Jun Kusanagi
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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. Through her appearances in AVs, adult cinema, photobooks, magazines and television, she has been called "a super popular AV actress", "one of Japan's most prolific and popular photo model/AV stars," and "one of the biggest AV legends ever."
Life and career
Early life
Jun Kusanagi was born in Tokyo on June 5, 1978. The Japanese term kubire, referring to "the inward dip of a woman's waist" is often applied to Kusanagi's remarkably small waist and large breasts. 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
AV debut
Kusanagi made the first of her "uniformly excellent hard core videos" in October, 1996. 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. Jun Kusanagi debuted with the MAX-A studio under the name Kano Mizuho (加"瑞穂 Mizuho Kano), 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. She has also used the stage names Narua Asami (淺海"亞 Asami Narua), and Kirin Junna (純"?"?りん Junna Kirin). Her AV debut was in the video Pin Pin Girl. Called a "sensational debut release," the film was directed by Yuji Sakamoto. Kusanagi appeared in five more adult videos during the next six months. She made one more video for MAX-A in November, and then moved to the Alice Japan label in December where she made the other four.
Kusanagi's first two videos included sex scenes, but focused on featuring her slim figure and large breasts. Obscene Model, her first work for Alice Japan, also directed by Sakamoto, went into more adventurous realms, including S&M and "aggressive vibrator" scenes. In Body Report of January 1997, Kusanagi's figure is again the focus, while Sexy Butt, of April 1997, focuses specifically on one part of her anatomy, and various sexual acts performed upon it. Typical of many Japanese AVs, some bondage is included in this video. Kusanagi's fourth video for Alice Japan, Reverse Soap Heaven, was in the popular genre of a prominent AV actress performing in a soapland.
After having made six AVs, Kusanagi stopped performing in videos for a time to concentrate on modeling. Her "beauty and volcanic on-screen sexuality" had quickly made her a top AV performer, and as a farewell tribute to the model, Alice Japan issued a compilation video entitled Mizuho Kanou Forever in July of 1997. 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. Appearing under the stage name Narua Asami, the first of Kusanagi's five photobooks, Queen Bee, was released in August of 1997, and several magazine appearances under this stage name followed.
First AV come-back
Kusanagi's come-back video, again with Alice Japan under the name Mizuho Kano, was in March of 1998 with Big Tits Rebirth. After this come-back she released about one video a month for the next year and a half. Upon her return to the AV industry, an observer commented, "Her body is more mature and mysterious now." For Eichi Publishing, Kusanagi appeared in her second photobook, Kubire, which was released in April of 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. The photobook Kubire 2 came out in December of 1998.
Kusanagi's videos at this time delved into several of the most popular genres in Japanese adult videos, including S&M, , cosplay, and a documentary-style video which was filmed in her own apartment. Two other documentary-style videos focused on the video audience. In Home Delivery Soapland, Kusanagi makes house-calls for "the poor lonely guy who watches our videos." Kusanagi's fans were invited to enter an Internet contest, and the winners appeared with the actress in the January 1999 release, Saint Lady Molester. In her February 1999 video for Alice Japan, Super Horny Monsters Legend 3, she was teamed with fellow big-bust AV model Mai Shiina.
Second retirement and come-back
In August of 1999, Kusanagi again released a farewell appearance, the photobook Jun, and a calendar for the year 2000. Two years later, with Playboy photographer, Kim Mizuno, Kusanagi produced an 80-page, hardcover volume entitled Dangerous Curve. Released in April of 2001, the photography in the book was called, "right up there with Kim's best work." However, Kusanagi appeared to have lost a lot of weight since her retirement, leading to speculation that she may have been suffering from anorexia nervosa. 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 passed her prime so quickly. 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.
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. Though her appearance in the country created a media frenzy, 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.
In May of 2006, ten years after her debut, she released a new DVD called Queen of Kubire Jun Kusanagi ("?"�れ"�女王 "�凪純). The June issue of Urecco magazine devoted a feature to Kusanagi's return to the AV world. At the height of her career, the most popular AV actress, Jun Kusanagi's long and varied career has made her "one of the legends of AV.
Selected filmography
Filmography from Mizuho (Kanou Mizuho), http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/info.html?aid=109 Accessed: 2007-05-15 (Publisher: AV Idol Directory) (Language: English and Jun Kusanagi (Filmography), http://jans-web.com/profiles/n1167&mode=movies Accessed: 2007-08-08 (Publisher: Urabon Navigator 1997-2006) .
| Video title | Company | Director | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pin Pin Girl | MAX-A | Yuji Sakamoto | October 25, 1996 |
| Body Play: Intoxication of Eros 肉体"�戯II |
MAX-A | Sara Kirazuki | November 25, 1996 |
| Obscene Model/Y-Setsu Model 猥褻モデル |
Alice Japan | Yuji Sakamoto | December 27, 1996 |
| Body Report ボディ白書 |
Alice Japan | Kyosuke Murayama | January 25, 1997 |
| Sexy Butt 女尻 Mejiri |
Alice Japan | Kyosuke Murayama | April 30, 1997 |
| Reverse Soap Heaven 逆ソープ天国 |
Alice Japan | Marayuki Narise | May 30, 1997 |
| Mizuho Kanou Forever 加"瑞穂 フォーエ"ー |
Alice Japan | . | VHS:July 4, 1997 VCD:November 21, 1997 |
| Reverse Soap Heaven: Private Party 逆ソープ天国 |
Alice Japan | Marayuki Narise | December 12, 1997 |
| Reverse Soap Heaven: Erect 5 逆ソープ天国 |
Alice Japan | . | December 19, 1997 |
| Big Tits Rebirth 巨乳転生 Kyonyu Tenshou |
Alice Japan | Kyosuke Murayama | March 13, 1998 |
| Big Tits Dynamite 巨乳ダイナマイト |
Alice Japan | Jin Shomaru | April 10, 1998 |
| Tits-Nyuton 乳tNYUTON |
Alice Japan | . | May 15, 1998 |
| G-Cup Danger! G-Cup Kiken! |
Eichi Publishing | . | May 1998 |
| Passionate Lip 激唇 |
Atlas21 | Masahito Ishioka | June 30, 1998 |
| Legend Of An AV Idol AVアイドル"説 |
Atlas21 | Hidekazu Takaharu | July 25, 1998 |
| NEO Bloody Uniform Connection 43 NEO出血大制"43 |
Atlas21 | . | August 25, 1998 |
| Female Ass 女尻 Mejiri |
Alice Japan | . | September 25, 1998 |
| Home Delivery Soapland 宅"ソープ"�"�"�"�"�"� |
Atlas21 | Sun Matsui | September 30, 1998 |
| Kubire 2 | Eichi Publishing | . | 1998 |
| GTO | Eichi Publishing | . | November 1998 |
| Saint Lady Molester "�痴女 |
Alice Japan | Sho Takaki | January 22, 1999 |
| NEO Bloody Uniform Connection DX NEO出血大制"DX |
Atlas21 | . | February 15, 1999 |
| Super Horny Monsters Legend 3 超淫"�"説III |
Babylon/Alice Japan | Yuji Sakamoto | VHS:February 26, 1999 DVD:July 23, 1999 |
| Inhumanity 人間廃� |
Alice Japan | Kunino Nagayagawa | March 26, 1999 |
| New Secretary 24 | Cher | . | May 25, 1999 |
| Inhumanity Vol. 3 人間廃�ファイルVol.3 |
Alice Japan | . | July 30, 1999 |
| Body Language ボディランゲージ |
Atlas21 | . | October 15, 1999 |
| Inhumanity Files '99 人間廃�ファイル ({{{2}}})'99 |
Alice Japan | . | December 24, 1999 |
| Obscene Model REMIX 猥褻モデル REMIX |
Alice Japan | . | February 11, 2000 |
| Home Delivery Soapland PREMIUM 2 宅"ソープ"�"�"�"�"�"� |
Atlas21 | . | March 17, 2000 |
| Obscene Model - Wet 5 猥褻モデル ヌルヌル5 |
Alice Japan | . | September 22, 2000 |
| ATLAS MEGA-MIX vol.#2 アトラスMEGA-MIX II |
Atlas21 | . | November 17, 2000 |
| MAX-A Anniversary | MAX-A | . | VHS:November 24, 2000 DVD:January 19, 2001 |
| NEO Bloody Uniform Connection Final NEO出血大制" 完全版1 |
Atlas21 | Tsukasa Hashimoto | January 17, 2001 |
| Mizuho Kano DX 加"瑞穂DX |
MAX-A | . | March 2, 2001 |
| THE NEO UNIFORM CONNECTION Complete Edition Vol. 1 NEO出血大制"完全版 VOL.1 |
Atlas21 | . | March 16, 2001 |
| BIG BUST CLUB | Atlas21 | Tsukasa Hashimoto | April 13, 2001 |
| Home Delivery Soapland PREMIUM 宅"ソープ"�"�"�"�"�"� PREMIUM |
Atlas21 | . | September 9, 2001 |
| Mizuho Kano Special 加"瑞穂スペシャル |
Alice Japan | . | September 28, 2001 |
| The Neo Uniform Collection No Cut Vol.5 NEO出血大制"ノーカット Vol.5 |
Atlas21 | . | September 30, 2001 |
| Uncut-4 hours!! Mizuho Kano ノーカット4時間""加"瑞穂 |
Alice Japan | . | December 19, 2003 |
| Uncut 4 Hours!! Mizuki Kano 2 ノーカット4時間""加"瑞穂 2 DVD containing Big Tits Dynamite, Tits- NYUTON-NYUTON, Reverse Soap Heaven & Saint Lady Molester. |
Alice Japan | . | May 14, 2004 |
| CLUB-MAX / Mizuho Kano CLUB-MAX 加"瑞穂 DVD containing Pin Pin Girl & Body Play. |
MAX-A | . | November 28, 2004 |
| Superior スペリオール DVD containing Passionate Lip, Legend Of An AV Idol & Home Delivery Soapland. |
Atlas21 | . | December 25, 2004 |
| Fetish Mode | Grace | . | August 25, 2006 |
Unconfirmed titles
- Body Play II (November 1996)
- Over The Night (October 1998)
- The Extreme Fuck (November 1998)
- Cover Girls 2 (February 1999)
- Excellent Double Bomb III (February 1999)
- Resurrection Of A Super Idol (May 2006)
- First time - Jun Kusanagi (September 13, 2006)
- Hyper Digital Mosaic Vol.040** (October 1, 2006)
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 |
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Jun_Kusanagi ]
External links
- Official website
- "�凪純 (Kusanagi Jun: Moodyz profile and filmography), http://www.moodyz.com/actress/-/detail/=/id=5974/ Accessed: 2008-03-20 (Publisher: Moodyz) (Language: Japanese
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