Jun Kusanagi
| Jun Kusanagi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1978[1] Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names |
Mizuho Kano Asami Narua Kirin Junna |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Jun Kusanagi / June Kusanagi (草凪純 Kusanagi Jun, born June 5, 1978) is a Japanese model and AV idol famous for her metric G-cup-sized bust.[2] She has been called "one of Japan's most prolific and popular photo model/AV stars."[3]
Life and career
Early life
Jun Kusanagi was born in Tokyo on June 5, 1978.[4] When asked to what she attributed her figure, Kusanagi commented, "I go to fitness club, facial cares, and I do exercise at my home too… I did sit-ups a lot of times. When I was high school, I could do 200."[5]
AV debut
Kusanagi made her adult video (AV) debut in October, 1996 with the video Pin Pin Girl, directed by Yuji Sakamoto and released by the MAX-A studio.[3] Because publishing companies own model's stage names, it is not uncommon for an AV actress to use more than one name during her career as she moves from company to company. Kusanagi debuted with the MAX-A studio under the name Mizuho Kanou (加納瑞穂 Kanō Mizuho), and continued to use that name in appearances for MAX-A and Alice Japan even after she had begun using the name Jun Kusanagi for other companies.[3] She has also used the stage names Narua Asami (淺海成亞 Asami Narua), and Kirin Junna (純名きりん Junna Kirin).
Kusanagi appeared in five more adult videos during the next six months.[3] She made one more video for MAX-A in November,[6] and then moved to the Alice Japan label in December[7] where she made the other four. Obscene Model, her first work for Alice Japan, was also directed by Sakamoto[7] while Kusanagi's fourth video for the company, Reverse Soap Heaven, was in the popular genre of a prominent AV actress supposedly performing in a soapland.[8]
After having made six AVs, Kusanagi stopped performing in videos for a time to concentrate on modeling.[3] Alice Japan issued a compilation video entitled Mizuho Kanou Forever in July 1997.[3] Kusanagi apparently had dental work done soon after her break from AV performance, as her subsequent appearances in photobooks and magazines show that her teeth, previously slightly crooked, were now straight.[3] Appearing under the stage name Narua Asami, the first of Kusanagi's five photobooks, Queen Bee, was released in August 1997,[9] and several magazine appearances under this stage name followed.[3]
First AV come-back
Kusanagi's come-back video, again with Alice Japan under the name Mizuho Kano, was in March 1998 with Big Tits Rebirth.[3] After this come-back she released about one video a month for the next year and a half.[10] For Eichi Publishing, Kusanagi appeared in her second photobook, Kubire, which was released in April 1998. This was her first appearance under the name Jun Kusanagi. She continued appearing in videos for Alice Japan as Mizuho Kano, while making video and magazine appearances as Jun Kusanagi when working for Eichi during this same period.[3] The photobook Kubire 2 came out in December 1998.[9]
Kusanagi's videos at this time delved into several of the genres in Japanese adult videos including S&M,[11] and cosplay.[12][13] Two other videos were in the documentary style genre and focused on the video audience. The plot of Home Delivery Soapland has her character making house-calls for "the poor lonely guy who watches our videos"[14] and in the January 1999 release, Saint Lady Molester, the plot involves sex with the winners of an Internet contest.[15]
Second retirement and come-back
In August 1999, Kusanagi again released a farewell appearance, the photobook Jun, and a calendar for the year 2000.[3] Two years later, with Playboy photographer, Kim Mizuno, Kusanagi produced an 80-page, hardcover volume entitled Dangerous Curve which was released in April 2001.[9] In her diary she expressed disappointment that she felt her career had failed. It could be due to a combination of bad business decisions, and the fact that she had passed her prime so quickly.[16] Another retirement from public life during the first half of the 2000s followed, during which time the Alice Japan, Atlas21 and MAX-A labels released several compilations of scenes from Kusanagi's previous work, as well as re-issues of the original videos.[10]
In July 2003, Kusanagi followed AV idols Ai Iijima and Madoka Ozawa by seeking to expand her career in Taiwan. She performed at a multimedia show in Taipei's World Trade Center. One news report declared her appearance in the country had created a "media storm", but also found that her "dancing prowess and stage show were unimpressive" and that her audience was generally "disappointed".[2] She became a subject of controversy when it was claimed that she was working in the country without a permit. She had to cancel performances on the second day of her planned 3-day tour of the country. Kusanagi's agent in Taiwan claimed that she was not actually working in the country, but that she was only engaging in photo opportunities, shopping and visiting fans. Local Chinese-language newspapers, however, reported that she had been paid.[2][17]
In May 2006, ten years after her debut, she released a new DVD with Crystal-Eizou called Comeback!! Queen of Kubire Jun Kusanagi (復活！！くびれの女王 草凪純). The June issue of Urecco magazine devoted a feature to Kusanagi's return to the AV world.[18] Kusanagi made several more videos after this second comeback, many in the "mature woman" or "madame" genre for Madonna, but also including nakadashi and simulated rape releases for Attackers and an interracial video (Black Men And Promiscuity) for Moodyz. She also began to appear in a number of "uncensored" videos, those without the pixelation used to disguise the genitals required in Japanese videos.[19]
Kusanagi has been featured in U.S. publications Playboy and Penthouse, an unusual achievement for a Japan-based model.[20] She has appeared on various Japanese TV shows including Gilgamesh Night and the TV Asahi variety show Tonight 2.[20] With her long and varied career, Kusanagi has been called "one of the legends of AV".[21]
As of 2013, Kusanagi was billed at the hostess club Club Lucy in Roppongi.[22][23]
Filmography
| Video title[24] | Company | Director | Notes | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin Pin Girl | MAX-A Calen XC-1068 |
Yuji Sakamoto | October 25, 1996 | |
| Body Play II: Intoxication of Eros 肉体遊戯II |
MAX-A Calen XC-1071 |
Sara Kirazuki | November 25, 1996 | |
| Obscene Model / Y-Setsu Model 猥褻モデル |
Alice Japan KA-1820 |
Yuji Sakamoto | December 27, 1996 | |
| Body Report ボディ白書 |
Alice Japan KA-1823 |
Kyosuke Murayama | January 25, 1997 | |
| Sexy Butt (Mejiri) 女尻 |
Alice Japan KA-1833 (VHS) DC-043 (VCD) |
Kyosuke Murayama | VHS:April 30, 1997 VCD:September 25, 1998 | |
| Reverse Soap Heaven / The Contrary Soap Heaven 逆ソープ天国 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9047 |
Masayuki Naruse | May 30, 1997 | |
| Mizuho Kanou Forever 加納瑞穂 フォーエバー |
Alice Japan KA-1840 (VHS) DC-019 (VCD) |
Compilation | VHS:July 4, 1997 VCD:November 21, 1997 | |
| Big Tits Rebirth 巨乳転生 Kyonyu Tenshou |
Alice Japan KA-1871 |
Kyosuke Murayama | March 13, 1998 | |
| Big Tits Dynamite 巨乳ダイナマイト |
Alice Japan KA-1874 |
Jin Shomaru | April 10, 1998 | |
| Tits-Nyuton 乳tNYUTON |
Alice Japan KA-1880 |
May 15, 1998 | ||
| G-Cup Danger! G-Cup Kiken! |
Eichi Publishing | Softcore "Image" video | May 1998 | |
| Violent Lips 激唇 |
Atlas21 8A-066 |
Masato Ishioka | June 30, 1998 | |
| Legend Of An AV Idol AVアイドル伝説 |
Atlas21 8A-074 |
Hidekazu Takaharu | July 25, 1998 | |
| NEO Bloody Uniform Connection 43 NEO出血大制服43 |
Atlas21 8A-083 |
Kyuhei Tsubakihara | August 25, 1998 | |
| Home Delivery Soapland 宅配ソープでございます |
Atlas21 Saurs TMC-021 |
Sun Matsui | September 30, 1998 | |
| Targeted Female Teacher ねらわれた女教師 |
h.m.p. Miss Christine TMC-021 |
Midori Moriguchi | October 21, 1998 | |
| GTO 草凪純：GTO |
Eichi Publishing | Softcore "Image" video | November 1998 | |
| The Kageki ザ・カゲキ |
h.m.p. Samm TSV-029 |
Ryutaro Kanno | November 30, 1998 | |
| The Real Mizuho Kanou ザ・リアル 加納瑞穂 |
h.m.p. Samm TSV-031 |
Kin Ishikawa | December 25, 1998 | |
| Saint Lady Molester 聖痴女 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9090 |
Sho Takaki | January 22, 1999 | |
| Super Horny Monsters Legend 3 超淫獣伝説III With Mai Shiina |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9093 (VHS) DV-011 (DVD) |
Yuji Sakamoto | VHS:February 26, 1999 DVD:July 23, 1999 | |
| Inhumanity / Give Up Human Being 人間廃業 |
Alice Japan Babylon KR-9097 |
Kunihiro Hasegawa | March 26, 1999 | |
| Perverted Secretary Likes It Raw - Part 24 Ｈ秘書はナマがお好き ＰＡＲＴ２４ |
HRC Cher HRC-313 |
Hitoshi Mochinaga | May 25, 1999 | |
| Body Language ボディランゲージ |
Atlas21 AVD-013 |
October 15, 1999 | ||
| Mizuho Kano DX 加納瑞穂DX |
MAX-A Samansa XS-2220 |
Compilation | March 2, 2001 | |
| Mizuho Kano Special 加納瑞穂スペシャル |
Alice Japan DV-088 |
Compilation DVD containing Obscene Model and Body Report | September 28, 2001 | |
| Uncut-4 hours!! Mizuho Kano ノーカット4時間！！加納瑞穂 |
Alice Japan DV-310 |
Compilation DVD | December 19, 2003 | |
| Superior スペリオール |
Atlas21 AVD-178 |
Compilation DVD containing Passionate Lip, Legend Of An AV Idol & Home Delivery Soapland | February 25, 2004 | |
| Uncut 4 Hours!! Mizuki Kano 2 ノーカット4時間！！加納瑞穂 2 |
Alice Japan DV-352 |
Compilation DVD containing Big Tits Dynamite, Tits-Nyuton, Reverse Soap Heaven & Saint Lady Molester | May 14, 2004 | |
| CLUB-MAX / Mizuho Kano CLUB-MAX 加納瑞穂 |
MAX-A XV-207 |
Compilation DVD containing Pin Pin Girl & Body Play II | November 28, 2004 | |
| Comeback!! Queen of Kubire Jun Kusanagi 復活！！くびれの女王 草凪純 |
Crystal-Eizou Grace GRDV-024 |
May 26, 2006 | ||
| She's A Bitch Even Though She's a Masochist 痴女なのにMなんです |
Crystal-Eizou Grace GRDV-026 |
June 30, 2006 | ||
| Fetish Mode | Crystal-Eizou Grace GA-49D |
August 25, 2006 | ||
| Sell Debut 初セル |
Moodyz Diva MIDD-192 |
Bunchou Yoshino | September 13, 2006 | |
| Hyper-Digital Mosaic Vol.040 ハイパーデジタルモザイク Vol.040 |
Moodyz Diva MIDD-200 |
Pione Matsuzaka | October 1, 2006 | |
| Obscene Teacher: Private After-School Lesson 淫行女教師 放課後の個人授業 |
Madonna JUKD-503 |
November 25, 2006 | ||
| My Aunt, Jun Kusanagi 僕のおばさん 草凪純 |
Madonna JUKD-521 |
December 25, 2006 | ||
| St. Madonna Hospital 僕のおばさん 草凪純 |
Madonna JUKD-536 |
Eitaro Haga | With Chisato Shouda, Maki Tomoda Misuzu Shiratori | January 25, 2007 |
| Lewd Madam's Fitness 2 人妻喰いこみフィットネス 2 |
Madonna JUKD-553 |
With Monica Serizawa, Ryou Hanasaki & Serena Kisaragi | February 25, 2007 | |
| Raped Mother 義母姦 |
Madonna JUKD-573 |
March 25, 2007 | ||
| Woman Lawyer Creampie 13 Shots - Courtroom of Justice 2 女弁護士中出し13連発 正義の法廷2 |
Attackers Shark SHKD-289 |
Eitaro Haga | With Riko Sakura | April 7, 2007 |
| Raped In Husband's Presence 夫の目の前で犯されて |
Attackers Shark SHKD-291 |
Mr. Watakano | May 7, 2007 | |
| Glamorous Woman | Moodyz Real MIRD-021 |
Sekido Chokka | With Maki Tomoda & Yumi Kazama | June 1, 2007 |
| Black Men And Promiscuity 黒人と乱交 |
Moodyz Gati MIGD-022 |
[Jo]Style | July 1, 2007 | |
| Japanese Peach Girl Vol.42 ジャパニーズピーチガール Vol.42 草凪純 |
Pink Puncher PB-091 |
Uncensored | November 14, 2007 | |
| Pirating Housing Manager Diary 盗撮マンション管理人日誌 |
Glory Quest Dangerous Relations DRS-01 |
With Riri Kōda | April 10, 2008 | |
| Red Hot Fetish Collection Vol.57 レッドホットフェティッシュコレクション Vol.57 草凪純 |
Red Hot RED-073 |
Uncensored | April 11, 2008 | |
| I Wanna Fuck My Friend's Mature Mother 熟れた友達のお母さんを犯しまくりたい。 |
Dogma DDB-064 |
Be-Bop Minoru | May 19, 2008 | |
| Tora Tora Gold Vol.73 トラトラゴールド Vol.73 草凪純 |
Tora-Tora-Tora TRG-073 |
Uncensored | June 20, 2008 | |
| Cabin Attendant in Threatened Sweet Room スチュワーデスin….(脅迫スイートルーム) |
Dream Ticket VDD-034 |
July 22, 2008 | ||
| Sperma Queen : Jun Kusanagi スペルマ クィーン : 草凪純 |
Studio Teriyaki BT-22 |
Uncensored | April 29, 2009 | |
| Mother And Son Fuck 母子交尾 ［土肥路］ |
Ruby BKD-45 |
September 19, 2009 | ||
| Red Hot Jam Vol.148 レッドホットジャム Vol.148 草凪純 |
Red Hot RHJ-148 |
Uncensored | June 30, 2010 | |
| Red Hot Jam Vol.152 レッドホットジャム Vol.152 裸家族 |
Red Hot RHJ-152 |
With Yuri Aine Uncensored |
July 30, 2010 | |
| CATCHEYE Vol.16 変態痴女教師の特別授業 : 草凪純 |
Catcheye DRC-016 |
Uncensored | January 5, 2011 | |
| Glamorous : Yuno Hoshi, Jun Kusanagi グラマラス 華麗な肉体が視覚的なエロスを演出 !! : 星優乃, 草凪純 |
Samurai Porn DSAM-03 |
With Yuno Hoshi Uncensored |
March 1, 2011 | |
| CATCHEYE Vol.49 | Catcheye DRC-049 |
Uncensored | March 1, 2012 | |
| Bared! Mizuho Kano 剥く！ 加納瑞穂 |
h.m.p. CK-002 |
Ryutaro Jinno | October 24, 2012 | |
| My Mother Did My Teacher... 母さんが先生と・・ |
Mellow Moon MLW-3509 |
September 25, 2013 |
Photobooks
Solo works
| Video title | Company | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee | Ryoichi Ochiai | Kaiosha | August 1997 |
| Kubire | Hiroyoshi Saiki | Eichi Publishing | April 1998 re-released May 1998 |
| Kubire 2 | Shinji Hosono | Eichi Publishing | December 1998 |
| Jun | Shoken Takahashi | Futaba-sha | August 1999 |
| Dangerous Curve | Kim Mizuno | MZ Productions | April 2001 |
Appearances in compilations
| Video title | Company | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nude Miyazawa 2 | Miyazawa Masaaki | ? | October 1998 |
| Erovogue | Ryosuke Handa | Shinchosha | December 1998 |
| Chinkame | Keisuke "Ching" Naito | Takarajima-sha | November 2000 |
| Venus of the 20th Century | Weekly Playboy | Shueisha | December 2000 |
Notes
- ↑ Infobox data from "加納瑞穂 (Kanou Mizuho)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). Retrieved 2007-05-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 "Japanese adult-video star's shows banned over permit". The China Post. July 5, 2003. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 J., Lee (May 9, 2006). "Biography". www.asian-sirens.com. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ↑ "加納瑞穂 (Kanou Mizuho)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). Retrieved 2007-05-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Forever Mizuho". xxx.xcity.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ↑ "Body Play". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 "Obscene Model". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Reverse Soap Heaven". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 "Books". www.asian-sirens.com. February 26, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- 1 2 "Jun Kusanagi". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Big Tits Rebirth". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Big Tits Dynamite". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "NEO Bloody Uniform Connection 43". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Home Delivery Soapland". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Saint Lady Molester". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 香港より・・・ (in Japanese). June 18, 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ Chang, Yun-Ping (July 5, 2003). "Porn star subject of growing probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ↑ "MGZ643 Urecco June 2006 vol. 259". www.jlist.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ↑ 女優プロフィール: 草凪純 (in Japanese). AVEntertainments. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- 1 2 高校教師 爆乳をもてあそばれて (in Japanese). www.shinnihoneizo.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-09-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "GRDV029 FETISH MODE -- Jun Kusanagi". www.jlist.com. Archived from the original on 2004-05-31. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
One of the legends of AV has come back to the spotlight! Jun Kusanagi (also known as Mizuho Kano...)
- ↑ 草凪純（くさなぎじゅん） / 加納瑞穂（かのうみずほ） (in Japanese). Fuzoku AV. Retrieved 2013-03-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 草凪 純 [32才] (クサナギ ジュン) (in Japanese). Gold-Finger. Retrieved 2013-03-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Filmography from "Jun Kusanagi". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-17. External link in
|publisher=(help) and "Jun Kusanagi (Filmography)". Urabon Navigator 1997-2006. Retrieved 2009-06-24. External link in|publisher=(help) - ↑ Photobook list from "Books". www.asian-sirens.com. February 26, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
Sources
- Chang, Yun-Ping (July 5, 2003). "Porn star subject of growing probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- "Forever Mizuho (Interview)". xxx.xcity.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- J., Lee (May 9, 2006). "Biography". www.asian-sirens.com. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- "Japanese adult-video star's shows banned over permit". The China Post. July 5, 2003. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- "純名きりん (Junna Kirin)" (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2007-05-15. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "加納瑞穂 (Kanou Mizuho)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). Retrieved 2007-05-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "草凪純 (Kusanagi Jyun)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). Retrieved 2007-05-14. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "Mizuho Kanou: 15 naughty questions; A Maniac course". xxx.xcity.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- "Mizuho (Kanou Mizuho)". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2011-01-26. External link in
|publisher=(help)
External links
- Jun Kusanagi on Japan HDV
- "草凪純 (Kusanagi Jun: Moodyz profile and filmography)" (in Japanese). Moodyz. Retrieved 2008-03-20.