Minako Komukai

is a Japanese gravure model, actress, erotic dancer and AV idol.

Life and career

Early career After dropping out of school, at age 15 Komukai began her career as a "gravure model" and a swimsuit model. In 2001 she had a guest-star role as a schoolgirl in the Nippon Television comedy . For her appearances as a gravure idol and on television, she was selected as a "Fuji Television Visual Queen" for 2001. The next year she starred in the anime series , voicing the part of the boy hero Sho Kazamatsuri, broadcast in 2002 in 39 episodes on the Animax TV network. In 2003 Komukai starred in her first movie, the horror film directed by Atsushi Shimizu and released to theaters on July 19, 2003.

Komukai was cast as Princess Freezia in the Toei's August 2003 theatrical release of Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Is Freezing Cold!, part of the long-running Super Sentai series. She returned to TV work starring as high school girl Rion Kano in the TV Tokyo romantic supernatural series which was broadcast from April to June 2004. She also starred in a very different role as the female sword fighter Sayuri in the period action drama , which reached theaters in November 2004.

In addition to modeling and acting, Komukai also appeared at Japanese video game events and eventually became acquainted with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, appearing as a guest on his HIDECHAN! Radio show in 2006. In November of that same year, Komukai stirred the gravure world with her allegations that the industry was full of seedy types who attempt to solicit prostitution work out of the models although she denied any participation in prostitution activities herself. Komukai published a tell-all autobiography in November 2009 titled in which she talks about dropping out of high school, early sexual activity, and her drug problems.

Komukai starred in the 2010 Toei film directed by Yusuke Narita. This was a sequel to Toei's sadomasochistic-themed 2004 film Flower and Snake, which was itself a remake of the classic 1974 version (Flower and Snake). The Japan Times reviewer's opinion of her acting abilities was not flattering. In 2010, Komukai started a career as a stripper.

When Tokyo police broke up a group of Japanese and Iranian drug dealers in October 2010, they found Komukai's name listed as a customer and in February 2011, they issued a warrant for her arrest. Komukai had left Japan by that time and was in Manila. In a February 14 interview in Manila, she denied the drug allegations, said she was "not afraid of getting arrested" and would soon be returning to Japan. Komukai was arrested for a second time on drug charges for alleged possession of methamphetamines at Tokyo's Narita International Airport when she returned from Manila on February 25, 2011. In March 2011, Komukai, who denied she was a customer of the drug gang, was released due to lack of evidence.

AV career In October 2011 Komukai entered the adult video (AV) industry as an exclusive actress for the company Alice Japan with the video AV Actress Minako Komukai. It was reported that she was being paid 100 million yen (nearly US$1 million) for a five-film contract. Her AV debut film was a huge commercial success, selling over 200,000 copies in a field where 10,000 copies constitute a hit. In early 2012 with AV sales generally declining due to internet competition, other adult studios were also looking to sign big names from other areas of entertainment, a so-called "Minako Komukai effect." Komukai began appearing in videos for a new studio, Moodyz, in July 2014. Her first video for Moodyz, titled Anal Bukkake Fuck Now!, won the Grand Prix award and the Super Heavyweight Class First Place award at the AV Open 2014 competition in November 2014.

In February 2015, Komukai was arrested for drug possession for the third time. The arrest, made by narcotics officers at her apartment in the Ebisu, Shibuya area of Tokyo, was for 0.1 grams of methamphetamine. It was reported that Komukai admitted to the allegations. Friends said that she had seemed distracted since the November AV Open 2014 awards and had cancelled work and taken time off.

Filmography

Theatrical Films (2003) Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Is Freezing Cold! (2003) (2004) (2004) (2005) (2010)

Television (2001) (2002) Vampire Host (2004)

Adult videos (AV) Released Video title Company Director Notes 2010-01-07 Dangerous Stripper SODSDNI-001 Non-sex video 2011-10-14 (DVD)2011-11-11 (Blu-ray) AV Actress Minako Komukai Alice JapanDV-1313 (DVD)AJBD-0004 (Blu-ray) Ryuichi Arisugawa AV debut 2011-12-09 (DVD)2012-01-13 (Blu-ray) Arousal Minako Komukai Alice JapanDV-1336 (DVD)AJBD-0007 (Blu-ray) Ryuichi Arisugawa 2012-02-10 (DVD)2012-03-09 (Blu-ray) Infinity Minako Komukai Alice JapanDV-1355 (DVD)AJBD-0008 (Blu-ray) Ryuichi Arisugawa 2012-06-22 Minako Komukai Complete Alice JapanDV-1405 Ryuichi Arisugawa Compilation of her first three videos for Alice Japan 2013-02-22 (DVD)2013-03-22 (Blu-ray) Minako Komukai x Alice Japan - Special Featuring Comprehensive Footage From Popular Series Alice JapanDV-1481AJBD-0012 (Blu-ray) Ryuichi Arisugawa 2013-12-13 Big Dynamite Minako Komukai Alice JapanDV-1576 Tiger Kosakai 2014-02-01 Beach Queen Minako Komukai Alice JapanDV-1596 Zack Arai 2014-04-11 Rape Deviation Minako Komukai Alice JapanDV-1617 Zack Arai 2014-07-01 Anal Bukkake Fuck Now! Moodyz AV OpenAVOP-009 Katsuyuki Hasegawa Won the Grand Prix award at AV Open 2014 2014-09-01 Real Creampies At The Celebrity Soapland Moodyz GatiMIGD-606 2014-10-13 Orgasm Sex That Will Not Stop Despite 10 Ejaculations in 1 Day, Genuine Nakadashi Ver. Moodyz GatiMIGD-617 TAKE-D 2014-12-01 Celebrity Mind Blowing Creampie Sex Moodyz GatiMIGD-622 cobo 2015-02-13 Completely Supervised By Attackers, Violatedd Right in Front of the Husband - A Couple Weighed Down With Grief Moodyz GatiMIGD-635 2016-09-09 Big Tits Slut CATCHEYEDRGBD-13 Uncensored 2016-10-21 Big Tits Cream Pie Life Samurai PornDSAMBD-11 Uncensored 2016-11-25 Real Deep Sex Samurai PornDSAMBD-13 Uncensored 2017-01-26 Bondage Private Room CatcheyeDRGBD-17 Uncensored