| Ryōko Mitake | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1982 [1] Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Website | |
| http://www.mitakeryoko.com/ | |
Ryōko Mitake (美竹涼子 Mitake Ryōko) is a popular and multiple-award-winning Japanese AV idol. Throughout her career she alternated between the two AV studios, Alice Japan and Max-A. At the end of her first year in AV, Mitake was given two Best Actress awards in different AV ceremonies, and at the end of her second year she was given an award as second best actress. After two and a half years in the industry, Mitake retired to devote her time to her family.
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Ryōko Mitake was born in Tokyo on December 3, 1982.[2] She was not a sexually precocious youngster, and did not engage in sex for the first time until she was 17, with a 21-year-old boyfriend.[3][4] By the time of her debut in the AV industry, she had had sex with five men.[3][4] Mitake wears a Japanese E-cup bra, but says that she is not happy with her breasts, which she believes have a "squashed" look.[4]
Mitake was scouted to appear in AVs while in Ikebukuro by a bill-poster for the company. Mitake was immediately suspicious when the scout asked, "Would you like to do nude modeling?" She had watched a few AVs with lesbian or "molester" themes, so she decided to give it a try.[3] Mitake's first AV contract was for twelve consecutive videos to be made alternately for the Alice Japan and the Max-A Samansa labels.[4]
Mitake appeared in a photobook entitled Rose released in December 2001, and a second, Prick in May 2002.[5] One of these was photographed in Saipan, and one in Shimoda.[4] Mitake reported that she did not get a chance to sight-see around Saipan, which was too sunny for the actress. On the other hand, Shimoda was chilly, and she caught a cold there. She did get a chance to enjoy Shimoda's seafood, especially the lobster.[4]
Filming for Mitake's first video began in October or November 2001.[4] She was nervous during the filming of her first video, and finds it hard to watch.[3] Due to her relative inexperience, an actor had to show Mitake how to masturbate when she was to perform this on screen.[4] When interviewed early in her career, after having filmed nine videos, Mitake named blindfolding as one of the most unusual things she had done up to that point.[4] Titled Fever or I'm in Heat (発熱してる Hatsu nesshiteru), this first AV was released in January 2002 through Alice Japan,[6] and Mitake's debut video immediately became a number one adult rental.[3] Mitake's inaugural work was re-released on DVD in April 2002.[7]
Mitake's first video for Max-A / Samansa was the February release, Pride (プライド).[8] Her second work, this time for Alice Japan, was Ecstasy (エクスタシー) which came out in March 2002.[9]
Mitake's first experience with sex in a car was also due to a video shoot.[3] Forbidden Eros (禁断エロス Kindan eros, April 2002), Mitake's second video for Max-A / Samansa, was a narrative-driven video where Mitake played the role of a runaway.[10] By now, by rotating studios and continuously reuniting with staff and directors in her AV work, Mitake was becoming more comfortable with her career.[3] Parfum (パルファム), a Max-A release from June 2002, was an incest-themed video whose story has Mitake's character being raped by her stepfather.[11]
In a scenario likely inspired by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata's novella, The House of the Sleeping Beauties, Sleeping Beauty (スリーピング ビューティー, Alice Japan, July 2002) has Mitake as the victim of molester while she sleeps.[12]
Mitake's first appearance in Weekly Playboy was in the June 18, 2002 issue. After this four-page feature, she returned to the magazine in August, 2002.[13] When interviewed in early 2002, Mitake pointed out that she had not done anything very extreme on camera yet. She had engaged in one filmed ménage à trois.[4] In Sexy Nurse (メスナース, Alice Japan, September 2002), Mitake plays the role of a nurse who is the object of desire of two patients with leg fetishes and an olfactophilic doctor.[14]
The director of one of Mitake's early videos wanted the actress to be in a physically exhausted state for one sex scene, and he had her run before filming to get this effect. Since Mitake is in good physical condition, and enjoys swimming, she does not tire easily. The running did not give a satisfactorily exhausted look, so Mitake did 160 squats after that, but still did not appear to be very tired.[4] Zone (Max-A, October 2002) had Mitake in the physically demanding role of a female wrestler. The plot of the video was more extreme than Mitake's previous outings, featuring squats, as well as vaginal training under the tutelage of a lecherous coach.[15]
In an October 2002 interview, Mitake stated that she had filmed overseas five times—Three in Saipan, once in Bali and once in Los Angeles. She hoped to go to Hokkaido once.[3] She expressed a desire to do more work in the cosplay genre. She had done nurse and anime cosplay, but hoped to appear as a cheerleader, a bunny or a kitten.[3] In Beautiful Sex Slave (調教美畜 Chōkyōbichikuken, November 2002), Mitake portrayed a frigid college girl whose boyfriend hires two middle-aged men to rape her, thereby introducing her into orgasms.[16] Dirty Mouth aka Erotic Mouth aka Erotic Holes (淫口 Inguchi) took as its plot the examination of each of the actress' physical orifices, including her ears and bellybutton.[17]
For her first year in the AV industry, Mitake was awarded twice. She was given the award for Star AV Actress at the 2002 3rd Takeshi Kitano Awards.[18] At the 2002 X City Grand Prix Awards, Mitake was given the Best Actress Award, scoring an upset over popular newcomer Sora Aoi,[5] and beating Nao Oikawa, the year's winner for Best New Actress, by a wide margin.[19][20]
Mitake was featured in Weekly Playboy five times in the year 2003, beginning with a five-page feature in January.[21] In February 2003, she starred in the fourth entry in Max-A's Taboo series. The video had Mitake experimenting with urination and six-person group sex.[22] In Witch Hunt 2 aka Witch's Home 2 (魔女の棲み家Ⅱ, April 2003), Mitake plays a mountain spirit who has sex with travelers.[23] In Lady R aka Histoire D'R (Ｒ嬢の物語 R-jō no monogatari, June 2003)-- another literary AV, this one based on Story of O-- Mitake portrays a sex slave[24] while Oral Infection (口内感染 Kōnaikansen, Max-A, October 2003) has oral sex scenes with swallowing.[25] Beautiful Beast (美女が野獣 Bijo ga yajū) put Mitake in the role of a secretary to a company president. Sexual encounters with company employees and the president ensue.[26]
Ryoko Mitake in Mah-jong Wife (美竹涼子の人妻麻雀 Mitake Ryōko no hitozuma maajan, December 2003) was a computer game which pitted the player against Mitake in a game of mahjong. Mitake, in costumes such as a flight attendant, a housewife, a professor, and a widow, bets articles of clothing. The player travels around Japan during the course of the game with the ultimate prize being access to Mitake's body.[27] Welcome to Max Café! (ようこそMax Cafeへ！ Yōkoso Max Cafe-e!, December 2003) was another incest-themed video in which Mitake plays a girl in a sexual relationship with her brother. A cosplay theme is also included in the video, with Mitake attired in kindergarten clothing, a bunny costume, and bloomers.[28] Uniform Doll (制服人形 Seifuku ningyō, March 2004) was a purer cosplay video with Mitake in the costumes of a high school girl, an elevator girl, a waitress, and in Chinese clothing. This video also gave her a chance to fulfill her desire to appear in cat costume.[3][29]
To an interviewer, Mitake once described the type of man she liked as, "Someone older than me...maybe up to around 45. He'd have to be tall and slightly chubby. Oh, and wears glasses!... older men will treat me better and I bet they're better at sex!"[4] She became known in the industry as the "Cool Beauty",[30][31] and throughout 2003 was repeatedly referred to as the top AV idol in Japan.[27][32] For her second year as an AV actress, Mitake was again awarded by the industry. She won second place in the Best Actress category at the 2003 X City Grand Prix Awards.[33]
In one of her last video appearances, Silent Letter (Max-A, June 2004), Mitake returned to the blindfolding of her early career. Now an experienced, top AV actress, her performance was noted to be "lewder than usual".[34] In August 2004 Mitake announced that she was pregnant and had married, and would be leaving the AV industry.[35] The weekly Shūkan Gendai picked Mitake's retirement as one of the top 10 stories of the week, editorializing that the actress' return to AV was hoped for.[35]
Post-retirement, Mitake has been the subject of numerous retrospective collections, as well as a fixture in compilations by Max-A and Alice Japan.[2] Some of Mitake's collections focus on highlights from her work in cosplay, fellatio or other genres or techniques. Others, such as Max Pink File, Ryoko Mitake (ＭＡＸピンクファイル 美竹涼子, February 2007), are collections of Mitake's work reformatted in accordance with the new, more lenient mosaic standard.[36]
| Video title[37] | Release date | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever aka I'm in Heat 初熱してる。 Hatsu nesshiteru. |
2002-01-25 (Rental DVD) 2002-04-05 (DVD) |
Alice Japan KA-2055 |
Futoshi Kamino | Debut AV |
| Pride プライド |
2002-02-25 (Rental DVD) 2002-05-24 (DVD) |
Max-A XS-2250 |
Hitoshi Osamaru | |
| Ecstasy エクスタシー |
2002-03-29 (Rental DVD) 2002-06-21 (DVD) |
Alice Japan KA-2065 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Forbidden Eros 禁断エロス Kindan eros |
2002-04-23 | Max-A XS-2256 |
Futoshi Kamino | |
| Crazy Love クレイジーラブ |
2002-05-31 (Rental DVD) 2002-08-23 (DVD) |
Alice Japan KA-2072 |
Rokurō Mochizuki | |
| Parfum パルファム |
2002-06-25 | Max-A XS-2264 |
Hideaki Hirano | |
| Eros エロス |
2002-07-19 | Max-A / Samansa | ||
| Sleeping Beauty スリーピング ビューティー |
2002-07-26 | Alice Japan KA-2079 |
Yosuke Urata | |
| Dirty Mouth aka Erotic Mouth aka Erotic Holes 淫口 Inguchi |
2002-08-23 (Rental DVD) 2002-12-20 (DVD) |
Max-A KXS-2267 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Ryoko Mitake 美竹涼子 |
2002-09-20 | |||
| Sexy Nurse メスナース |
2002-09-27 (Rental DVD) 2002-10-11 (DVD) |
Alice Japan KA-2090 |
Yosuke Urata | DVD includes Sleeping Beauty |
| Zone | 2002-10-29 (Rental DVD) 2003-02-21 (DVD) |
Max-A XS-2276 |
Rokurō Mochizuki | |
| Beautiful Sex Slave 調教美畜 Chōkyōbichikuken |
2002-11-22 | Alice Japan KA-2096 |
Yosuke Urata | |
| MAX-A Anniversary 3 | 2002-12-06 | Max-A XV098 |
With 23 other actresses, including Hijiri Sayaka, Ami Ayukawa, Rin Nohara, and Sora Aoi | |
| Alice Japan 2003 アリスJAPAN 2003 |
2002-12-13 | Alice Japan DV200 |
With 22 other actresses, including Chiharu Aoyama, Nami Ozawa, and Chiharu Aoyama | |
| The Confined Bodydoll 監禁ボディドール Kankin bodydoll |
2002-12-27 (Rental DVD) 2003-04-25 (DVD) |
Max-A XS-2279 |
Futoshi Kamino |
| Video title | Release date | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex Trip 発情トリップ Hatsujō trip |
2003-01-31 | Alice Japan KA-2106 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Taboo | 2003-02-21 (Rental DVD) 2003-06-20 (DVD) |
Max-A XS-228 |
Yoshiho Fukuoka | |
| Sexy Butt 女尻 Mejiri |
2003-03-28 | Max-A KA-2113 |
Takumi Iwasaki | |
| Witch Hunt 2 aka Witch's Home 2 魔女の棲み家Ⅱ |
2003-04-22 | Max-A XS-2289 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Forced Strip 剥ぐ。 Hagasu. |
2003-05-30 | Alice Japan KA-2119 |
Yosuke Urata | |
| Lady R aka Histoire D'R Ｒ嬢の物語 R-jō no monogatari |
2003-06-24 (Rental DVD) 2003-10-24 (DVD) |
Max-A XS-2293 |
Yosuke Urata | |
| Dangerous Looked-Up Room aka A Dangerous Room 危ない密室 Abunai misshitsu |
2003-07-25 | Alice Japan KR-9187 |
Yosuke Urata | |
| Witch Hunt 魔女の棲み家 |
2003-08-22 | Max-A XV135 |
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| More Beauty | 2003-08-29 (Rental DVD) 2003-12-19 (DVD) |
Max-A XS-2300 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Ryoko Mitake Secret Edition 美竹涼子 秘蔵痴態集 |
2003-09-26 | Alice Japan KA-2135 |
Edited highlights of Fever, Ecstasy, and Crazy Love | |
| Ryoko Mitake 2 Video Package 美竹涼子 2本セット |
2003-09-26 | Alice Japan KA-2136 |
Includes Teased and Ryoko Mitake Secret Edition | |
| Teased 焦らし責め |
2003-09-26 | Alice Japan KA-2134 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Oral Infection 口内感染 Kōnaikansen |
2003-10-31 | Max-A XS-2307 |
Jin Nomaru | |
| Sexy Butt CLIMAX 2003 VOL.2 女尻CLIMAX 2003 VOL.2 |
2003-11-21 | Alice Japan DV295 |
With Asuka Ozora, Naho Ozawa, Anna Suzukaze, and Saori Kamiya | |
| Beautiful Beast 美女が野獣 Bijo ga yajū |
2003-11-28 | Alice Japan KA-2147 |
Yosuke Urata | |
| Ryoko Mitake in Mah-jong Wife 美竹涼子の人妻麻雀 Mitake Ryōko no hitozuma maajan |
2003-12-19 | Alice Japan DDI001 |
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| MAX-A Anniversary IV | 2003-12-19 | Max-A XV149 |
With Maria Takagi, Sora Aoi, Akiho Yoshizawa, and Yuna Mizumoto | |
| Welcome to Max Café! ようこそMax Cafeへ！ Yōkoso Max Cafe-e! |
2003-12-26 | Max-A SRXV-076 |
Taira Takano |
| Video title | Release date | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improper Porno 不穏なポルノ Fuonna poruno |
2004-01-30 | Alice Japan KA-2156 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Ryoko Mitake in Oral Infection 美竹涼子 口内感染 Mitake Ryōko: Kōnaikansen |
2004-02-21 | Max-A XV159 |
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| Ryoko Mitake in Sexy Teacher Hunt 女教師狩りｉｎ美竹涼子 Jokyōshikari in Mitaki | Ryōko |
2004-02-27 | Max-A XS-2326 |
Hirofumi Isobe | |
| Uniform Doll 制服人形 Seifuku ningyō |
2004-03-19 | Alice Japan KA-2163 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Welcome to Max Café! Max Cafeへようこそ！美竹涼子 Yōkoso Max Cafe-e! |
2004-03-23 | Max-A XS-2315 |
Hirofumi Isobe | |
| Ryoko Mitake in Exhibitionistic Girls 露出姉 in 美竹涼子 Roshutsu ane in Mitake Ryōko |
2004-04-30 | Max-A XS-2334 |
Jin Nomaru | |
| The Contribution 投稿 Tōkō |
2004-05-21 | Alice Japan KA-2172 |
Kyosuke Murayama | |
| Boin Mix BOMB | 2004-06-18 | Max-A XS2340 |
Toshi-o | With Yukimi Tōno, Miho Fukada, Ayaka Fujisaki, Sora Aoi, Sayaka Hijiri, Yuki Maioka, Natsumi Morimura, and Ami Ayukawa |
| Silent Letter | 2004-06-29 (Rental DVD) 2004-09-28 (DVD) |
Max-A XS-2344 |
Hirofumi Isobe | |
| MORE MAX VI | 2004-07-23 | Max-A XS2345 |
Toshioh | With Naho Ozawa, Sora Aoi, Sakurako Tokiwa, and Akiho Yoshizawa |
| Ryoko in Sucking Paradise 涼子のフェラづくし Ryōko no ferazukushi |
2004-11-19 | Alice Japan KA-2197 |
Tatsuyoshi Jinbo | |
| Perfect Uniform Part 1 完全制服 上巻 Kanzen seifuku: jokan |
2004-12-21 | Max-A |
Hajime Shibuya | |
| Ryoko in Sucking Paradise 2 涼子のフェラづくし 2 Ryōko no ferazukushi 2 |
2005-01-21 | Alice Japan KA-2203 |
Tatsuyoshi Jinbo | |
| Perfect Uniform Part 2 完全制服 下巻 Kanzen seifuku: gekan |
2005-02-28 | Max-A XS-2381 |
Hajime Shibuya | |
| All About Ryoko Mitake オール・アバウト・美竹涼子 |
2005-03-18 | Alice Japan KA-2213 |
Tatsuyoshi Jinbo | Highlights of 15 Mitake videos |
| BEST / Ryoko Mitake | 2005-04-22 | Alice Japan KA-2213 |
Tatsuyoshi Jinbo | A "Best of" collection, with highlights of Mitake's career |
| Ryoko Mitake 美竹涼子 Mitake Ryoko |
2005-06-28 | Max-A PMX-004 |
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| Uniform Doll Dress Up Collection 2005 制服人形 着せ替えコレクション 2005 Seifukuningyō: kisekae korekushon 2005 |
2005-07-22 | Alice Japan KA-2227 (VHS) DV-499 (DVD) |
Usagi Kanda | With Kaede Matsushima, Sora Aoi, Akiho Yoshizawa, Yuna Mizumoto, Sumire Aida, and Hikaru Hozuki |
| Alice Pink File アリスピンクファイル |
2007-02-16 | Alice Japan DV-748 |
Kanda Usagi | |
| Max Pink File, Ryoko Mitake ＭＡＸピンクファイル 美竹涼子 |
2007-02-16 | Max-A XV503 |
Max Nakamoto | Scenes from Fever, Ecstasy, Crazy Love, Sleeping Beauty, and Beast Nurse re-issued under new mosaic standards |
| Alice Pink File, Ryoko Mitake 2 アリスピンクファイル 美竹涼子２ |
2007-03-16 | Scenes from Training Pretty Animal, Lustful Trip, Butt Woman, Forced Strip and Dangerous Private Room re-issued under new mosaic standards | ||
| MAX Pink File, Ryoko Mitake Part 2 ＭＡＸピンクファイル 美竹涼子Part２ |
2007-03-16 | Max-A XV503 |
Max Nakamoto | |
| Alice Pink File, Ryoko Mitake 3 アリスピンクファイル 美竹涼子３ |
2008-01-11 | Alice Japan PDV032 |
Ed. of Usagi Kanda | Four hours of highlights from previous videos re-issued under new mosaic standards |
| Title | Release date | Company | Photographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose[38] | 2001-12-20 | Eichi Publishing | Hiroyuki Yoshida |
| Prick[39] | 2002-05-10 | Eichi Publishing | Hiroyoshi Saiki |
| Lovex 08 Ryoko Mitake[40] | February 2005 | Bauhaus Lovex Photobooks |