Hotaru Hazuki
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is a Japanese
actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix
for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996. Including second-place awards, Hazuki has won five awards in the Best Actress category and one Best New Actress award, a record at the Pink Grand Prix. She has been called the "Queen of Pink Eiga" and the "Last Pink Actress."
in 1970 as . She joined the Suizokukan Gekijō (Aquarium Theater) theatrical group while still in university. Besides performing in the groups' productions, she works as co-organizer. She uses her birth name in her stage career.
Hazuki made her screen debut in director Takahisa Zeze
's 1993 film Modern Story About Bandits aka The Legend of the Thief. Her role in Toshiya Ueno
's Keep on Masturbating: Non-Stop Pleasure
(1994) won her the Best New Actress, 2nd Place at the Pink Grand Prix
. To pink film audiences she is known less for her beauty than for her strong stage presence and unique vocal performance. Anglophone pink film critic Jasper Sharp notes her "aloof, composed and slightly melancholic figure." She became closely associated with the work of Toshiki Satō
, starring in some of his highest-regarded films, including the Pink Grand Prix
Best Film-winners, Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!
(1995) and Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet
(1996). Hazuki was given the Best Actress award for her work in both these films. Her work in Satō's Apartment Wife: Midday Adultery (1997), Ueno's The Lustful Sister-in-Law 2: Erotic Games
(1999) and pink film actor-director Yutaka Ikejima
's Obscene Stalker: It Holds in Darkness!
(2002) won her the Best Actress Silver Prize in three more of the annual ceremonies. In recent years Hazuki has appeared in mainstream films such as Man Walking on Snow
, screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
. Her cast listing in this film gives her name as Sayoko Ishii.
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actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996. Including second-place awards, Hazuki has won five awards in the Best Actress category and one Best New Actress award, a record at the Pink Grand Prix. She has been called the "Queen of Pink Eiga" and the "Last Pink Actress."
Life and career
Hotaru Hazuki was born in Fukushima PrefectureFukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
in 1970 as . She joined the Suizokukan Gekijō (Aquarium Theater) theatrical group while still in university. Besides performing in the groups' productions, she works as co-organizer. She uses her birth name in her stage career.
Hazuki made her screen debut in director Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his soft-core pornographic pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Kazuhiro Sano, Toshiki Satō, and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...
's 1993 film Modern Story About Bandits aka The Legend of the Thief. Her role in Toshiya Ueno
Toshiya Ueno
is a Japanese film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the pink film directors known collectively as the .-Life and career:...
's Keep on Masturbating: Non-Stop Pleasure
Keep on Masturbating: Non-Stop Pleasure
aka Serial Masturbation: Disorder is a 1994 Japanese Pink film directed by Toshiya Ueno. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the 1994 Pink Grand Prix ceremony.-Synopsis:...
(1994) won her the Best New Actress, 2nd Place at the Pink Grand Prix
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
. To pink film audiences she is known less for her beauty than for her strong stage presence and unique vocal performance. Anglophone pink film critic Jasper Sharp notes her "aloof, composed and slightly melancholic figure." She became closely associated with the work of Toshiki Satō
Toshiki Sato
aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...
, starring in some of his highest-regarded films, including the Pink Grand Prix
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
Best Film-winners, Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!
Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!
is a 1995 Japanese Pink film directed by Toshiki Satō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Hotaru Hazuki was given the Best Actress award and cinematographer Yasumasa Konishi won a Technical Award for their work on the film. Satō's original title for the film was...
(1995) and Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet
Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet
is a 1996 Japanese Pink film directed by Toshiki Satō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. The film was released on video as .-Synopsis:A bored housewife dreams of becoming a novelist...
(1996). Hazuki was given the Best Actress award for her work in both these films. Her work in Satō's Apartment Wife: Midday Adultery (1997), Ueno's The Lustful Sister-in-Law 2: Erotic Games
The Lustful Sister-in-Law 2: Erotic Games
aka and is a 1999 Japanese pink film directed by Toshiya Ueno. It won the Bronze Prize at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony, and lead actress Hotaru Hazuki was given a Best Actress award for her performance in the film.-Background:...
(1999) and pink film actor-director Yutaka Ikejima
Yutaka Ikejima
is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...
's Obscene Stalker: It Holds in Darkness!
Obscene Stalker: It Holds in Darkness!
is a 2002 Japanese pink film in the suspense genre, directed by Yutaka Ikejima. It was chosen as the eighth best pink release of the year, and lead actress Hotaru Hazuki was given a Best Actress award at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.-Synopsis:...
(2002) won her the Best Actress Silver Prize in three more of the annual ceremonies. In recent years Hazuki has appeared in mainstream films such as Man Walking on Snow
Man Walking on Snow
Man Walking on Snow is a 2001 Japanese drama film directed by Kobayashi Masahiro. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ken Ogata - Nobuo Honma* Yasufumi Hayashi - Yasuo* Teruyuki Kagawa - Ryoichi...
, screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
2001 Cannes Film Festival
The 2001 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti.-Jury:* Liv Ullmann, President * Mimmo Calopresti * Charlotte Gainsbourg...
. Her cast listing in this film gives her name as Sayoko Ishii.