Ran Asakawa
| Ran Asakawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 September 1980[1] |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Ran Asakawa (朝河 蘭 Asakawa Ran, born 4 September 1980) is a Japanese former AV idol and model who made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001.
Life and career
Ran Asakawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 4 September 1980. Her first sexual encounter happened when she was 19 and was with a businessman. She says, however, that her first fully pleasurable experience wasn't until about the 10th time.[2]
Asakawa finished high school and began junior college.[2] When she realized that she could not make much money doing part-time work she decided to start doing adult videos, and later explained, "I wanted to study to get a decent wage but I can't do that while I have a regular 9-5 job, right? So I picked AVs." She had thought about stripping but decided that the hours were too long.[2] She says she cried after making her first video "wondering what I was doing to myself". She finally got to like sex on camera but keeps her eyes closed from embarrassment.[2]
At first she was not a popular performer because of her mature looks at a time when very young looking girls were the fashion in porn and she did only about 10 videos in her first six months.[2] However, that changed and Asakawa and her modeling agency submitted an application to the Guinness Book of World Records for making 212 adult videos in the year 2002.[3] The next year (2003) she outdid her previous record by appearing in 304 videos but announced her retirement at the end of the year.[4] Her total output in Japan including later re-issues and compilations numbers nearly 800 videos.[5]
In late 2003 the Taipei Times reported that Asakawa had come to Taiwan with the hope of expanding her career there.[6] Although Asakawa had retired from Japanese AV work, in 2004 she did appear in a number of "uncensored" videos - those without the mosaic pixellation to obscure the genitals found in all standard Japanese adult videos. At least some of the videos were produced in Taiwan.[7]
In early 2012, the major Japanese adult video distributor DMM held a poll of its customers to choose the 100 all-time best AV actresses to celebrate the 30th anniversary of adult videos in Japan. Asakawa was voted into 69th place in the balloting.[8]
Partial filmography
| Release date[9] | Video title | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-12 | Molesters' Train 8 痴漢まんイン電車8 |
Wild Side CI-08 (VHS) |
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| 2002-03-10 | FINAL FUCK X |
Media Station Bazooka BZ-88 (VHS) |
Bill Nomura | Cosplay with Kyoka Usami, Yuki Sawamiya |
| 2002-04-21 | ERORIST - Sexual Terrorism of Women エロリスト 癒されないなら励ましてあげる!! |
Cosmos Plan MX-31 (VHS) |
Toru Kosakai | With Hikari Koizumi, Saki Muto & Rumi Hoshino |
| 2002-04-26 | The Nurse ザ☆ナ～ス! |
Media Station Bazooka BZ-93 (VHS) |
Bill Nomura | With Yuki Sawamiya & Wakame Itsuki |
| 2002-05-24 | Exhibitionistic Girls VII 露出姉 VII |
MAX-A Gash XG-3383 (VHS) |
Tatsuya Aoki | With Rumina Nakatani & Remi Nakai |
| 2002-06-14 | Monthly Ran Asaka 月刊 朝河蘭 |
VIP VIP-126 (VHS) |
Takeshi Kase | |
| 2002-07-06 | Beautiful Slut's Kiss and Sex 美しい痴女の接吻とセックス |
Dogma DDN-008 |
Hitoshi Nimura | |
| 2002-07-12 | Sex with Love 愛あるSEX |
VIP God GOD-129 (VHS) |
Takeshi Kase | With Eri Mitsui, Yukari Sakurada, Sanae Mizushima & Sana Yoshizaki |
| 2002-07-31 | New Tokyo Backstreet Date TOKYO裏道デート 朝河蘭 |
Royal Art GPS-200 (VHS) |
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| 2002-08-30 | Forceful Exhibitionistic-Play Maniax 4 強制露出マニアックス 4 |
VIP Chao CAO-036 (VHS) |
Eitaro Onuma | With Sayaka Tsutsumi & Saya Hyozaki |
| 2002-11-01 | Erotic Nurse Version 妄連想 美人ナースの淫乱看護編 |
Moodyz President MDPD-099 |
Q-TA | |
| 2002-12-02 | Peppermint Vol. 1 これは廃盤商品です。 |
Peppy PP-01 |
Uncensored | |
| 2003-01-10 | Confinement Chair Trance Ran Asakawa 拘束椅子トランス |
Dogma DDT-055 |
TOHJIRO | BDSM |
| 2003-02-01 | Super Angle of Manko 超-股間のアングル |
Wanz Factory SA-125 |
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| 2003-02-10 | Ultimate Showdown - Kurumi Morishita & Ran Asakawa 悪女の時間～究極の痴女対決～ 森下くるみ×朝河蘭 |
Dogma DDT-058 |
TOHJIRO | With Kurumi Morishita |
| 2003-06-10 | Endless Semen 痴女の性欲 エンドレスザーメン |
Dogma DDT-065 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2003-07-01 | Platinum 5 プラチナ |
Golden Dragon PT-05 |
With Miri Sugihara Uncensored | |
| 2003-07-15 | Pussy&Hip |
Moodyz Style Art MDXD-026 |
Kenshirou | |
| 2003-08-09 | JBox Vol. 3 Temptation |
J-XRoss JB-003 |
Uncensored | |
| 2003-08-15 | Eyes 誘惑目線痴女eyes |
Moodyz Legend MDLD-066 |
Kenshirou | |
| 2003-09-15 | Chinpoholic チンポ中毒ドスケベ女 |
Moodyz Legend MDXD-076 |
Koushirou | |
| 2003-10-08 | Confinement Rape Woman Body Collection 監禁レイプ 女体採集 |
Attackers Shark SHKD-196 |
With Saori Sakuragi, Megumi Oota & Mina Fujimoto | |
| 2004-02-16 | Uncensored Idol Vol. 1 - Ran Asakawa |
Tip Top TAD-6601 |
Uncensored | |
| 2004-04-19 | Japanese Super Idols Vol. 22 |
JapanX JPN-1822 |
Uncensored | |
| 2004-06-29 | Aqua Series: Gramor Unmoral |
Aqua JJ-015 |
Uncensored | |
| 2004-06-29 | Aqua Series: Teacher Unmoral |
Aqua JJ-016 |
Uncensored | |
| 2004-07-08 | Tokyo Style Vol. 1 |
Joydel JDA-007 [Taiwan] |
Uncensored | |
| 2004-07-17 | Love Showe 在庫切れ、後日入荷予定 |
AV DLS-02 |
With Rina Usui, Minami Hayakawa & Konomi Futaba Uncensored | |
| 2004-08-16 | Japanese Super Idols Vol. 28 |
JapanX JPN-1828 |
With Ai Nagase Uncensored | |
| 2004-09-04 | Himiko Vol. 3 |
Samurai-AV HK-03 |
Uncensored | |
| 2004-11-10 | Gold-X Vol. 3 |
Gold-X DGX-3 [Taiwan] |
With Sakura Sakurada & Anri Mizuna Uncensored |
Selected magazine appearances
- 1 October 2002 Weekly Playboy (nude, 4 pages)[10]
- 1 July 2003 Weekly Playboy (nude, 8 pages)[11]
References
- ↑ Infobox data from "Ran Asakawa Profile" (Webpage) (in Japanese). maedamodels.com. Retrieved 2007-08-16. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 "Ran Asakawa Jsex Interview" (Webpage). www.jsexnetwork.com. Retrieved 2007-08-13. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Guinness Record Application Form" (in Japanese). tantai.net. Retrieved 2008-10-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Ran Asakawa" (in Japanese). tantai.net. Retrieved 2008-10-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "朝河蘭 (Ran Asakawa) Videography" (in Japanese). s7.artemisweb.jp. Retrieved 2008-10-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Woodworth, Max (5 September 2003). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ↑ "朝河蘭 (Ran Asakawa)" (in Japanese). AV Entertainments. Retrieved 2008-10-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "AV女優★人気投票" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ Filmography based on "Ran Asakawa". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-13. External link in
|publisher=(help) and "Ran Asakawa (Filmography)". Urabon Navigator 1997-2006. Retrieved 2007-08-13. External link in|publisher=(help) - ↑ 週プレ2002. 知誕Wiki (in Japanese). 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-18. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ 週プレ2003. 知誕Wiki (in Japanese). 6 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-18. External link in
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Sources
- "Ran Asakawa". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-13. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "朝河 蘭 Asakawa Ran (Profile)". 'Web I-dic'. Retrieved 2007-08-16. External link in
|publisher=(help) - Ran Asakawa at the Internet Movie Database
- "Ran Asakawa Jheat Profile". www.jheat.com/. Archived from the original (Webpage) on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-08-13. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "Ran Asakawa Self & Agency" (in Japanese). tantai.net. Retrieved 2008-10-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "Ran Asakawa Videography" (in Japanese). s7.artemisweb.jp. Retrieved 2008-10-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "朝河蘭 (Asakawa Ran - Moodyz profile and filmography)" (in Japanese). Moodyz. Retrieved 2008-03-20.