Sasa Handa
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is a Japanese model, actress and former 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...

 who was born on April 18, 1985 in Okinawa, Japan. She has also used the name .

Gravure Idol - Chieri Haruyama

Under the name Chieri Haruyama she appeared in a number of wrestling catfight
Catfight
Catfight is a term for an altercation between two women, typically involving scratching, slapping, hair-pulling, and shirt-shredding as opposed to punching or wrestling . However, the term is not exclusively used to indicate a fight between women, and many formal definitions do not invoke gender...

 videos beginning in September 2003. The DVD series, Idol Fight MetoMix , was produced from full-length live wrestling tournaments with the women attired in bikinis. She appeared in volumes 1-2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of the series released over the period from September 2003 to October 2004. She also starred in a number of "gravure" (non-nude) videos starting at least as early as December 2003 with the DVD release Computer Angels Vol. 2.

Sasa Handa and AV debut

By August 2005, she was using the name Sasa Handa and was featured in the erotic horror 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...

 film Onna Onmyōji - Jain kakusei (女陰陽師/邪淫覚醒) directed by Shōji Tsuyoshi and released by TMC. Handa also appeared in other media including a regular role in the TV show Yarisugi kōji as well as appearances on the TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....

 variety show Kusano Kid and the TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...

 documentary Kyuuyo meisai . In February 2006 she appeared in the movie as the character Eri Suzuki, in what was her first nude role.

Tōkyō Daigaku Monogatari was produced by the adult video (AV) studio Soft On Demand
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...

 (SOD) and soon afterwards that studio announced that Handa had signed with them as an AV actress. She made her AV debut with SOD in July 2006 with the video Debut. Despite only performing in AV for the second half of 2006, Handa received a number of awards for that year's work. At the 5th Annual SOD Awards in 2006, Handa received the SOD Award for contributions to the company's sales and images, the Best New Actress Award, and one of the Actress Awards for Excellence. She was also given one of the Best New Actress Awards for Excellence from the AV Actress Grand Prix contest in 2006. Additionally, All About AV columnist Kemuta Otsubo picked Handa as #3 on his list of the ten top AV actresses for 2006.

In addition to continuing her AV career, in 2007 Handa also appeared in the role of Koichi Omote in three 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...

 releases of the popular erotic comedy action series Kekko Kamen
Kekko Kamen
is originally a shōnen manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several live-action films. The manga series is about the misadventures of a student named Mayumi Takahashi who attends a boarding school called Toenail of Satan's Spartan Institute of Higher...

: Kekko Kamen Royale, Kekko Kamen Premium and Kekko Kamen Forever. Her co-star in the series was fellow AV actress Maria Ozawa
Maria Ozawa
, who used the name early in her career, is a former Japanese adult video actress known in Japan as an AV idol.-Early life:Ozawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Canadian. Since she always attended an international school, she claims that her English reading...

. She was also a featured player in the May 2007 theatrical movie, Zero Woman R , part of the Zero Woman
Zero Woman
Zero Woman is a Japanese film series chronicling the adventures of a young lady named Rei, who, working for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department secret agency called Zero Division, goes undercover to infiltrate and then later assassinate drug kingpins, mercenaries, and various criminals and...

 film series. Later in 2007, Handa starred in the 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...

 erotic horror production Undead Pool, also known as Attack Girls Swim Team vs the Unliving Dead , which was released in Japan in December 2007 and with English subtitles in the US in December 2008. One reviewer notes that "Handa ... is "beautiful in a dreamy, drugged-up kind of way (this also describes her acting style)."

Handa stayed with the SOD studio throughout 2008 and 2009 making about one original video a month including the October 2008 m Vision Injection which used Kazuhiko Matsumoto
Kazuhiko Matsumoto
is a prominent Japanese adult video director, credited with inventing the bukkake genre of Japanese pornography.-MVG:Matsumoto was the founder and first director of M's Video Group in 1995...

's POV camera technique. In early 2010 she was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 2010 Adult Broadcasting Awards
Adult Broadcasting Awards
The Adult Broadcasting Awards are given for performances in adult video programs shown on SKY PerfecTV! satellite TV channels in Japan. The awards complement those presented by the AV Open / AV Grand Prix contests which are given for adult videos sold in retail outlets or on the internet.-SKY...

 for her endeavours in 2009. Outside her AV work, Handa also appeared in the January 2009 mainstream drama Night King, directed by Ken'ichi Fujiwara who had also directed her in Zero Woman R. February 2009 saw the DVD release of the 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...

  which starred Handa as a topless sword fighter. The DVD was also released in the US with English subtitles and a reviewer comments that the film "basically hangs entirely on the scenes of Sasa Handa disrobing," In June 2009 Handa had a role in the theatrical comedy-drama production based on the short story by Akio Jissoji
Akio Jissoji
was a Japanese television and film director best known outside of Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy , , and ....

.

The popularity of Japanese adult video stars extends to other parts of Asia as well and Handa (along with another SOD star, Hitomi Tanaka
Hitomi Tanaka
also known as Hitomi is a Japanese AV idol and gravure idol. She is well known for her large breasts, Japanese size 97J -Life and career:...

) represented the SOD company at the March 2009 .

Retirement from AV and later career

Handa retired from the AV industry in 2010 after four years and nearly fifty titles in order to pursue a mainstream acting career. Her retirement video set, running over 10 hours, Performer Sasa Handa – AV Retirement, was released by Soft On Demand
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...

 on July 22, 2010. In December 2010, Handa starred in the dark fantasy movie Ai no Ejiki Jokyoshi Haruka no Kokuhaku .

Selected filmography

Video title Release date Studio Director Notes

Gravure videos

Computer Angels Vol. 2
2003-12-05 Orustak Pictures
VPD-002
as Chieri Haruyama
HOT TRIP
2004-03-26
EG-1062
as Chieri Haruyama
Dangerous
2004-04-25
FLV-004
as Chieri Haruyama
HOT TRIP 2
2005-06-24
EG-1155
as Chieri Haruyama
Compilation with two other actresses

Video title Release date Studio Director Notes

Adult videos (AV)

Debut
2006-07-06 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-901
Goshima Shunsuke AV debut
Digital Mosaic
2006-08-04 SOD
SDDM-923
Kei Morikawa
Costume Play with Digital Mosaic 5
2006-09-07 SOD
SDDS-945
First Ecstasy
2006-10-05 SOD
SDDM-967
Goro Tameike
Goro Tameike
is a Japanese adult video director who has directed more than 450 videos. He was one of the first exponents of the genre in AV.-Life and career:...

With actor Taka Kato
Taka Kato
or Taka Katou is a Japanese male adult video actor.-Life and career:Taka Kato was born in Akita on May 1, 1962, He graduated from high school in Akita and in 1988 went to Tokyo where he worked as a photographer and adult video actor. His official profile claims performances in 5000 to 5300 videos...

120% H Cheery! Diary of Living Together
2006-11-04 SOD
SDDM-987
Keita ★ No.1
Super High-Class Soap Lady
2006-12-07 SOD
SDMS-014
Hajime Yarigasaki
180 Minutes Produce of Sasa Handa
2007-01-05 SOD
SDMS-033
Midori Kohaku
Sasa Handa's Masturbation Aid
2006-02-08 SOD
SDDE-099
Keita ★ No.1
24 Hours 10 Sex
2007-03-08 SOD
SDMS-075
Keita ★ No.1
Forbidden Relationship
2007-04-19 SOD
SDDE-107
Rintaro Ise
Ultra Molester Hell
2007-05-17 SOD
STAR-001
Kikurin
Fuzoku Spirits
2007-06-21 SOD
STAR-007
FLAGMAN
First Outdoor Sex
2007-07-19 SOD
STAR-014
Doing Incontinence
2007-08-16 SOD
STAR-021
[Jo]Style
(Jo)Style
[Jo]Style is a Japanese adult video director who has supervised more than 300 productions during his career.-Life and career:[Jo]Style began his profession directing AV at the Waap Entertainment studio which also fostered the careers of Alala Kurosawa, KINGDOM and K*WEST...

Performer's First Nakadashi!!
2007-09-20 SOD
STAR-029
Goshima Shunsuke
Performer's First! She Changes The Body, Lewd Coming & Going
2007-10-18 SOD
STAR-036
Kin Ishikawa
48 Hour Lovemaking Honeymoon
2007-11-22 SOD
STAR-043
Goshima Shunsuke
Sex Doll Semen Training
2007-12-20 SOD
STAR-050
Goshima Shunsuke
Insult Desire Show
2008-01-17 SOD
STAR-058
Kengo Aikawa
Really Lewd Sex 4 Hours 8 Costumes
2008-02-21 SOD
STAR-065
Yasunari Izumi
Ultra Ecstasy! Ultra Squirting! Climax Orgasm
2008-03-20 SOD
STAR-071
Keita ★ No.1
Sensitive Body Extreme Eroticism is Not Acceptable! Teacher Sasa
2008-04-17 SOD
STAR-078
Ryota
Your Wife Is Like A School Girl
2008-05-22 SOD
STAR-084
Ryota
Nakadashi Heaven
2008-06-19 SOD
STAR-091
Ginro
Gang Rape Orgasm Restraint
2008-07-17 SOD
STAR-098
Male Virgin First Insertion
2008-08-21 SOD
STAR-106
Non Stop Sex 2008-09-18 SOD
STAR-114
mVision Injection
2008-10-23 SOD
STAR-122
Kazuhiko Matsumoto
Kazuhiko Matsumoto
is a prominent Japanese adult video director, credited with inventing the bukkake genre of Japanese pornography.-MVG:Matsumoto was the founder and first director of M's Video Group in 1995...

Showbiz Celebrity Hot Springs
2009-04-18 SOD
STAR-157
End of Nakadashi Molester Hell
2010-05-27 SOD
STAR-219
Performer Sasa Handa – AV Retirement
2010-07-22 SOD
STAR-226
Goshima Shunsuke
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