Rui Sakuragi
| Rui Sakuragi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Miki Ebisawa March 8, 1970[1] Japan |
| Other names |
Masako Ichinose Miki Aizawa |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) |
Rui Sakuragi (桜樹ルイ Sakuragi Rui), is a former Japanese AV Idol who has been described as a "real AV Queen",[2] the "top Japanese AV idol of the mid-1990's"[3] and the "biggest star" in AV in 1992.[4] She has also appeared widely in mainstream films and videos and on TV.
Life and career
Rui Sakuragi was born on March 8, 1970. After having previously been a "gravure" (non-sex) model, she made her adult video (AV) debut for the VIP label in April 1989 under the name Masako Ichinose but took the name Rui Sakuragi the following year.[5] She sometimes worked for other studios but VIP (and its successor Atlas21) was her main label for the next two years. Her work for them included a 7-man orgy in Golden Pavilion Temple 2[6] and cosplay in The Uniform Connection Special.[7] Sakuragi announced that her April 1992 release for VIP, The Last of Rui Sakuragi would be her final work and left with a tearful farewell.[8]
According to a 1992 article, whereas an attractive leading lady in AV could command 1.5 to 2 million yen (about $10,000 to $15,000) for a video, "Sakuragi, the biggest star at present" made 3 million yen (more than $20,000) per project.[4]
Sakuragi had married just before her retirement and bored with nothing to do started a career as a stripper in clubs throughout Japan.[9] Almost 4 years later and once again single (and poor),[9] Sakuragi returned to AV with a contract with Atlas21 for 3 videos beginning with Phoenix Once Again in March 1996.[2] After the third video, Super AV Idol Legend, fan response convinced her to do a fourth and final film, Good Bye Rui Sakuragi.[10] Since her retirement, Atlas21, Kuki, and Alice Japan have all released compilations of her earlier videos.[11]
During her AV career and after her retirement, Sakuragi also worked extensively in mainstream movies and softcore pink film and V-Cinema productions.[12][13] In February 1992 she appeared in Sakuragi Rui: Gushonure Kahanshin, directed by the noted pink film woman director Sachi Hamano.[14] Another early movie was the March 1992 Paris Fantasy (幻想のＰａｒｉｓ Gensō no Paris), a drama of romance and revenge set in the Parisian fashion industry where she co-starred with Kayo Matsuo.[15] She also had a leading role in an episode of the long-running TV drama Kaseifu ha mita (家政婦は見た!) broadcast by TV-Asahi on December 4, 1997.[16][17] Later, she was a regular on the NTV love story/suspense drama Tsumetai tsuki (冷たい月) which ran in 10 episodes from January to March 1998.[18] In 2002, she had a voice role in the anime erotic-horror film Youjuu Kyoushitsu Chapter 2 (Demon Beast Invasion Chapter 2) with another former AV Idol, Riria Yoshikawa.[19]
Partial filmography
| Release date[20] | Video title | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-16 | Suddenly, Like a Fire 突然、炎のように |
VIP 7B-044 |
Kunihiro Hasegawa | |
| 1990-10-06 | I Wanna Lick Your Balls & Chains たまにはしゃぶりつきたい |
Stella STV-1023 |
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| 1991-01-01 | Bizzare Bride ビザールの花嫁 |
Kuki Vinl JF-62 |
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| 1991-03-22 | Golden Pavilion Temple 2 金閣寺２ Kinkakuji 2 |
VIP 8B-017 |
Shuji Onizawa | |
| 1991-05-17 | Queen Rui I World - Fascination Lingerie Lage 女帝ルイＩ世 悩殺ランジェリーラーゲ |
VIP 8B-031 |
Manichi Kurita | |
| 1991-07-12 | Hole Do Up 3 ホールどアップ 3 |
VIP 8D-047 |
Pusuke Yamada | |
| 1991-08-03 | The Practice - Give me a Real Workout ザ・修行 私をしごいて |
Stella STV-1053 |
Fumito Mitsuoka | |
| 1991-08-30 | The Uniform Connection Special 出血大制服スペシャル |
VIP 8B-059 |
Kei Morikawa | |
| 1991-10-07 | DOUBT | Royal Art / Deluxe Paris DP-031 |
Akira Ishigaki | |
| 1991-11-09 | Super Bondage 2 スーパー・ボンテージ 2 |
Stella STV-065 |
Hiroshi Amatsu | |
| 1991-11-22 | Flash Paradise フラッシュパラダイス |
Alice Japan KA-1435 |
Rokurō Mochizuki | |
| 1991-12-27 | Rui Sakuragi Raped! 桜樹ルイを犯る！ |
Stella STV-1072 |
Jun Hirayama | |
| 1992-01-17 | Special Ecstasy スペシャル・エクスタシー |
Alice Japan KA-1445 |
Akira Ishigaki | |
| 1992-02-21 | Rui Sakuragi's Recorder of Love 桜樹ルイの愛のリコーダ |
VIP 9B-013 |
Akira Takatsuki | |
| 1992-02-28 | Sakuragi Rui: Gushonure Kahanshin[14] 桜樹ルイ ぐしょ濡れ下半身 V: 桜樹ルイ 欲望下半身 |
Xces | Sachi Hamano | Pink film With Kan'ichi Hiraga |
| 1992-04-10 | The Last of Rui Sakuragi ザ・ラスト・オブ 桜樹ルイ |
VIP 9B-027 |
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| 1992-06-19 | Flash Paradise - 8 Renpatsu!! フラパラ8連発!! |
Alice Japan KA-1479 |
Rokurō Mochizuki | With Hitomi Nishina, Izumi Morikawa, Mariko Kishi, Mirei Asaoka, Mizuki Sakaori, Reika & Riria Yoshikawa |
| 1992-10-02 | Rape Rave 8 Renpatsu!! レイプ狂い8連発! |
Alice Japan KA-1500 |
With Izumi Morikawa, Miyuki Shoji & 5 other actresses | |
| 1996-03-29 | Phoenix Once Again 不死鳥ふたたび |
Atlas21 6A-035 |
Shuji Onizawa | |
| 1996-04-23 | Fuck Rui Sakuragi!! 桜樹ルイとＦＵＣＫする！！ |
Atlas21 6A-044 |
Eitaro Onuma | |
| 1996-05-25 | Super AV Idol Legend 超AVアイドル伝説 |
Atlas21 6A-054 |
Akira Takatsuki | |
| 1996-07-16 | Good Bye Rui Sakuragi さよなら桜樹ルイ |
Atlas21 6A-071 |
Hidekazu Takahara | |
| 1996-09-17 | Premium Collection Vol.1 プレミアムコレクションＶｏｌ．1 |
Atlas21 6A-092 |
Tsukasa Hashimoto | Compilation including Suddenly, Like a Fire and The Last of Rui Sakuragi |
| 1996-10-15 | Premium Collection Vol.2 プレミアムコレクションＶｏｌ．２ |
Atlas21 6A-101 |
Tsukasa Hashimoto | Compilation including Phoenix Once Again, Good Bye Rui Sakuragi and behind the scene images |
| 1997-01-24 | AV Memorial Chapter 2 Rui Sakuragi AVメモリアルchapter2 桜樹ルイ |
Kuki HKD-042 |
Compilation from four earlier films | |
| 1997-11-21 | 痴漢手記 午前８時の性衝動 Chikan Shuki: Gozen Hachi-ji no Seishōdō |
Caress Communications | Tarō Sugiyama | 78 min. V-Cinema With Yōko Satomi (as Saki Shiratori) |
| 2002-10-25 | BEST 4 Hours Rui Sakuragi BEST 4時間 桜樹ルイ |
Atlas21 AVD-114 |
Compilation of 4 of her earlier films | |
| 2003-07-25 | BEST 4 Hours Rui Sakuragi 2 BEST 4時間 桜樹ルイ 2 |
Atlas21 AVD-150 |
Compilation of 4 of her earlier films | |
| 2006-01-27 | BEST 4 Hours Rui Sakuragi 3 BEST 4時間 桜樹ルイ3 |
Atlas21 AVD-292 |
Compilation of 3 of her earlier videos | |
| 2007-10-12 | Alice Pink File with new mosaic standard, Rui Sakuragi アリスピンクファイル あの新基準モザイクで魅せる! 桜樹ルイ |
Alice Japan Pink PDV-025 |
Compilation of scenes from earlier videos with the new thinner censorship mosaic |
Notes
- ↑ Infobox data from "桜樹 ルイ Sakuragi Rui" (in Japanese). I-Dic accessdate=2009-07-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Phoenix Once Again". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ↑ Payne, Peter (May 17, 2002). "Greetings from J-List May 17, 2002". www.peterpayne.net. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fornander, Kjell (July 1992). "A Star is Porn". Tokyo Journal. Archived from the original on 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- ↑ "1989" (in Japanese). AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory). Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "Golden Temple 2". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ↑ "Uniform Special". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ↑ "The Last of Rui Sakuragi". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "桜樹ルイ の部屋へようこそ (Welcome to Rui Sakuragi's Room)" (in Japanese). www.b-v.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ "Good Bye Rui Sakuragi". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ↑ "Rui Sakuragi". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ↑ "桜樹ルイ" (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ "桜樹ルイ サクラギルイ(Rui Sakuragi)" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "桜樹ルイ ぐしょ濡れ下半身" (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ↑ "幻想のＰａｒｉｓ" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ↑ ""Kaseifu ha mita" Shinkon Fufu no Himitsu (1997)". IMdB. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ "Kaseifu ha Mita!(Drama)". en.accessup.org. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ "Tsumetai tsuki [冷たい月]". JDorama. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ "Youjuu Kyoushitsu Chapter 2". www.sazuma.com. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ Filmography from "Rui Sakuragi 桜樹ルイ". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2009-07-07. and "Rui Sakuragi". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
Sources
- "Rui Sakuragi on IMdB". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- "Rui Sakuragi on JMDB" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- "Rui Sakuragi Interview" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-07-08.