Emi Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田エミ, Hepburn: Kuroda Emi) a.k.a. Misuzu Akimoto (秋元美鈴, Akimoto Misuzu) is a Japanese pink film actress who was born in Osaka in 1978.[citation needed] She is best known for playing the title role in director Mitsuru Meike's The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai (2003).
Emi Kuroda | |
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| 黒田エミ | |
| Born | 1978 (age 43–44)[citation needed] Hirakata, Osaka, Japan[1] |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Emi Kuroda started her AV career in 2000 under the name Misuzu Akimoto.[2] Often playing high school girl roles, she starred in such films as Virtual Sexpot and several volumes of Paradise of Japan[2] With no previous theatrical acting experience, Kuroda was chosen to star in director Mitsuru Meike's 2003 pink film, The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai.[3] 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.[4] As part of the film's tour of international film festivals, Kuroda was invited to speak at the PIA Film Festival in July 2005.[5][6] 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)."[7]
It was Takao Nakano (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.[1][8] Her record for the 2005 season was one win and three losses.[9] In her martial arts career, she attained third-ranking amateur Shoot Boxing Bantamweight.[2]