is a former Japanese

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and ''

pink film in its broadest sense includes almost any Japanese theatrical film that includes nudity (hence 'pink') or deals with sexual content. This encompasses everything from dramas to action thrillers and exploitation film features. The Western equi ...

'' actress.

Life and career

Mari Ayukawa was born in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...

on December 2, 1969. Ayukawa had nurse education in

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and she was a

medical school A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, ...

student when she made her AV debut in the July 1988 Arena release, . Ayukawa starred in the female pink film director Sachi Hamano's entry in

Shintōhō Eiga is a Japanese pink film production company and film distributor located in Tokyo, Japan which has been among the most influential studios in the pink film genre since its beginnings. Foundation The first Shintōhō, or "New Toho", also known a ...

's '' Molester's Train'' series, . In 1989 she starred in two films for ''pink film'' pioneer Satoru Kobayashi, and , both of which were distributed by Xces. Ayukawa also starred in director

Akio Jissoji (March 29, 1937 – November 29, 2006) was a Japanese television and film director best known outside Japan for the 1960s TV series ''Ultraman'' and ''Ultraseven'', as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy , , and . H ...

's (1990), also distributed by Xces. In 1991, Ayukawa played the role of the wife of Kuen the silk-maker in the

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...

Category III classic ''

Sex and Zen ''Sex and Zen'' (, ''The Carnal Prayer Mat's Stash of Illicit Love'') is a 1991 Hong Kong erotic sex comedy film directed by Michael Mak, and starring Lawrence Ng and Amy Yip. The film is loosely based on ''The Carnal Prayer Mat'', a Chinese er ...

''. In 2006, Ayukawa's AV career, which ran from 1988 to 1990, much of it for the h.m.p. and

Alice Japan was established on April 5, 1986, as the adult video (AV) label for Japan Home Video (JHV). Company information The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin (ぺんぎん) label, the first title being the 30-minute-long softcore ''Asobi ...

studios, was reviewed in the DVD ''Mari Ayukawa History'', released by Atlas21.

Partial filmography

Notes

Bibliography

* * * *
Filmography
at HKMDB *
AV filmography
at Eropedia.jp * * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayukawa, Mari 1969 births Living people Actresses from Tokyo Japanese female adult models Japanese pornographic film actresses Hong Kong film actresses Pink film actors