, surname also romanised

Romanization of Japanese

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 as Toujou, Tohjo, Tojyo, and Toujyo, born , is a Japan

Japan

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ese call girl

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, former pink film actress 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...

.

Acting and wrestling career

Tojo started her movie career in 1999 with the pink film Amazing! Erection Promotion Agent (驚異！勃起促進剤). In 2001, she was signed to the "athress" (athlete-actress) gimmick of the professional wrestling promotion

Professional wrestling promotion

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 JDStar

JDStar

JDStar , was a women's professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. In the wake of the joshi puroresu boom of the early 1990s, several different groups opened with distinct approaches...

. Until 2004, she also starred in several V-Cinema

V-Cinema

Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...

 films of erotic nature. Her last film Wild Flowers that had a professional wrestling

Professional wrestling

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 theme was released in April 2004 and featured Tojo with other JDStar wrestlers such as Mizuho Ishikawa and Cutie Suzuki

Cutie Suzuki

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. In September 2004, she wrestled in Mexico

Mexico

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.

AV debut controversy and after

In 2005, Tojo signed with the AV

Pornography in Japan

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 studio Natural High

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. Her destined AV debut video was shot in August 2005 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring

Shin-Kiba 1st Ring

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 and depicted Tojo getting gangbang

Gang bang pornography

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ed after losing a mock bout with wrestler Drake Morimatsu. The shoot stirred particular controversy within the puroresu community, raising concerns that the video may deteriorate the public image of female wrestlers. Additionally, JDStar executives declared that Natural High's mode of using the premises was in breach of their agreement and attempted to acquire a ban on the video.

Given the pressure faced, Natural High released another adult video with puroresu/kakutougi theme, Urgent Forced Release! Emi Tojo's Blitz AV Debut (緊急強行発売！ 東城えみ電撃AVデビュー) in October 2005. Nevertheless, the original AV debut titled Joshi Wrestlers' Battle Gonzo! Emi Tojo vs Drake Morimatsu: Immediate Loss in AV Debut Deathmatch!! (女子プロレスラーガチンコバトル!東城えみVSドレイク森松 負けたら即AVデビューデスマッチ!!) was released in December 2005. Morimatsu was removed from her Trans-World Wrestling

International Pro Wrestling

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 Tag Team Title due to her involvement in the video.

Despite (or perhaps due to) the subsequent controversy, Tojo sustained a successful adult video career and was one of the most popular AV actresses in 2005, ranking #8 in the list of 100 best selling actresses at the video retailer DMM (part of the Hokuto Corporation

Hokuto Corporation

The is a Japanese joint stock company involved in the distribution of adult videos and adult toys. The firm, founded in March 1990, is headquartered in Tokyo at the Ebisu Garden Place Tower. By late 2008, Hokuto was handling products from more than 150 different adult video studios, making it the...

). In 2006 she won one of the Actress Awards for Excellence at the 5th Annual SOD Awards.

As of 2011, Tojo has been working at the delivery health

Delivery health

, also known as shutchō health or by the abbreviation "deriheru" , is a form of prostitution in Japan similar to fashion health, "health" being a term for sexual services...

 service Amore in Nagoya.

Selected AV filmography

Video title	Release date	Studio	Director
Urgent Forced Release! Emi Tojo's Blitz AV Debut	2005-10-20	Natural High Natural High Natural High is a 1978 album by the soul band the Commodores. The resultant single issue - "Three Times a Lady" became their first Billboard Hot 100 number one. The album itself was their third R&B Album at number-one, while being their second Top 5 Pop Album.-See also:*List of number-one R&B... NHDT-227	Tattsun Nakano
Joshi Wrestlers' Battle Gonzo! Emi Tojo vs Drake Morimatsu: Immediate Loss in AV Debut Deathmatch!!	2005-12-21	Natural High Natural High Natural High is a 1978 album by the soul band the Commodores. The resultant single issue - "Three Times a Lady" became their first Billboard Hot 100 number one. The album itself was their third R&B Album at number-one, while being their second Top 5 Pop Album.-See also:*List of number-one R&B... NHDT-249
Emi Tojo's 100 Men Bukkake!	2006-10-05	Natural High Natural High Natural High is a 1978 album by the soul band the Commodores. The resultant single issue - "Three Times a Lady" became their first Billboard Hot 100 number one. The album itself was their third R&B Album at number-one, while being their second Top 5 Pop Album.-See also:*List of number-one R&B... NHDT-373	Tattsun Nakano
The Woman Everybody Loves! Female Professional Wrestler's Oil Wrestling	2007-02-22	LADY X LADY LADY-009
Female Professional Wrestler Emi Tojo's Anal Deathmatch	2007-10-01	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:... Acid MIAD-318	Fubuki Sakura
Violent Rape of a Strong Woman	2007-10-25	Nagae STYLE SBNS-046	Nagae Takami