosawa made her AV debut with the Alice Japan

Alice Japan

was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with...

 studio in their April 27, 2001 release Scenery of Love aka Love Scene. Kurosawa says of this first experience in an adult video, "I was really nervous. But it was different than I had imagined... I thought it would be more hard core." After the release of her second video, Kurosawa was interviewed. When asked to comment on her work in the AV industry up to this point, she replied, "It's pretty fun... Sex in the videos is just different than in private. After all, you usually don't have sex with people watching you."
In September 2003 Kurosawa co-starred in the Shintōhō pink film, Lesbian Politicians with Japan's first hardcore pornographic actress, Kyoko Aizome

Kyoko Aizome

is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,...

, who also directed the film. Released theatrically on April 25, 2003, it was presented on video by Alice Japan in September of that year.

Recognition - Retirement - Comeback

Kurosawa had become one of the most popular and prominent AV actresses of the early 2000s. She won the "Main AV Actress Award" at the 2nd Takeshi Kitano Entertainment Awards ceremony in 2001. Ai Kurosawa retired from AVs in January 2006, but continued performing as a striptease

Striptease

A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner...

 dancer. She came out of retirement in August 2007 to do a series of videos for Crystal-Eizou

Crystal-Eizou

, known in English as Crystal Image or Crystal Video, is a Japanese corporation involved in the production and distribution of adult videos.-Company history:...

.
In 2008, Kurosawa ventured into a new area for her, "uncensored" videos. These do not have the mosaic blurring of the genitals found in all standard Japanese porn and are meant for international markets and underground (Urabon) Japanese sales. She appeared in a series of online videos for XVN.JP and several DVDs from the same material.

2001

Video title	Company	Director	Release date
Scenery of Love / Love Scene	Alice Japan Alice Japan was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with... KA-2022 (VHS) DV-078 (DVD)	Kunihiro Hasegawa Kunihiro Hasegawa is a Japanese adult video director who has helmed more than 200 videos during his long career.-Life and career:Hasegawa began directing adult videos at least as early as June 1987 with , starring actress Keiko Nakazawa, for V&R Planning, a studio which had been founded just the year before by...	VHS:April 27, 2001 DVD:August 24, 2001
Let's Make Love DVD version also contains Balloon Breasts	Alice Japan KA-2025 (VHS) DV-102 (DVD)	Kyuhei Tsubakihara	VHS:May 25, 2001 DVD:November 22, 2001
Balloon Breasts	Alice Japan KA-2027	Yuji Sakamoto Yuji Sakamoto is a Japanese adult video director who has directed more than 250 videos during his career, primarily with the Alice Japan studio.-Life and career:...	June 26, 2001
Sex Doll In School Uniform	Alice Japan KA-2033	Tadanori Usami	August 24, 2001
G Privacy	Crystal-Eizou Crystal-Eizou , known in English as Crystal Image or Crystal Video, is a Japanese corporation involved in the production and distribution of adult videos.-Company history:...  Grace GR-37	Juzo Kamonohashi	September 29, 2001
Dynamite Tits	Cosmos Plan IG-39	Takehiro Yasuda	October 7, 2001
A Class Breast Attack	Crystal-Eizou Grace GR-39	Kazuhide Arai	November 17, 2001
Chi Chi-Mix Compilation with Kurumi Hoshino & Shizuka Ichii	Cosmos Plan MDK-012		November 24, 2001
Cosplay de Ikou!	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-104	Futoshi Sakura	December 14, 2001

2002

Video title	Company	Director	Release date
Costume Play Maniana 2 Compilation with Makoto Shinohara	Alice Japan Alice Japan was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with... DV-112		January 15, 2002
Black Love DVD version contains additional scenes	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-111 (VHS) VIPD-082 (DVD)	DAICHI	VHS:January 31, 2002 DVD:February 22, 2002
Costume Play Servant	Crystal-Eizou Crystal-Eizou , known in English as Crystal Image or Crystal Video, is a Japanese corporation involved in the production and distribution of adult videos.-Company history:...  Venus VA-05	Futoshi Kamino	February 14, 2002
Bubbly Heaven / Contrary Soap Heaven	Alice Japan Alice Japan was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with...  Babylon KR-9165 (VHS) DV-142 (DVD)	Shigeo Katsuyama	VHS:March 22, 2002 DVD:April 19, 2002
Ai Kurosawa [Animation Costume Play]	Media Bank VIP VIPD-085		March 22, 2002
GoGo Naughty Girl	Crystal-Eizou Grace GR-47	Yukihiko Shimamura	May 18, 2002
Obscene Model	Alice Japan KA-2073	Kyuhei Tsubakibara	June 21, 2002
COSMOS DX 120 MINUTE SPECIAL 10 Compilation DVD with 9 other actresses	Cosmos Plan MDS-074		June 29, 2002
Cosmos2002 DX Compilation with several other actresses	Cosmos Plan FX-59	Sekicchi	June 30, 2002
Feel	Crystal-Eizou Venus VA-28	Kyosuke Murayama	July 25, 2002
Erotic Wedding	Alice Japan Alice Japan was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with... KA-2085 (VHS) DV-173 (DVD)	Yuji Sakamoto Yuji Sakamoto is a Japanese adult video director who has directed more than 250 videos during his career, primarily with the Alice Japan studio.-Life and career:...	August 30, 2002
M.V.P. Vol.3 Compilation with five other actresses	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-136	Chian Kurisu	August 30, 2002
The Private Teacher	Crystal-Eizou Crystal-Eizou , known in English as Crystal Image or Crystal Video, is a Japanese corporation involved in the production and distribution of adult videos.-Company history:...  Grace GR-55		September 21, 2002
Abnormal Desire	Crystal-Eizou Crystal-Eizou , known in English as Crystal Image or Crystal Video, is a Japanese corporation involved in the production and distribution of adult videos.-Company history:...  Venus VA-38	Kazuhide Arai	October 17, 2002
Can't Stop Loving You	Crystal-Eizou Venus VA-44	Takumi Iwasaki	November 28, 2002
South Pole 2 Ai Kurosawa	KUKI Kuki Inc. is a Japanese adult video company which has its headquarters in Ebisu Minami in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. The company is involved in the production and distribution of videos, satellite and cable TV, and a large internet site, X CITY.-Company history:...  Tank KT-614 (VHS)	DAICHI	December 20, 2002
STARS!! Ai Kurosawa Director's cut DVD version of South Pole 2	KUKI KTD-035	DAICHI	December 20, 2002
Big Breasts 240 Minutes Compilation with 29 other actresses	Cosmos Plan MDS-112		December 20, 2002

2003

Video title	Company	Director	Release date
New Tank Angels 12 Compilation with five other actresses	KUKI Kuki Inc. is a Japanese adult video company which has its headquarters in Ebisu Minami in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. The company is involved in the production and distribution of videos, satellite and cable TV, and a large internet site, X CITY.-Company history:...  Tank KT-619	JUNGO	January 21, 2003
Fetish Angle Bobbers	TMA Total Media Agency is a Japanese adult video company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:TMA, founded in October 1990, has offices located within Tokyo's Toshima ward... TVR-047	Daichi Ishii	January 31, 2003
VIP GOLD DISC Compilation with nine other actresses	Media Bank VIP VIPD-148		February 21, 2003
Sexy Pearl / Slutty Bead Wife	Atlas21 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... A03-023	Juzo Kamonohashi	February 24, 2003
COS-PARA	Atlas21 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... A03-032	Juzo Kamonohashi	March 24, 2003
Sacrifice	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-170	Juzo Kamonohashi	April 18, 2003
Ai Kurosawa's Sex Training	Media Bank VIP VIPD-161		April 25, 2003
I Will Be A Nurse	Crystal-Eizou Crystal-Eizou , known in English as Crystal Image or Crystal Video, is a Japanese corporation involved in the production and distribution of adult videos.-Company history:...  Venus VA-65	Futoshi Kamino	May 15, 2003
Ai Kurosawa FREAK Compilation containing two earlier videos	Atlas21 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... AVD-139		May 16, 2003
The Costume Play Maid at Your Command!, Ai Kurosawa	Crystal-Eizou Venus VA-69	Futoshi Kamino	June 5, 2003
Rare Clips Never-seen-before clips of several actresses	Media Bank VIP VIPD-175		June 20, 2003
Ai Kurosawa's Hypnotic Fuck	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:...  Mid and Media EMD-003		June 20, 2003
Pure Ai Kurosawa	SOD Soft on Demand , often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture... SDDM-293		July 5, 2003
Ai Kurosawa's Breast 'Mugyu	SOD SDDM-306		August 3, 2003
Women On Top Compilation with 12 other actresses	Atlas21 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... A03-081	Tsukasa Hashimoto	August 19, 2003
Bubbly Heaven Special Charter 7 Compilation with four other actresses from Bubbly Heaven series	Alice Japan KR-9190	Usagi Kanda	September 12, 2003
Lesbian Politicians With Kyōko Aizome Kyoko Aizome is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,... , Hitomi Shimizu & Mariko Kawana Mariko Kawana is a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in both softcore pink film and V-Cinema and has also been a hardcore adult video performer and director. She is now retired as an actress and has a second career as a writer.-Life and career:...	Shintōhō Alice Japan Babylon KR-9191 (DVD)	Kyōko Aizome Kyoko Aizome is a Japanese erotic actress, singer, AV director, and writer who has been called, "the first hard-core porn actress in Japan."-Early life:Kyōko Aizome was born on February 9, 1958 in Noda Chiba Prefecture. Aizome grew up in a troubled household. Her father was a police officer who beat his wife,...	Theatrical: April 25, 2003 DVD: September 19, 2003
My Yearning Office Lady Written by Tatsuya Egawa Tatsuya Egawa is a Japanese manga artist and film director who was born in the Aichi Prefecture of Nagoya, Japan. He has a degree in applied mathematics and taught college mathematics for five months before switching to manga as a career in 1984. He studied under the prolific manga artist Hiroshi Motomiya for...	SOD SDDM-336		October 4, 2003
The Rape	SOD SDDM-344	Funin Chiro	November 6, 2003
Erotic Breasts Girls Compilation with 6 other actresses	Atlas21 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... A03-111	Tsukasa Hashimoto	November 15, 2003
It's Show Time Vol.1 With Mai Haruna Mai Haruna is a popular and prolific Japanese model and AV idol. She debuted in 2002 and performed in a variety of Japanese adult video genres until her retirement in 2005.-Life and career:...  & Miyuki Hourai	SOD SDDM-367	KINGDOM Kingdom (director) KINGDOM is a Japanese adult video director who was born in Sapporo, Japan in 1975. According to his official website , he had directed more than 400 videos while specializing in the and genres of Japanese porn....	December 4, 2003
TMA The Big and Extreme Breasts Premium II Compilation with 5 other actresses	TMA Total Media Agency is a Japanese adult video company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:TMA, founded in October 1990, has offices located within Tokyo's Toshima ward... 11ID-090		December 12, 2003

2004

Video title	Company	Director	Release date
Super High-Class Soap Lady	SOD Soft on Demand , often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture...  Otis OTS-007	Hajime Yarigasaki	January 8, 2004
Ai Kurosawa's Masturbation Aid	SOD SDDE-069	Kei Morikawa	February 19, 2004
Semen Battle Royale V.I.P	SOD ON SDDO-042	Keigo Fujiwara	March 4, 2004
Double Fan Gratitude 2 Days Battle Tournament, Ai Kurosawa Version With Mai Sakashita	SOD SDDM-429	Keigo Fujiwara	May 20, 2004
You Can Become Ai Kurosawa's Lover	SOD SDDM-440	Keigo Fujiwara	June 17, 2004
TMA EXTREME QUEEN Compilation with several other actresses	TMA Total Media Agency is a Japanese adult video company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:TMA, founded in October 1990, has offices located within Tokyo's Toshima ward... TWD-099		July 16, 2004
The Perfect AV! Costume Play Idol 4 Hours Compilation with several other actresses	Media Bank VIP VIPD-265		August 13, 2004
Digital Mosaic Vol.051 - Ai Kurosawa Special	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:...  Killer MDED-285	Tadanori Usami	October 1, 2004
My Girlfriend, Ai Kurosawa	Moodyz Legend MDLD-252	Jin Nomaru	November 1, 2004
Ai's Illusion High School	Moodyz Legend MDLD-271	Tadanori Usami	December 1, 2004

2005

Video title	Company	Director	Release date
Big Boobs Mama, Healing Family Service	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:...  Legend MDLD-294	FLAGMAN	January 1, 2005
Dream Woman X Drunk Woman DX7	Moodyz Legend MDLD-320	Alala Kurosawa Alala Kurosawa , also known as Arara Kurosawa, is a Japanese adult video director who has specialized in producing videos in the Japanese porn genre of bukkake...	February 15, 2005
Double-Crossing Life of Dream With Asuka Sawaguchi	Moodyz Real MDRD-006	FLAGMAN	March 15, 2005
Black Men & Sex, Digital Mosaic Interracial	Moodyz Legend MDLD-361	Sumioshin	April 15, 2005
Lewd Busty Secretary	Moodyz Legend MDLD-383	Tadanori Usami	May 15, 2005
Black Men, Nymphos and Group Sex Interracial With Cocolo	Moodyz Legend MDLD-401	Sumioshin	June 1, 2005
Sperm Viking 3	Moodyz Legend MDLD-419	Tatsuya Aoki	July 1, 2005
Action! Huge Tits Girls 4 Hours!! 2 Compilation with 3 other actresses	Alice Japan Alice Japan was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with... DV-497		July 15, 2005
Cheerful Lewd Tits Medical Care	Moodyz Legend MDLD-441	Yutaka Akiyama	August 1, 2005
Love the Big Tits RIBON 4 Hours BEST Compilation with 14 other actresses	Media Bank Ribon RBND-069		August 12, 2005
Manco Maniax	Moodyz Acid MIAD-001	Tatsuya Aoki	September 1, 2005
Big Tits Confinement	SOD Soft on Demand , often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture... SDDM-703	Kin Ishikawa	October 6, 2005
Hyper Magic Mirror Box Car 2005 With Haruka, Minaki Saotome & Moe Kimishima	Deep's DVDPS-592	Kazama Kaji	October 20, 2005
Female Teacher - Nakadashi 20 Times	IEnergy IESP-128		December 21, 2005

2007

Video title	Company	Director	Release date
Resurrection Goddess	Crystal-Eizou Crystal-Eizou , known in English as Crystal Image or Crystal Video, is a Japanese corporation involved in the production and distribution of adult videos.-Company history:...  Venus VFDV-116	Kazuhide Arai	August 24, 2007
Welcome to Bakunyu Soapland	Crystal-Eizou Grace GRDV-051	Juzo Kamonohashi	September 28, 2007
Fetish Love Ai Kurosawa	Crystal Eizou Grace GRDV-054	Momow	October 26, 2007
Big Bust Private Teacher	Crystal Eizou Grace GRDV-056	Futoshi Kamino	November 30, 2007
Private Ai Kurosawa	Crystal Eizou Venus VFDV-132	Takumi Iwasaki	December 7, 2007

2008-2009

Video title	Company	Director	Release date
Strip Sex Soft SM - Tora-Tora Platinum Vol. 38 Uncensored	Tora-Tora-Tora TRP-038		May 5, 2008
Philter - Tora-Tora Platinum Vol. 47 Uncensored	Tora-Tora-Tora TRP-047		August 18, 2008
AI Fetish Uncensored	One Piece OPJ-001		October 23, 2008
Tora-Tora Platinum Vol. 50 Uncensored	Tora-Tora-Tora TRP-050		October 29, 2008
Lovers Uncensored	Pink Puncher PB-166		October 30, 2008
M&T - Cosplay as Maid and Teacher Uncensored	Pink Puncher PB-168		December 16, 2008
Slender and Big Bust Woman Uncensored	Pink Puncher PB-174		January 31, 2009

External links

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