Sakurako Kaoru

Sakurako Kaoru (薫桜子 / 薰櫻子, Kaoru Sakurako^?) is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically-released softcore pink film genre. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 2007.

Life and career

Sakurako Kaoru was born in Tokyo on November 22, 1982.^[2] Kaoru is sexually adventurous and became sexually active at an early age, claiming to have engaged in the act nine times one day while she was in junior high school.^[3]

AV career

Sakurako Kaoru made her AV debut in the July 2002 Kuki release 101 Litre Girl,^[4] and appeared in a Kuki release every month until the end of the year, making a total of six for the studio.^[5] Kaoru's 101cm Japanese I-cup breasts were a central focus of her videos. Milky Balloon, her second video for Kuki, featured a scene in which Kaoru engaged in paizuri with a CCD camera.^[6] Pudding I Mode (September, 2002) was a story-based video with a supernatural theme. Kaoru played the role of a woman possessed by the spirit of a dead woman who wants to experience life through sex.^[7] Kaoru's second three videos for Kuki were all under director Happy Yamada, whom fellow AV idol Milk Ichigo described as a, "really weird man... a really interesting person, very unique."^[8] Kaoru's video releases for Kuki were combined into two three-video DVD releases in the "No Cut" series.^[9][10]

Her bustline earned Kaoru the "Best Breasts Award" at XCity's 2002 Adult Video Grand Prix.^[11] Members of XCity were given access to an interview with Kaoru following the award.^[3] Presents awarded to winning members of the site included one pair of panties worn and signed by Kaoru, two signed DVDs and photos, and five signed photos.^[12] All members had access to two downloadable 2003 calendars featuring Kaoru.^[13] In late 2002 and early 2003, Kaoru appeared in several prominent men's magazines from Weekly Playboy (October 2002) to Flash (January 2003).^[14][15]

At the beginning of 2003, Kaoru made her first video for the VIP studio, Very Rare.^[16] She also began an association with the Crystal Eizō company at this time, first appearing for the studio in Female Breasts: Sakurako Kaoru (February 2003).^[17] That month, in celebration of her joining the studio, Kaoru's panties were the object of one of Crystal's regular auctions,^[18] and she was the company's AV actress interview for April 2003.^[19] Kaoru appeared in Akibahara, Tokyo in September 2003, for a signing event for Crystal Eizō. In an interview she expressed concerns that no one would show up to meet her, but warmly greeted those in attendance, signing a t-shirt for the winner of a ro-sham-bo contest. After a question-and-answer session, Kaoru shook hands with her fans.^[20]

During her AV career, Kaoru appeared at the Tokyo Topless website promoting her nightly appearance during weekdays at a Kabukichō "Soap-pub".^[21] Her roles in the popular cosplay genre of AV included Cosplay Maid: Sakurako Kaoru (March 2003) for Crystal Eizō, and VIP Sakurako Kaoru 2nd (June 2003), her second appearance for VIP.^[22] VIP's Big Breasted Gal's Costume Play (August 2003) gave Kaoru's audience a view of the actress in flight attendant, nurse, and school teacher attire.^[23]

She began appearing for the TMA studio in October 2003 with Fetish Angle Big Breasts.^[24] That studio's Big Breasted Step Mom (February 2004) had Kaoru in a story involving a woman whose ex-husband is a member of the yakuza.^[25] Kaoru's retirement from the AV world was with Buck-Naked Bomber Boobs Lessons: Sakurako Kaoru's Retirement Work (August 2004, I Energy). In this video, Kaoru played the role of a buxom teacher who arouses the attention of her students and the school staff.^[26] In a December 2005 article on the subject, Kaoru was listed as one of the group of AV idols who maintained a blog.^[27] Since concentrating on the V-cinema and pink film genres, Kaoru has appeared in at least one more AV, the June 2005 release, New High School Teacher's Training: Season of Cherry. The video had Kaoru as a teacher and swimming coach who is the subject of a "naughty plan" hatched by three "cherry boys".^[28]

Pink film career

Sakurako Kaoru appeared in the V-cinema release Mikosurihan Theater, based on the manga of the same name in June 2004, and left AV for the theatrical softcore pink film genre soon after.^[29] In 2005 she co-starred in major AV-idol and pink film actress Yumika Hayashi's last film, Miss Peach: Peachy Sweetness Huge Breasts (ミスピーチ　巨乳は桃の甘み, Misu Piichi: kyonyū wa momo no umami^?) (2005), by female director Yumi Yoshiyuki. The film was released in September, after Hayashi's untimely death in June,^[30][31] and chosen as fifth best pink release of the year 2005 at the "Pink Grand Prix".^[32] Yoshiyuki's Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley (巨乳な姉妹～谷間に吸いつけ～ - Kyonyū na shimai * tanima ni fuitsuke), which starred Kaoru,^[33] was chosen as the seventh best pink film released during the year 2006 at the "Pink Grand Prix" awards ceremony. Under the title Three Rules for Being a Witch (魔女になるための３つのルール, Majo ni narutame no mittsu no rūru^?) the film was presented at the Yūbari International Fantastic Film Festival.^[34] Kaoru's Naked Three Sisters: Lewdness (裸の三姉妹 淫交, Hadaka no sanshimai: inkō^?) was also chosen as the 10th best film at the Pink Grand Prix for that year.^[35] In its pink top-ten list for the year, the walkerplus.com film site picked Big Tit Sisters as the sixth best pink film of the year, and another film starring Kaoru, Wife and Secretary: Overflowing Love Juice (人妻とＯＬ　あふれる愛液, Hitozuma to OL: afureru ai-eki^?),^[36] for ninth place.^[37] The following year, Kaoru was given a Best Actress award at the "Pink Grand Prix" ceremony for her performance in another Yoshiyuki film, Adultery Addiction: Sensual Daze (不倫中毒　官能のまどろみ - Furinchūdoku: kannō no madoromi).^[38]

Selected filmography

• 101 Litre Girl (2002-01-31), Kaoru's AV debut
• Buck-Naked Bomber Boobs Lessons: Sakurako Kaoru's Retirement Work (爆乳全裸授業　薫桜子引退作品, Bakunyū zenra jugyō: Kaoru Sakurako intai sakuhin^?) (2004-08-19), Kaoru's official retirement from AV
• Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley (巨乳な姉妹 谷間に吸いつけ, Kyonyū na shimai * tanima ni fuitsuke^?) (2006-02-10) Pink Grand Prix, 7th place; walkerplus.com: 6th best pink film of the year; presented at the Yūbari International Fantastic Film Festival
• Naked Three Sisters: Lewdness (裸の三姉妹 淫交, Hadaka no sanshimai: inkō^?) (2006-07-18), Tenth best pink film at the 2006 Pink Grand Prix
• The Wife and the Secretary: Overflowing Love Juice (人妻とＯＬ　あふれる愛液, Hitozuma to OL: afureru ai-eki^?)
• Widow Apartment: Big Tits' Aching Night (未亡人アパート 巨乳のうずく夜, Mibōjin apaato: kyonyū no uzuku yoru^?) (2007-02-02), Pink Grand Prix, Honorable Mention
• Adultery Addiction: Sensual Daze (不倫中毒　官能のまどろみ, Furinchūdoku: kannō no madoromi^?) (2007-09-28) Kaoru received "Best Actress" at the Pink Grand Prix for this film

Magazine appearances

• Bejean: November 2002 (3p., nude)^[39]
• Flash: 2003-01-21 (2p., nude)^[15]
• Modern Weekly (週刊現代): 2002-11-09 (3p., nude)^[40]
• Weekly Playboy (週刊プレイボーイ): 2002-10-15 (4p., nude)^[14]

Bibliography

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• "2003年4月のインタビュー：薫桜子​ (March 20, 2003 interview: Sakurako Kaoru)" (in Japanese). crystal-eizou.jp. 2003-04-01. http://www.crystal-eizou.jp/actress/archives/2003/04/2003_0401_0100.php. Retrieved on 2009-01-30. 
• "薫桜子ちゃんの情熱の赤パンティオークション！​ (Sakurako Kaoru: Panty auction)" (in Japanese). crystal-eizou.jp. 2003-02-11. http://www.crystal-eizou.jp/actress/archives/2003/02/2003_0211_0100.php. Retrieved on 2009-01-30. 
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