Asami Jo
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
AV Idol
from Tokyo
. Tokusatsu
fans also know her as the villain Shibolena in the Super Sentai
series Denji Sentai Megaranger
.
She debuted with the Alice Japan
label in October 1995. Her February 1996 release for the same label, Love Potion, told the story of a woman who supports her boyfriend financially while he is studying to become a lawyer. She employs sex as a means to make cosmetic sales. Thrilling Club: A Scandalous Night With You (April 1996), had Jō as a married woman who meets an old classmate, with whom she and her husband engage in a menage-a-trois.
In The Beautiful Slave (May 1996), she played the role of a young woman who is unhappy with the marriage her parents have arranged for her. Obscene Model (June 1996) had Jō in the role of a woman who acts like a cat in heat and when she is taken to a veterinarian engages in wild sex with him.
In Top Secret Is Full Nude, released in July 1996, she played a woman who is raped by a man who is later hired by her husband, for whose company she also works. Almost Broken was an organized crime melodrama with Jō escaping from a gang and becoming involved in telephone sex. Like the previously-described videos, this August 1996 release was an Alice Japan
production.
Asami Jō later appeared in such mainstream TV series as Weatherwoman 2 (1996) and Denji Sentai Megaranger
(1997) http://www.qzc.co.jp/DORAMA_CGI/DORAMA1.exe?AFLG=&TARGET1=TITLE%2CNAME&KEY1=&MODE1=SYNONYM&TARGET2=CAST&KEY2=%8F%E9%96%83%94%FC&MODE2=SYNONYM&TARGET3=ENSHUTSU%2CPRODUCER%2CKIKAKU%2CSEISAKU%2CKYAKUHON%2CGENSAKU%2CART%2CTECNIQUE&KEY3=&MODE3=SYNONYM&TARGET4=ETC&KEY4=&MODE4=SYNONYM&TARGET5=GENSAKU&KEY5=&MODE5=SYNONYM&CHK=AND&ACTION=%8C%9F%8D%F5%82%F0%82%B7%82%E9 She became a TV commentator, and from 1995-1998 she was a regular on the nighttime TV show Gilgamesh Night
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The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
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...
from Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. Tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
fans also know her as the villain Shibolena in the Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
series Denji Sentai Megaranger
Denji Sentai Megaranger
is Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai television series. The footage was also used in the American series, Power Rangers in Space. Megaranger premiered on February 14, 1997 and concluded on February 15, 1998.-Plot:...
.
Life and career
Jō was born in Tokyo and was a TV commercial model before starting a career in pornography. While many Japanese AVs involve some form of documentary style, Asami Jō's videos are mainly in the fictional style of the pink film and early AV.She debuted 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...
label in October 1995. Her February 1996 release for the same label, Love Potion, told the story of a woman who supports her boyfriend financially while he is studying to become a lawyer. She employs sex as a means to make cosmetic sales. Thrilling Club: A Scandalous Night With You (April 1996), had Jō as a married woman who meets an old classmate, with whom she and her husband engage in a menage-a-trois.
In The Beautiful Slave (May 1996), she played the role of a young woman who is unhappy with the marriage her parents have arranged for her. Obscene Model (June 1996) had Jō in the role of a woman who acts like a cat in heat and when she is taken to a veterinarian engages in wild sex with him.
In Top Secret Is Full Nude, released in July 1996, she played a woman who is raped by a man who is later hired by her husband, for whose company she also works. Almost Broken was an organized crime melodrama with Jō escaping from a gang and becoming involved in telephone sex. Like the previously-described videos, this August 1996 release was an 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...
production.
Asami Jō later appeared in such mainstream TV series as Weatherwoman 2 (1996) and Denji Sentai Megaranger
Denji Sentai Megaranger
is Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai television series. The footage was also used in the American series, Power Rangers in Space. Megaranger premiered on February 14, 1997 and concluded on February 15, 1998.-Plot:...
(1997) http://www.qzc.co.jp/DORAMA_CGI/DORAMA1.exe?AFLG=&TARGET1=TITLE%2CNAME&KEY1=&MODE1=SYNONYM&TARGET2=CAST&KEY2=%8F%E9%96%83%94%FC&MODE2=SYNONYM&TARGET3=ENSHUTSU%2CPRODUCER%2CKIKAKU%2CSEISAKU%2CKYAKUHON%2CGENSAKU%2CART%2CTECNIQUE&KEY3=&MODE3=SYNONYM&TARGET4=ETC&KEY4=&MODE4=SYNONYM&TARGET5=GENSAKU&KEY5=&MODE5=SYNONYM&CHK=AND&ACTION=%8C%9F%8D%F5%82%F0%82%B7%82%E9 She became a TV commentator, and from 1995-1998 she was a regular on the nighttime TV show Gilgamesh Night
Gilgamesh Night
was a softcore porn Japanese variety TV show broadcast from October 1991 to March 1998. Airing Saturdays at 1:15 a.m. on TV Tokyo, the hour-long show helped launch the career of one of its late hosts, Ai Iijima, who afterwards moved into a more mainstream career....
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Adult Videos
| Video title | Company | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Bare Skin Jennu |
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-1756 |
October 20, 1995 | |
| My Pure Lady | Alice Japan KA-1762 (VHS) DC-031 (VCD) |
VHS:November 17, 1995 VCD:May 22, 1998 |
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| Hold Me, Love Me |
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... Oz OZ-5123 |
December 19, 1995 | |
| Sensual Heroine |
Alice Japan KA-1775 |
TOHJIRO Tohjiro Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:... |
January 26, 1996 |
| Love Potion | Alice Japan KA-1778 |
Futoshi Kamino | February 23, 1996 |
| Thrilling Club: A Scandalous Night With You |
Alice Japan KA-1786 |
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:... |
April 19, 1996 |
| The Beautiful Slave |
Alice Japan KA-1789 |
Kyosuke Murayama | May 17, 1996 |
| Obscene Model/Y-Setsu Model |
Alice Japan KA-1794 |
Kyosuke Murayama | June 14, 1996 |
| Top Secret Is Full Nude |
Alice Japan KA-1798 |
Kenryu Namiri | July 12, 1996 |
| Super Collection Asami Jo CD-ROM |
Alice Japan DID-02 |
August 6, 1996 | |
| Almost Broken aka Serious Condition of Love |
Alice Japan KA-1802 |
Kenryu Namiri | August 9, 1996 |
| Atlas Gorgeous Compilation with several 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... 6A-085 |
Tukasa Hashimoto | August 30, 1996 |
| Obscene Model REMIX Compilation from the Obscene Model series with 4 other actresses |
Alice Japan KA-1965 |
February 11, 2000 | |
| ATLAS MEGA-MIX vol.#1: Ultimate Goddess Compilation DVD with several 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... AVD-035 |
September 15, 2000 | |
| Obscene Model - Wet 5 Compilation DVD from the Obscene Model series with 4 other actresses |
Alice Japan DV-033 |
September 22, 2000 | |
| No Cut 4 Hours: Asami Jo Compilation DVD containing 4 videos, including My Pure Lady |
Alice Japan DV-183 |
October 11, 2000 | |
| No Cut 4 Hours: Asami Jo vol. 2 Compilation DVD of her earlier videos |
Alice Japan DV-202 |
December 24, 2000 | |
| Alice Memorial 1995 Compilation with other actresses |
Alice Japan DV-583 |
February 17, 2006 |
V-Cinema
- La Blue GirlLa Blue Girlis an erotic anime and manga series.Based on the manga by Toshio Maeda, the La Blue Girl anime, like his other hentai series , features a large amount of tentacle rape...
Live 2: Live Birth of the Demon Child (February 24, 1996) - La Blue Girl Live 3: Lady Ninja (February 24, 1996)
- Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (April 13, 1996)
- Nippon Bicycle Race Academy - It's Youth! (May 3, 1997)
- Denji sentai Megaranger vs Carranger (March 13, 1998)
- Tokyo Night Wars (May 1, 1998)
- Underage Sex Offender Report (July 1, 1998)
- Seiju sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger (March 12, 1999)
Movies
- Break Heat バクの胃袋を開け! (February 14, 1998) as Ginko Ishida http://web.archive.org/web/19991006182507/http://www.jrss.co.jp/cinerocket/break/p03.html
TV Shows
- Gilgamesh NightGilgamesh Nightwas a softcore porn Japanese variety TV show broadcast from October 1991 to March 1998. Airing Saturdays at 1:15 a.m. on TV Tokyo, the hour-long show helped launch the career of one of its late hosts, Ai Iijima, who afterwards moved into a more mainstream career....
(April, 1995 - March 28, 1998) - HEN (1996)
- Shiyo yo 2 (1996)
- A Weatherwoman 2: Ryoko PuriPuri (1997)
- Denji Sentai MegarangerDenji Sentai Megarangeris Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai television series. The footage was also used in the American series, Power Rangers in Space. Megaranger premiered on February 14, 1997 and concluded on February 15, 1998.-Plot:...
(1997–1998)
Pictorial Books
- "Asami Jo Pictorial" (Scholar, September 1995) ISBN 4-7962-0315-X
- "Hinano" (Eichi Press, June 1996) ISBN 4-7542-1127-8
- "Sora" (Eichi Press, March 1997) ISBN 4-7542-1154-5
Sources
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The , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
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