Pinky Ribbon Awards
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The are a Japanese cinema awards ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. The award is held by , a Kansai region paper covering the pink film industry. Readers of the paper elect the winners of the awards, which have been held annually since 2004. Honors go to the best three films of the year-- Gold, Silver and Pearl awards-- and to the best actresses. Actress awards are Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best New Actress, and since 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Actress.
2004
| Award | Film | Studio | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Housekeeper with Beautiful Skin: Made Wet with Finger Torture Housekeeper with Beautiful Skin: Made Wet with Finger Torture is a 2004 Japanese pink film directed by Tarō Araki and scripted by Yumi Yoshiyuki. Araki directed the film for his own production studio, Tarō Pro, and it was released theatrically in Japan by OP Eiga on March 1, 2004. It won the Silver Prize for Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony and... Mihada Kaseifu: Yubi Zeme Nurashite |
OP Eiga | Tarō Araki Tarō Araki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Minoru Kunizawa, Araki is one of the four top pink film directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium.-Life and career:... |
Mayu Asada Mayu Asada is a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre of theatrical softcore pornography in 2004.- Life and career :... |
| Silver | Uniform Beauty: Shag Me Teacher! Tsumugi aka Uniform Beauty: Shag Me Teacher! is an award-winning Japanese pink film directed by Hidekazu Takahara and starring Sora Aoi. The DVD is released at July 1st 2009 in the U.S. market.-Synopsis:... Seifuku bishōjo: Sensei atashi wo daite |
Kokuei / Shintōhō | Hidekazu Takahara | Sora Aoi Sora Aoi is a Japanese AV idol, nude model, and media personality. In addition to being a multiple award winning actress in the AV field, she has also attained mainstream media recognition.- Early life :... |
| Pearl (tie) |
Aspiring Home Tutor: Soiled Pure Whiteness Aspiring Home Tutor: Soiled Pure Whiteness is a 2004 Japanese pink film written and directed by Yumi Yoshiyuki, who also acted in a leading role. Yoshiyuki filmed Aspiring Home Tutor: Soiled Pure Whiteness for her own Office Yoshiyuki production company, and it was released theatrically in Japan by OP Eiga on February 10, 2004. The film was... Akogare no kateikyōshi: yogosareta junbaku |
OP Eiga | Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
Mai Sakurazuki Yumika Hayashi Yumika Hayashi was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films... Yumi Yoshiyuki |
| Pearl (tie) |
Shokudō no o neesan inran ni jimi jiru |
OP Eiga | Tarō Araki Tarō Araki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Minoru Kunizawa, Araki is one of the four top pink film directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium.-Life and career:... |
Mayu Asada Mayu Asada is a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre of theatrical softcore pornography in 2004.- Life and career :... Kyōko Kazama Kyōko Kazama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.-Life and career:... |
| Pearl (tie) |
Bitter Sweet Nōkō furin torareta onna |
Kokuei / Shintōhō | Mitsuru Meike Mitsuru Meike is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of prominent pink film directors known collectively as the .-Life and career:... |
Konatsu Konatsu (actress) is a Japanese pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 2005.- Life and career :... Yumika Hayashi Yumika Hayashi was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films... |
| Pearl (tie) |
Married Couple Swap Night: My Wife and Your Husband Fūfu kōkan zenya: watashi no tsuma to anata no okusan |
Shintōhō | Daisuke Goto | Kyōko Natsume |
- Best Actress: Mayu AsadaMayu Asadais a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre of theatrical softcore pornography in 2004.- Life and career :...
- Best Supporting Actress: Yumika HayashiYumika Hayashiwas a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films...
, Chinami Hayashida - Best New Actress: Sora AoiSora Aoiis a Japanese AV idol, nude model, and media personality. In addition to being a multiple award winning actress in the AV field, she has also attained mainstream media recognition.- Early life :...
, Mai Sakurazuki, KonatsuKonatsu (actress)is a Japanese pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 2005.- Life and career :...
, Kyōko Natsume
2005
| Award | Film | Studio | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Miss Peach: Peachy Sweetness Huge Breasts Miss Peach: Peachy Sweetness Huge Breasts is a 2005 Japanese Pink film directed by Yumi Yoshiyuki. It was chosen as the fifth Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony where Kiichi Katō was also awarded for Best Music. The Pinky Ribbon Award chose the film as the Best Film of the year.... Misu Piichi: kyonyū wa momo no umami |
OP Eiga | Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
Yumika Hayashi Yumika Hayashi was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films... Sakurako Kaoru Sakurako Kaoru is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre... |
| Silver | Huge Tits G-Cup: Rapturous Valley Bakunyū G kappu: torokeru tanima |
OP Eiga | Tarō Araki Tarō Araki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Minoru Kunizawa, Araki is one of the four top pink film directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium.-Life and career:... |
Kazumi Hiraishi Mayuko Sasaki Motoko Sasaki Motoko Sasaki is a Japanese pink film actress and striptease performer. She entered the pink film profession at the advanced age of 29, became a star in the field at 31, and won a Best Actress award for her work in this genre in 2003 at the age of 36.-Early life:... |
| Pearl | Gaijin tsuma x sukebena imōto: marumie ero sawagi |
OP Eiga | Mototsugu Watanabe | Minami Hoshikawa Maria Hayashi Minami Aoyama Minami Aoyama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a Best Actress award for her work in this genre in 2006.-Life and career:... |
- Best Actress: Yumika HayashiYumika Hayashiwas a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films...
- Best Supporting Actress: Lemon HanazawaLemon Hanazawa, aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix...
- Best New Actress: Mari Yamaguchi, Sakurako KaoruSakurako Kaoruis a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre...
, Komari Awashima, Erina Aoyama
2006
| Award | Film | Studio | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Fascinating Young Hostess: Sexy Thighs Fascinating Young Hostess: Sexy Thighs aka is a 2006 Japanese Pink film directed by Tetsuya Takehora. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Kiminori Komatsu also won Best Screenplay and Akiho Yoshizawa was chosen third Best Actress for their work in the film... Nōsatsu waka-okami: iroppoi koshitsuki |
OP Eiga | Tetsuya Takehora Tetsuya Takehora is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Tetsuya Takehora studied at the , founded by director Shōhei Imamura in 1975 as the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film. He entered the film industry as an assistant director at Ōkura Pictures , in which capacity he worked... |
Akiho Yoshizawa Akiho Yoshizawa , often known simply as Acky , is a Japanese adult video and pink film actress.-AV debut - Alice Japan & Max-A:Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and after working as a gravure idol, made her AV debut in 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A... |
| Silver | Mighty Extreme Woman Uncle's Paradise aka is a 2006 Japanese pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka.-Synopsis:This erotic comedy follows the life of Haruo Maekawa, a young man who makes a living catching squid. Haruo is obsessed with catching a legendary giant squid rumored to live in Tokyo Bay. Haruo's uncle Takashi, fallen on hard... Zetsurin zetsujo |
Kokuei / Shintōhō | Shinji Imaoka Shinji Imaoka aka is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of a group of pink film directors of the 2000s known collectively as the .-Life and career:... |
Shirō Shimomoto Shirō Shimomoto is a Japanese pink film actor and director from Osaka, Japan. He has been called "one of the most individual actors" in the world of pink film.-Life and career:... Minami Aoyama Minami Aoyama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a Best Actress award for her work in this genre in 2006.-Life and career:... |
| Pearl | Three Naked Sisters: Lewdness Three Naked Sisters: Lewdness is a 2006 Japanese pink film co-written and directed by Yasufumi Tanaka. It won the award for Tenth Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. The film was also given a Pearl Prize at the Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards... Hadaka no Sanshimai: Inkō |
Shintōhō | Yasufumi Tanaka | Mayu Asada Mayu Asada is a Japanese actress best known for her appearances in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre of theatrical softcore pornography in 2004.- Life and career :... Sakurako Kaoru Sakurako Kaoru is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre... |
- Best Actress: Akiho YoshizawaAkiho Yoshizawa, often known simply as Acky , is a Japanese adult video and pink film actress.-AV debut - Alice Japan & Max-A:Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and after working as a gravure idol, made her AV debut in 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A...
- Best Supporting Actress: Kyōko KazamaKyōko Kazamais a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.-Life and career:...
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress: Erina Aoyama, Komari Awashima, Rinako HirasawaRinako Hirasawais a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 2007.- Life and career :...
- Best New Actress: Yuria Hidaka
2007
| Award | Film | Studio | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers aka is a 2007 Japanese Pink film directed by Yoshikazu Katō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Director Katō and screenwriter Hideo Jōjō were also given awards for the film, as was Miki Arakawa, for Best New Actress. The Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards also... Chikan densha: binkan yubi saki annai nin |
OP Eiga | Yoshikazu Katō Yoshikazu Katō is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Yoshikazu Katō was born in Kyoto in 1972, and became a fan of the pink film while still in junior high school. He graduated from the Nikkatsu Visual Arts Academy in 1993, and began working in the film industry in 1995... |
Miki Arakawa |
| Silver | Adultery Addiction: Sensual Daze Adultery Addiction: Sensual Daze is a 2007 Japanese Pink film directed by Yumi Yoshiyuki. It won the Silver Prize at the 20th annual Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Lead actress Sakurako Kaoru was also given the Best Actress, second place prize for her performance in the film.-Cast:... Furinchūdoku: kannō no madoromi |
OP Eiga | Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
Sakurako Kaoru Sakurako Kaoru is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre... Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
| Pearl | Injō ~gibo to san kyōdai~ |
Kokuei / Shintōhō | Rei Sakamoto | Yūichi Ishikawa Hiroyuki Kaneko Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix... |
- Best Actress: Rinako HirasawaRinako Hirasawais a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 2007.- Life and career :...
- Best Supporting Actress: Kyōko KazamaKyōko Kazamais a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.-Life and career:...
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress: Lemon HanazawaLemon Hanazawa, aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix...
, Kiri Kōda - Best New Actress: Rina Yūki
2008
| Award | Film | Studio | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Chō inran: yareba yaruhodo iikimochi |
Shintōhō | 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... |
Yuria Hidaka Kiri Kōda Erina Aoyama |
| Silver | Mofuku no mibōjin: hoshii no... |
Kokuei / Shintōhō | Mamoru Watanabe Mamoru Watanabe is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor, known for his work in the pink film genre. Along with directors Genji Nakamura and Banmei Takahashi, Watanabe is known as one of the "Three Pillars of Pink".-Early life:... |
Komari Awashima, Tomohiro Okada |
| Pearl | Hanjuku baishun: itohiku aishiru |
OP Eiga | 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... |
Yuria Hidaka, Mayuko Tanaka |
- Best Actress: Maki TomodaMaki Tomodais an award-winning Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in adult videos where her long and varied career has cemented her status as an AV idol...
- Best Supporting Actress: Kiri Kōda
- Best New Actress: Aya
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress: Komari Awashima, Yuria Hidaka
2009
| Award | Film | Studio | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ikutsu ni Nattemo Yaritai Furin |
Shintōhō | Rei Sakamoto |
Mutsuo Yoshioka Tsubasa Haruya Fujino Miki Daisuke Iijima Yumeka Sasaki |
| Second | Rashin no Uragao: Fushidarana Ai |
OP Eiga | Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
Amu Miho Wakabayashi Rina Yūki Naoyuki Chiba Kazu Itsuki |
| Second | Ecchi na Juban: Nure Kurū Futomomo |
OP Eiga | 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... |
Yuria Hidaka Nao Masaki Yū Uehara Takahiro Nomura |
| Second | Waisetsu Seirakuen: Ojisama to Watashi |
OP Eiga | Naoyuki Tomomatsu Naoyuki Tomomatsu is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in the pink film and horror genres.-Life and career:Tomomatsu was born in Osaka, Japan in 1967. He was interested in manga and film from high school and started working as an office assistant to manga artist Shungicu Uchida. In 1992, he... |
Reira Minatsuki Yōko Satomi Yōko Satomi is a Japanese pink film actress who has also used the name . Variations on the spelling of her name include , , and . She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 1999 and 2001.... Mari Yamaguchi Masayoshi Nogami |
| Second | Maid-Droid Maid-Droid aka and is a 2009 Japanese science-fiction fantasy pink film directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Among the awards it won at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony was the Silver Prize for Best Film.-Synopsis:... Rōjin to Rabudōru: Watashi ga Shochō ni Natta Toki |
Xces | Naoyuki Tomomatsu Naoyuki Tomomatsu is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in the pink film and horror genres.-Life and career:Tomomatsu was born in Osaka, Japan in 1967. He was interested in manga and film from high school and started working as an office assistant to manga artist Shungicu Uchida. In 1992, he... |
Akiho Yoshizawa Akiho Yoshizawa , often known simply as Acky , is a Japanese adult video and pink film actress.-AV debut - Alice Japan & Max-A:Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and after working as a gravure idol, made her AV debut in 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A... Anri Suzuki Mari Yamaguchi Yōko Satomi Yōko Satomi is a Japanese pink film actress who has also used the name . Variations on the spelling of her name include , , and . She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 1999 and 2001.... |
| Second | Honban Ōdishon: Yarareppanashi |
Shintōhō | Tsukasa Satō |
Ami Natsui Yuria Hidaka Nao Okabe Kōji Makimura |
| Second | Jukujo: Midara ni Midarete |
Shintōhō | Naokazu Chinzei |
Takeshi Itō Kyōko Hayami Hotaru Fumio Moriya |
- Note: Three-way tie for second-place this year. No Silver or Pearl awards given.
- Best Actress: Ami Natsui
- Best Supporting Actress: Minami AoyamaMinami Aoyamais a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a Best Actress award for her work in this genre in 2006.-Life and career:...
- Best New Actress: Nao Masaki
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress: Riri KōdaRiri Kōdaaka Riri Kouda, Kiri Kōda, and is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress.-Life and career:Riri Kōda, who makes her home in Tokyo, was born on March 1, 1974. Kōda has had an extensive career as an adult video actress; the Japanese video outlet DMM lists 200 DVDs available under her name in...
, Mayuko Sasaki, Yuria Hidaka, Yumi YoshiyukiYumi Yoshiyukiis a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's...