Yuri Komuro
Yuri Komuro | |
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Born |
[1] Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | July 28, 1976
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Yuri Komuro (小室友里 Komuro Yuri) (born July 28, 1976 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress, author and former AV idol. She was one of the top actresses in the AV field during the late 1990s[2] and in her dominant period from 1996 to 1999 was called "The AV Queen".[3]
Life and career
Early life and AV career
Yuri Komuro, who was born in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture on July 28, 1976, commented in a news article, "I've always had a strong sexual awareness, even as a kid."[2] While still in kindergarten she asked a neighborhood boy to play with her breasts. Komuro recalls once, still at an early age, inviting a university student to give her a blow job before she knew what the term meant. She comments that the resultant experience with cunnilingus would today be considered a sex crime.[2]
Komuro began studying for a career as a travel agent before she began work in the adult entertainment field.[4] Her decision to work in the AV industry was based on a desire to do something more unusual. "I thought if I did this," she comments, "I could change my life, Otherwise, I figured my future would be pretty predictable."[4] Komuro made her AV debut at age nineteen with h.m.p. on their Tiffany label in January 1996. Komuro continued working for h.m.p. for her first two years in the AV industry.[5]
In January 1998 Komuro appeared in the Alice Japan video Sexy Butt directed by Tohjiro[6] and starred in a number of other Alice Japan series over the next two years.[7] In May 1998, Komuro was featured in the pseudo-documentary style adult video Legend Of An AV Idol directed by Kei Morikawa for Atlas21.[8]
Komuro took advantage of her popularity as an AV idol to engage in a business venture, endorsing a perfume which, it was claimed, was based on the smell of a pair of panties she had worn for several days without changing. The perfume was called "Asoko," literally meaning, "That place," a Japanese euphemism for the genitals.[9]
As a reigning AV star in the 1990s, Komuro could depend on a guarantee of one million yen (about US$10,000) or more per video.[3] In spite of her high earnings, however, after retiring from the AV field, Komuro realized that she had not been very wise with her money. "I blew my money in all kinds of spectacular ways, What was left, I used to buy a car and personal computer. If I had saved the income from just three films, things wouldn't be so tight now. Life is hard for AV actresses once they retire."[2]
Post-AV career
After announcing her AV retirement plans in 1999 with Last Scene, Komuro commented, "When I look back at my acting days, it was lots of fun. Just by following somebody's instructions to disrobe I could make millions, or even tens of millions of yen. I think back on the opportunity with a sense of gratitude."[2]
Komuro's AV industry past was reflected in her role in director Masato Ishioka's debut feature film, Scoutman (ペイン Pain), where she played the role of Miki, a former tantai (star-quality) AV actress whose adult video career is kept a secret from her husband.[10] Kei Morikawa, Komuro's AV director from her Atlas21 days, has a role as an AV director.[11] The film was presented at several international film festivals, including the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.[12][13] It was nominated for Best Asian Feature Film at the Singapore International Film Festival, and won Ishioka the Directors' Week Special Jury Award at the Fantasporto competition.[14] It was released theatrically in Japan on October 27, 2001.[15]
In April 2002, Komuro co-starred with Kyoko Aizome in the Shintōhō Eiga pink film Molester In a Hospital which was also directed by Aizome. The film, mixing mystery and eroticism, involves a hospital where several patients and staff have been raped on the night shift. The hospital's head (Kyoko Aizome) wants to avoid damaging the hospital's reputation and brings in an undercover investigator (Yuri Komuro) under the guise of a patient counselor.[16][17] The movie was also released as a video on the Alice Japan Babylon label (KR-9172) in October 2002.[18]
Though she concedes, "Most of what I do has some sort of connection with eroticism,"[2] writing had always been one of Komuro's interests. During her AV career she had written a series of essays expressing her thoughts on topics such as friends, family, work, love, the AV industry, and sex. In December 1998 a collection of these essays were published under the title Bare Faced (素顔).[19] When fellow AV idol Runa Hoshizaki gave Komuro an introduction, she began pursuing writing as a career.[2] Komuro wrote sex-advice articles, conducted interviews with sex industry workers, and wrote pieces which were serialized in journals.[2]
In 2006, it was reported that Komuro had moved on to a second career in journalism, covering the field of erotic entertainment.[20] In spite of her lifelong involvement with erotic entertainment, looking back on her AV career, Komuro says, "I never had an orgasm during a film shooting. Except when somebody worked on me with a vibrator." In 2006, seven years after retirement from the AV industry, Komuro stated, "I'm finally at the stage where I can really enjoy sex."[2]
Selected filmography
Adult videos (AV)
Release date[21] | Video title | Company | Director | Notes |
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1996-01-23 | New Sensual Princess Chapter 2 新官能姫第2章魅せられて |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-001 |
Yukihiko Shimamura | AV debut[5] |
1996-03-26 | The Wife is a High School Student おさな妻は女子校生 |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-006 |
Yukihiko Shimamura | |
1996-05-24 | Dedicated to You… なすがままに濡れちゃった |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-010 |
Yukihiko Shimamura | |
1996-07-29 | Hanky Panky Baby おしゃまな友里ちゃん |
h.m.p. Tiffany NTF-018 |
Yukihiko Shimamura | |
1997-08-29 | Yarisugi Tutor 7 / Overdoing Private Teacher 7 やりすぎ家庭教師7 |
h.m.p. Miss Christine UMC-018 |
Midori Moriguchi | |
1997-10-31 | Is the Female Doctor's Hip Wet? 女医の尻は濡れているか |
h.m.p. Miss Christine UMC-022 |
Midori Moriguchi | |
1997-10-31 | Woman in the Darkness 闇に抱かれた女 |
h.m.p. EightMan UE-010 |
Midori Moriguchi | With Kaori Uchida, Sanae Asoh & Mao Misaki |
1997-11-30 | The Kageki ザ・カゲキ |
h.m.p. Samm USV-027 |
Ryutaro Kanno | |
1998-01-23 | Sexy Butt 女尻 Mejiri |
Alice Japan KA-1865 |
Tohjiro | |
1998-02-25 | Kozenwaisetsu 25 口全ワイセツ25 |
h.m.p. Samm TSV-005 |
Ryutaro Kanno | |
1998-03-24 (VHS) 1998-09-25 (VCD) 1999-04-23 (DVD) |
Reverse Soap Heaven 逆ソープ天国 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9068 |
Masayuki Naruse | |
1998-05-25 | Legend of an AV Idol AVアイドル伝説 |
Atlas21 8A-055 |
Kei Morikawa | |
1998-06-23 (VHS) 1999-01-22 (DVD) |
Inhumanity / Give Up Human Being 人間廃業 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9073 |
Kunihiro Hasegawa | |
1998-07-31 | Saint Prostitute / St. Lady Molester 聖☆痴女 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9076 |
Katsuyuki Hirano | |
1998-08-16 | Lingerie Dolls Vol.6 | Cosmos Plan MG-082 |
With Miyu Natsuki & Yuki Tsukamoto | |
1998-09-15 | Neo Bloody Uniform Connection 44 NEO出血大制服44 |
Atlas21 8A-093 |
Kei Morikawa | |
1998-09-21 | New Female Teacher After School Special あぶない放課後 新・女教師スペシャル |
V&R Planning Vogue VO-184 |
Tohjiro | |
1998-10-19 (VHS) 1999-03-12 (VCD) 1999-04-09 (CD-ROM) |
The South Pole 2 南極2号 |
KUKI Tank KT-329 |
Daichi | |
1998-11-20 | The Serial Fuck ザ連続淫行 |
Atlas21 8A-112 |
Katsuyuki Hirano | |
1998-12-11 | Reverse Soap Heaven Special 2 逆ソープ天国貸切スペシャル2 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9087 |
Compilation of earlier videos. With Ayumi Nanase, Ryo Hitomi, Nene Mochizuki & Sena Wakana | |
1998-12-30 (VHS) 1999-01-22 (DVD) 1999-05-14 (CD-ROM) 2000-02-25 (VCD) |
Super Wet Love Drama / A Wet & Passionate Life 極濡れ |
KUKI Tank KT-345 |
Daichi | |
1999-01-15 | Female Ass Climax 2nd 女尻CLIMAX2nd |
Alice Japan KA-1910 |
Compilation from earlier videos. With Aika Miura, Mina Kawai, Ayumi Nanase & Sena Wakana | |
1999-01-31 | Forget Me Not | HRC Cher HRC-302 |
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1999-03-01 | Anal Fuck 裏女尻 Ura mejiri |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9094 |
Hiromi Hiraguchi | |
1999-06-30 | Ochiru! 堕ちる! |
h.m.p Kan CK-001 |
Ryutaro Kanno | BDSM |
1999-07-30 | Inhumanity Vol. 3 / Give Up Human Being File Vol.3 人間廃業ファイルVol.3 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9109 |
Compilation from earlier videos With Jun Kusanagi, Aika Miura, Sena Wakana & Yoko Yazawa | |
1999-08-27 | Angel, Yuri Komuro Angel 小室友里 |
IdeaPocket Angel AN-030 |
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1999-09-17 | Last Scene | Alice Japan KA-1942 |
Katsuyuki Hirano | |
1999-09-24 | Gomora's Hospital, Beauty Breast Nurse Station ゴモラの院 美乳ナースステーション |
V&R Planning Noah Special SP-475 |
Kaoru Adachi | With Aya Aoki & Haruka Shibata |
1999-09-30 | Higi Denju 秘技伝授 |
SOD SDDL-051 |
TOHJIRO | With Kurumi Morishita |
1999-12-10 | Rape Bondage Office Lady 愛と凌辱の日々 |
Attackers Shark SHK-100 |
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2006-05-26 | Yuri Komuro History 小室友里HISTORY |
Atlas21 AVD-314 |
Taro Matsumochi | Compilation of 3 of her earlier videos for Atlas21: Legend of an AV Idol, Neo Bloody Uniform Connection 44 & The Serial Fuck |
2007-11-09 | Alice Pink Yuri Komuro アリスピンクファイル 小室友里 |
Alice Japan Alice Pink PDV-029 |
Usagi Kanda | Compilation of her earlier work with Alice Japan re-edited with the new thinner mosaic censoring |
V-cinema
Release date | Video title | Company | Director | Notes |
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2000-07-25 | Sex Interview/ Ordinary Women's Extraordinary Desire 淫タビュー ~普通の女の異常なホンネ~ |
ENGEL | Alex Ogura | With Kyōko Aizome |
Theatrical films
Release date | Film title | Company | Director | Notes |
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1999-04-29 | Hitozuma hatsujōki furin mamire 人妻発情期 不倫まみれ |
Xces Film エクセス・フィルム |
Masanori Kudō | With Kate Asabuki |
2001-10-27 | Scoutman | Argo Pictures | Masato Ishioka | |
2002-04-26 | Molester In a Hospital 痴漢病棟 |
Shintōhō Eiga | Kyōko Aizome | Co-starring Kyōko Aizome |
Magazine appearances
Source:[22]
- Video Boy, April 1996
- Boys, May 1996
- Dera Beppin, May 1996 (6 pages)
- Girlfriend, May 1996
- Weekly Post, September 1996
- Weekly Playboy, August 5, 1997 (swimsuit); December 7, 1999; April 23, 2002 (4 pages, nude)
Notes
- ↑ Infobox data from: "小室友里 (Komuro Yuri)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 1998-04-05. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in
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(help) and "Yuri Komuro". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-18. External link in|publisher=
(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kamiyama, Masuo (January 7, 2006). "Porn starlets move on to inspiring second careers". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- 1 2 "AV女優最新事情 5万円で脱ぐ嬢多いため金額交渉は困難" (in Japanese). NEWSポストセブン. Retrieved 2012-12-15. External link in
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(help) - 1 2 "Japanese porn star, 20, losing gleam after 10 films". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- 1 2 "1996" (in Japanese). AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory). Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
小室友里/新・官能姫 第2章 (ティファニー)
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(help) - ↑ "Mejiri: Yuri Komuro". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2012-12-15. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Profile Yuri Komuro". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2012-12-15. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "The Adult Video Idol Legend, Yuri Komuro". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2012-12-15. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Porno world spreads its legs and shoots out a few secrets". Mainichi Shimbun. September 14, 2003. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ↑ "Scoutman" (in Japanese). midnighteye.com. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in
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(help) - ↑ Scoutman (2000) at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Strattona, David (November 20, 2000). "Scout-Man". Variety. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ "PAIN/ペイン Scoutman" (in Japanese). Cinema Topics Online. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Awards for Scoutman (2000)". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ PAIN ペイン(2000) (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2012-12-16. External link in
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(help) - ↑ 愛染恭子の痴漢病棟 (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2012-12-16. External link in
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(help) - ↑ 愛染恭子の痴漢病棟 (in Japanese). www2u.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 2012-12-16. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Molester In A Hospital". xxx.xcity.jp. Retrieved 2012-12-17. External link in
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(help) - ↑ 素顔 (in Japanese). Webcat Plus. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ↑ Samson, Antonio R. (2006-01-17). "Fence Sitter". BusinessWorld. Manila.
- ↑ Filmography from "Yuri Komuro". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-18. External link in
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(help); "小室友里 (Komuro Yuri)" (in Japanese). AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-18. External link in|publisher=
(help) and "Yuri Komuro". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in|publisher=
(help) - ↑ Based on "小室友里 (Komuro Yuri)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 1998-04-05. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in
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(help) and "Yuri Komuro" (in Japanese). tisen.jp/pukiwiki/. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in|publisher=
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Bibliography
- "Japanese porn star, 20, losing gleam after 10 films". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- Kamiyama, Masuo (2006-01-07). "Porn starlets move on to inspiring second careers". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- "小室友里の部屋へようこそ (Video Idol Interview)" (in Japanese). b-v.co.jp. September 1996. Archived from the original on 2002-06-04. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in
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(help) - Samson, Antonio R. (2006-01-17). "Fence Sitter". BusinessWorld. Manila.
- "小室友里 (Komuro Yuri)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). 1998-04-05. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in
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(help) - Yuri Komuro at the Internet Movie Database
- "Yuri Komuro". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2008-01-18. External link in
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External links
- Yuri Komuro at the Internet Movie Database
- Yuri Komuro at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)