, a.k.a. (born May 15, 1960), is a Japanese actress especially known for her roles in ''

pink film refers in Japan to movies produced by independent studios that includes nudity (hence 'pink') or deals with sexual content. This encompasses everything from dramas to action thrillers and exploitation film features. Many pink films would be a ...

''. Izumi made her ''

'' debut in October 1980 in produced by Shishi Pro () and released by Toei. In the next four years, Aki appeared in about sixty pink films primarily for the

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 ...

and

Million Film was one of the early independent studios which produced pink films. Along with OP Eiga, Shintōhō Eiga, Kantō and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Million Film was one of the most influential on the genre during its first decade. Many of t ...

studios. In November 1981 she had a role in actress

Rumi Tama (also, ) ''aka'' is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter, known for her work in the ''pink film'' genre. After making her acting debut in 1965, she appeared in independent ''pink films'' throughout the rest of the decade, often f ...

's debut as a director in the ''pink film'' distributed by

. Aki starred in two low-budget films directed by Hiroki Hirakawa, the August 1982 and the April 1983 production for Million Film. In June 1984 Aki starred in , an entry in

Nikkatsu is a Japanese film studio located in Bunkyō. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures". Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%). ...

Roman Porno refers in Japan to movies produced by independent studios that includes nudity (hence 'pink') or deals with sexual content. This encompasses everything from dramas to action thrillers and exploitation film features. Many pink films would be an ...

series, directed by

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, one of "The Three Pillars Of Pink". In one of her last ''pink film'' roles, in February 1985 she played opposite actor and director

Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the ''pink film'' genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional ''pink film'' audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his ...

in another

production . After marrying the film director

Kazuyoshi Sekine Kazuyoshi Sekine (関根和美 ''Sekine Kazuyoshi''), also known as Kazumi Sekine, was a Japanese film director, a dramatist, and a movie producer and the president of Sekine Production production company (関根プロ). He was born in Tokyo in ...

her ''pink film'' acting career seemed to have ended. Izumi later returned to the screen in 1999, starring in ''Hatsujō midare zuma'' (発情乱れ妻).

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(in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Aki, Izumi 1960 births Living people Japanese actresses Japanese female adult models Pink film actors