Mayu Asada (麻田真夕, Asada Mayu?) 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.
[edit] Life and career
Mayu Asada was born on June 26, 1975 in Shizuoka, Japan.[1] She was not originally a fan of the softcore pink film genre, considering them to be "dark and terrifying". After a friend introduced her to these theatrically-released films, she lost her apprehension of them.[2] She later told reporters that she hoped for women to become a part of the pink films audience. "I know men are seeing them because of their sexual interest," she said, "but even women must not dislike them."[2]
Toshirō Enomoto's Groper Train (2001, released theatrically in Japan as Molester Train: Touch and Surprise, and on video as Summer of Listening Carefully) was chosen as the Best Film, 3rd place at the Pink Grand Prix.[3] It represented the pink film genre to South Korea at that country's Pink Film Festival Korea in 2007.[4] Reversing the usual format of the "Groper Train" series, Asada plays the role of a female groper and pickpocket who intrudes on the life of her male victim.[4] In his Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema, Jasper Sharp writes that Asada gives the "lightweight, though intricately-plotted, romantic-comedy scenario" a "sparky performance".[5] For her work in the film, Asada was awarded Best New Actress, third place at the Pink Grand Prix.[3]
After having appeared in seven pink films, Asada reported that she had pride in her work. "Many theater audiences give me various impressions. They see movies as important productions, and I feel I am doing something worthwhile."[6] She appeared in episodes 9 and 12 of the NHK network evening drama もっと恋セヨ乙女 SEARCHING FOR HER HAPPINESS (2002-04).[7] She later performed the voice of the character Natsumi Iriya, leader of the Sabel Tigers team in the 2006 TV Tokyo / TV Aichi anime series Air Gear.[8]
In 2004 Asada starred in director Tarō Araki's Housekeeper with Beautiful Skin: Made Wet with Finger Torture, which won the Best Film, Silver Prize award at the Pink Grand Prix. Writer-director-actress Yumi Yoshiyuki was also given the award for Best Screenplay for the film.[9] At the first of the Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards, the film won the Gold Prize, and Asada was named Best Actress at the ceremony.[10]
[edit] Partial filmography
| Title | Release date | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 淫・殺 Ｏｙｕ | 1999-07-23 | Futoshi Sakamoto | Engel | 68 min. |
| 淫察クリニック | 2000-04-21 | Hisaaki Nagaoka | Museum | 70 min. |
| 女医 Ｓｏｍｅｂｏｄｙ ｉｓ ｄｅｅｐｉｎｓｉｄｅ ｍｅ | 2000-05-25 | Hito Yūnori | Engel | 70 min.
With Yōko Satomi |
| セクサピスト 魔性の本能 | 2000-07-22 | 与舞平良 | TMC | 75 min. |
| コレクター 囚われの女 | 2000-09-21 | Hisaaki Nagaoka | Museum | 77 min. |
| 恋愛ピアノ教師 月光の戯れ | 2001-06-22 | Takushō Tsunemoto | TMC | 78 min. |
| 快速痴漢電車 いやらしい指先 | 2002-03-08 | Toshirō Enomoto | InterFilm | 62 min. |
| 昼下がりの人妻 妻の言い訳 | 2002-10-04 | Toshirō Enomoto | Legend Pictures | 64 min. |
| 牝刑事 美少女監禁犯を追え！！ | 2003-07-22 | Tsurō Kashihara | TMC | 72 min. |
| 火照る躰と燃えた時間 主婦の性 | 2003-10-10 | Yūji Tajiri | Legend Pictures | |
| 極道刑事 | 2003-12-22 | Sakichi Satō | TMC | 70 min. |
| 爆裂 パチ塔R・バトル さすらいのギャンブラー篇 | 2004-01-09 | Hisaaki Nagaoka | Necstacy | 73 min. |
| 飼育 大好きなあなたに | 2004-06-04 | Yūji Tajiri | Legend Pictures | 74 min. |
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