a.k.a. is a Japanese

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 who was born in Osaka in 1978. She is best known for playing the title role in director

Mitsuru Meike is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of prominent ''pink film'' directors known collectively as the which comprises Meike, Toshiya Ueno, Yūji Tajiri, Shinji Imaoka, Yoshitaka Kamata, Toshirō Enomoto and ...

's ''

The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai (2003) was introduced as a pink film, with the title but it developed into a cult hit and the producers allowed director Mitsuru Meike to expand it into its present form. In 2007 the film was featured at the Santa Barbara International Film Festi ...

'' (2003).

Film career

Emi Kuroda started her AV career in 2000 under the name ''Misuzu Akimoto''. Often playing high school girl roles, she starred in such films as ''Virtual Sexpot'' and several volumes of ''Paradise of Japan'' With no previous theatrical acting experience, Kuroda was chosen to star in director

's 2003 ''pink film'', ''

''. The film gained a cult following and became a surprise international hit, playing at 20 film festivals and having a theatrical release in the U.S. in 2006. As part of the film's tour of international film festivals, Kuroda was invited to speak at the PIA Film Festival in July 2005. One reviewer commented that the film was boosted by "Emi Kuroda's skilled erotic contortions (as well as by her ability to rattle off her pseudo-intellectual dialogue as though she understands it)."

Martial arts career

It was

Takao Nakano is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor who has worked in pink film, adult videos (AV), and in mainstream comedy, horror and fantasy films. Film critic Jasper Sharp describes him as one of the few figures in the Japanese erotic film ...

(who also wrote the screenplay for ''Sachiko Hanai'') who introduced Kuroda to cat-fights, and she joined his cat-fight club "Galshocker" under the name "Rolling Thunder". She left her screen and video work to start up a career as a martial arts fighter. Her record for the 2005 season was one win and three losses. In her martial arts career, she attained third-ranking amateur Shoot Boxing Bantamweight.

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