Japanese AV Idol: Miyabi

Miyabi or Maria Ozawa was born on January 8, 1986 in Hokkaido, Japan. She is one of the the most popular AV Idol (Adult Video Idol) for recent years. Miyabi has starred in more than fifty video pornographic Japanese production. That's not including several video compilation that also included her name.

Maria Ozawa was interested in the pornography business when she was watching some porn videos. Miyabi then start looking for the agency until finally she joined the B-open. Soon Miyabi been awarded a contract to star in a softcore porn movie.

Then Miyabi joined S1, a famous porn movie studio in Japan. Two years after she had joined S1, Maria Ozawa then decided to move to Dasdas which incidentally is not a major studio. However, the decision did not make her popularity waned. Maria also appeared in several non-pornographic movies in Japan known as the V-Cinema films produced or directly to DVD or VCD.

It is said that Maria had known sex since she was 13 years and studied 48 sex styles of the book she bought. Miyabi still feel proud of what she do and live worthy of her income as a porn star even though her family do not approve of her career. Maria Ozawa could generate at least U.S. $ 8 thousand in one month and she's able to stay in a luxury apartment from that income.

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AV Idol, Porn Industry In Japan

Japan is known as the developed countries that still hold their culture strongly. But behind the strong culture and tradition, the pornography industry is also flourishing. If you frequently surf the Internet to search for adult content, then you must be very familiar with AV Idols.

AV Idol (Adult Video Idol) is the designation for the actresses or models who work in the field of pornography in Japan. This title began to emerge in the early 80s and were increasingly growing rapidly. Even today there are more than 25 studios that specialize in the production of pornographic videos. That's not including the printed media industry. This shows that this industry is not the underground industry. They have a well-managed business in a professional manner as other industries.

Pornography in Japan also have unique characteristics when compared with western pornography in general. For example, in Japan, sex with girls who still wear uniforms to school is often become the basic ideas. The western world considers Japanese pornography based on violence and sexual relations with under age girls, something that in the west are considered as 'taboo'.

Pornography in Japan also has many other form of videos and pictures. Comics or computer games are loaded with pornographic content is also quite popular in this country, of course, these industries are not as big as porn video industry that has spawned many a star, like Maria Ozawa. The 23-year-old girl is already engaged in this business for almost four years.

Since the 80s there were many names that are identical to label AV Idols. For example, Kate Asabuki, Hitomi Kobayashi or Nao Saejima popular in the 80s. While names like Akira Fubuki, Ai Iijima, Aika Miura or newly emerged in the era of the 90s. In the 2000s is the most popular name is Maria Ozawa.

Pornography business is a very profitable business. In 1992, the business has produced 11 films in one day and about 30% of rental videos there. Two years later, the data noted that Japan could produce 14 thousand porn videos in a year. While in the United States in the same time was only capable of producing about 2,500 videos.

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