Kurumi Morishita
Encyclopedia
is a well-known adult video actress who had a long and prolific career. As of late 2010, Amazon listed 148 DVD titles for her, reflecting her status as a prominent AV Idol
. She retired from the adult entertainment industry in 2009.
. In an interview from early in her career she describes her difficult family life. Her father was a physically abusive alcoholic who terrorized her and her brother until her parent's divorce when Morishita was in her junior year in high school. Although she considered her mother her only parent, she remained in touch with her father. She says that her early need for self-reliance caused her not to trust others or be able to open up to people. The interviewer describes her as having an "unusually cold and solitary personality."
studio where she began her long association with the director TOHJIRO
. For the next three years under an exclusive contract she continued to make videos for SOD, an "indie" studio known for more hardcore activities than some of the more mainstream studios. Morishita has said that she did not think SOD was making her do hardcore scenes, but that her work was more risque than most other AV actresses and "I think the way I do them is better befitting an AV actress." Morishita was considered the studio's most prominent actress during her tenure with SOD when she was called "The Queen of Independent AVs", a title which she says she did not like. In 2002, SOD celebrated her career by issuing a four volume retrospective of her work with the studio Kurumi Morishita - History (森下くるみヒストリー). Each of the 2-hour compilations contained scenes from six (five for Vol. 4) of her SOD videos.
While at SOD, Murishita also starred in an SOD produced V-Cinema
production directed by Kazuhiko Matsumoto
and co-starring another noted director, Toru Muranishi
. The video, based on the manga
of the same name, was released in joint adult (90 min) and softcore (60 min.) versions by SOD in July 2000.
was founded by director TOHJIRO
in 2001 as part of SOD but in 2002 broke off to become an independent company. At that time Morishita left SOD to join Dogma and TOHJIRO as a contract actress. Morishita has starred in most of the genres popular at Dogma which is known for its extreme and sometimes bizarre fetish videos which include bondage
, forced fellatio
and various S&M themes.
Morishita has won acclaim for her lesbian
-themed videos including the December 2002 title for Dogma, Mourning Dress Sisters, Close Relative Lesbian. In this fictional melodrama about two sisters experimenting with lesbian sex after the death of their mother, one reviewer comments that the performances are carried off with such conviction that the scenes become love scenes rather than sex scenes. She also co-starred in a June 2003 production by KMP
entitled Forest in Nude. Directed by TOHJIRO
, a reviewer call this a "soft, bittersweet story of two friends who remember the days of their youth and the sexual experiences they had". In December 2005 she and director TOHJIRO returned to make peace at their old studio SOD with Stripper, a lesbian love story with SOD star Nana Natsume
.
Her popularity as an actress continued at Dogma, in 2003 the major Japanese video distributor DMM ranked her #4 in its list of the 100 top actresses by sales. She made the top 10 again in 2004, being ranked #9. She is known as "the goddess of Dogma" In further recognition of her work, Morishita also received one of the Channel Actress Performance Awards at the 2005 Adult Broadcasting Awards
for the 2004 broadcast season on the Non Stop channel.
She made her first interracial video in November 2006, BLACK・KURUMI, admitting according to the Dogma blurb "I am a bit apprehensive but you have to push your limits to keep going further." In a later video Killer Kurumi, released January 2007 and directed by KINGDOM
, there is a rather elaborate fictional plot. In prison for murder, she is offered her freedom in exchange for working for "the company". This consists of seducing targets and then executing them after sex - until she falls in love with one of her targets. She made only a few other original videos for Dogma in 2007 and 2008 and she announced her retirement in her blog in May 2009.
She has also published fiction, the story Dahlia (ダリア) in Vol. 5 of the literary magazine Esora (エソラ) in August 2008 and a novel, Ryuuka Suigin (硫化水銀), in the February 2008 issue of the literary monthly Contemporary Fiction (小説現代), which was also published in digital form in October 2008.
AV Idol
An AV idol is a Japanese idol who works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances have a wide range, from just the idol strolling around their house doing chores in bikinis to hardcore porn...
. She retired from the adult entertainment industry in 2009.
Life and career
Morishita was born on July 29, 1979 in Akita, JapanAkita, Akita
is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of...
. In an interview from early in her career she describes her difficult family life. Her father was a physically abusive alcoholic who terrorized her and her brother until her parent's divorce when Morishita was in her junior year in high school. Although she considered her mother her only parent, she remained in touch with her father. She says that her early need for self-reliance caused her not to trust others or be able to open up to people. The interviewer describes her as having an "unusually cold and solitary personality."
AV debut - SOD
Morishita began her adult video career in September 1998 at age nineteen with the Soft On DemandSoft on Demand
, often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture...
studio where she began her long association with the director TOHJIRO
Tohjiro
Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:...
. For the next three years under an exclusive contract she continued to make videos for SOD, an "indie" studio known for more hardcore activities than some of the more mainstream studios. Morishita has said that she did not think SOD was making her do hardcore scenes, but that her work was more risque than most other AV actresses and "I think the way I do them is better befitting an AV actress." Morishita was considered the studio's most prominent actress during her tenure with SOD when she was called "The Queen of Independent AVs", a title which she says she did not like. In 2002, SOD celebrated her career by issuing a four volume retrospective of her work with the studio Kurumi Morishita - History (森下くるみヒストリー). Each of the 2-hour compilations contained scenes from six (five for Vol. 4) of her SOD videos.
While at SOD, Murishita also starred in an SOD produced V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
production directed by Kazuhiko Matsumoto
Kazuhiko Matsumoto
is a prominent Japanese adult video director, credited with inventing the bukkake genre of Japanese pornography.-MVG:Matsumoto was the founder and first director of M's Video Group in 1995...
and co-starring another noted director, Toru Muranishi
Toru Muranishi
is an innovative and controversial director of Japanese adult videos who, in a 1992 Tokyo Journal article by Kjell Fornander, was called "the dirtiest of the industry’s dirty old men"...
. The video, based on the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
of the same name, was released in joint adult (90 min) and softcore (60 min.) versions by SOD in July 2000.
Dogma
Dogma studioDogma studio
Dogma is a Japanese adult video company based in Tokyo which specializes in various fetish genres of pornography.-Company information:...
was founded by director TOHJIRO
Tohjiro
Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:...
in 2001 as part of SOD but in 2002 broke off to become an independent company. At that time Morishita left SOD to join Dogma and TOHJIRO as a contract actress. Morishita has starred in most of the genres popular at Dogma which is known for its extreme and sometimes bizarre fetish videos which include bondage
Bondage (BDSM)
Bondage is the use of restraints for the sexual pleasure of the parties involved. It may be used in its own right, as in the case of rope bondage and breast bondage, or as part of sexual activity or BDSM activity.- Private bondage :...
, forced fellatio
Fellatio
Fellatio is an act of oral stimulation of a male's penis by a sexual partner. It involves the stimulation of the penis by the use of the mouth, tongue, or throat. The person who performs fellatio can be referred to as the giving partner, and the other person is the receiving partner...
and various S&M themes.
Morishita has won acclaim for her lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
-themed videos including the December 2002 title for Dogma, Mourning Dress Sisters, Close Relative Lesbian. In this fictional melodrama about two sisters experimenting with lesbian sex after the death of their mother, one reviewer comments that the performances are carried off with such conviction that the scenes become love scenes rather than sex scenes. She also co-starred in a June 2003 production by KMP
KM Produce
is a Japanese adult video company located in Shibuya, Tokyo.-Company information:KM Produce became an independent AV production company under that name using the "Million" label for its videos in April 2002 in competition with other major AV companies such as Soft On Demand and Moodyz...
entitled Forest in Nude. Directed by TOHJIRO
Tohjiro
Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:...
, a reviewer call this a "soft, bittersweet story of two friends who remember the days of their youth and the sexual experiences they had". In December 2005 she and director TOHJIRO returned to make peace at their old studio SOD with Stripper, a lesbian love story with SOD star Nana Natsume
Nana Natsume
is an award-winning former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.-Life and career:Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan...
.
Her popularity as an actress continued at Dogma, in 2003 the major Japanese video distributor DMM ranked her #4 in its list of the 100 top actresses by sales. She made the top 10 again in 2004, being ranked #9. She is known as "the goddess of Dogma" In further recognition of her work, Morishita also received one of the Channel Actress Performance Awards at the 2005 Adult Broadcasting Awards
Adult Broadcasting Awards
The Adult Broadcasting Awards are given for performances in adult video programs shown on SKY PerfecTV! satellite TV channels in Japan. The awards complement those presented by the AV Open / AV Grand Prix contests which are given for adult videos sold in retail outlets or on the internet.-SKY...
for the 2004 broadcast season on the Non Stop channel.
She made her first interracial video in November 2006, BLACK・KURUMI, admitting according to the Dogma blurb "I am a bit apprehensive but you have to push your limits to keep going further." In a later video Killer Kurumi, released January 2007 and directed by KINGDOM
Kingdom (director)
KINGDOM is a Japanese adult video director who was born in Sapporo, Japan in 1975. According to his official website , he had directed more than 400 videos while specializing in the and genres of Japanese porn....
, there is a rather elaborate fictional plot. In prison for murder, she is offered her freedom in exchange for working for "the company". This consists of seducing targets and then executing them after sex - until she falls in love with one of her targets. She made only a few other original videos for Dogma in 2007 and 2008 and she announced her retirement in her blog in May 2009.
Literary activities
Morishita has kept a detailed blog of her life and activities since February 2003, but her literary activities have extended beyond blogging. In March 2007, she published a diary-like account of her life called "Subete ha 'hadaka ni naru' kara hajimatte" (すべては「裸になる」から始まって). In the book she describes her longing for family love and her loneliness which led her into AV work. She says she intended the book to be read by women and was "a bit embarrassed" that men would also read it.She has also published fiction, the story Dahlia (ダリア) in Vol. 5 of the literary magazine Esora (エソラ) in August 2008 and a novel, Ryuuka Suigin (硫化水銀), in the February 2008 issue of the literary monthly Contemporary Fiction (小説現代), which was also published in digital form in October 2008.
Partial filmography
| Release date | Video title | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-09-18 | Ubu (Simple) |
SOD Soft on Demand , often known as SOD, is a Japanese adult video group of companies which has its headquarters in the Nakano ward of Tokyo. SOD was founded in December 1995 by Ganari Takahashi, who retired from the company in March 2005 and is currently working in agriculture... Ubu UBU-001 |
TOHJIRO Tohjiro Tohjiro or TOHJIRO is an adult video director and the founder of the AV studio Dogma who has been described as a "charismatic director" and has been called the "greatest porn director in the world.-Life and career:... |
Debut |
| 1998-10-16 | Piku Piku Shichau |
SOD CBD-002 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 1998-11-20 | Sailor Mura Mura, Bloomer Puri Puri |
SOD CBD-003 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 1999-01-08 | Assault |
SOD CBD-004 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 1999-02-05 | Azure Forest |
SOD CBD-005 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 1999-03-05 | Sex Around the Clock |
SOD CBD-006 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 1999-04-09 | Nurse Hunting: Female Body Laboratory |
SOD SDDL-010 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 1999-05-14 | Lost Anal Virgin |
SOD SDDL-013 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 1999-09-30 | Higi Denju |
SOD SDDL-051 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Yuri Komuro Yuri Komuro is a Japanese AV idol, actress, and author. She was one of the top actresses in the AV field during the late 1990s.-Early life and AV career:Yuri Komuro was born in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture on July 28, 1976,... |
| 2000-01-20 | Kurumi's Fan Gratitude Day |
SOD SDDL-070 |
Chie Sugawara | |
| 2000-02-05 | Bishoujo Kumikyoku Ingo |
SOD SDDL-077 |
Bunchou Yoshino | |
| 2000-03-05 | Forbidden Private Garden - Kurumi Lesbian Hell |
SOD SDDL-085 |
Noboru Iguchi Noboru Iguchi is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video as well as in the horror and gore genres.-Life and career:Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969... |
Lesbian With Mariko Kawana Mariko Kawana is a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in both softcore pink film and V-Cinema and has also been a hardcore adult video performer and director. She is now retired as an actress and has a second career as a writer.-Life and career:... & Mei Sawaga |
| 2000-09-05 | Fuckin' On |
SOD SDDL-092 |
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| 2001-02-07 | Omote Kurumi, Ura Kurumi |
SOD Hamlet SDDM-007 |
TOHJIRO | Gravure (non-sex), filmed in Saipan |
| 2001-06-07 | Innocent Desire |
Dogma Dogma studio Dogma is a Japanese adult video company based in Tokyo which specializes in various fetish genres of pornography.-Company information:... DDT-001 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2001-11-20 | Kurumi's 2nd Fan Gratitude Day |
SOD SDDH-013 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2002-01-10 | Private |
SOD ANZ-003 |
Tatsuya Aoki | |
| 2002-04-06 | Roommate |
Dogma DDT-021 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Ai Nagase |
| 2002-05-06 | Semen Teacher |
Dogma DDT-026 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2002-06-06 | Classmate, Best Friend |
Dogma DDT-029 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Shinobu Kasagi |
| 2002-07-05 | Kurumi Morishita History Vol. 1 (1998.9-1999.3) |
SOD SDDL-162 |
Compilation | |
| 2002-07-19 | Kurumi Morishita History Vol. 2 (1999.4-1999.12) |
SOD SDDL-168 |
Compilation | |
| 2002-08-04 | Kurumi Morishita History Vol. 3 (2000.1-2000.12) |
SOD SDDL-174 |
Compilation | |
| 2002-08-10 | Young Sister, the Masochist Girl |
Dogma DDT-037 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2002-08-17 | Kurumi Morishita History Vol. 4 (2001.1-2001.11) |
SOD SDDL-179 |
Compilation | |
| 2002-09-10 | Object Stalker, Rape Slave (Beautiful Slave) |
Dogma DDT-043 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2002-11-10 | Hammett San |
Dogma DDT-050 |
TOHJIRO | With Yukari Sakurada |
| 2002-12-10 | Mourning Dress Sisters, Close Relative Lesbian |
Dogma DDT-052 |
TOHJIRO | Lesbian Co-starring Sayaka Tsutsumi |
| 2003-02-10 | Bitch Hour, The Ultimate Slut Confrontation |
Dogma DDT-058 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Ran Asakawa Ran Asakawa is a famous and extremely prolific Japanese model and AV idol who made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001.-Life and career:Ran Asakawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 4 September 1980. Her first sexual encounter happened when she was 19 and was with a businessman... |
| 2003-03-10 | Sperm Lesbian 2003 |
Dogma DDT-059 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Fuka Sakurai |
| 2003-05-10 | Beautiful Slut's Kiss and Sex Special |
Dogma DDN-039 |
Hitoshi Nimura | |
| 2003-06-27 | Forest in Nude |
KMP KM Produce is a Japanese adult video company located in Shibuya, Tokyo.-Company information:KM Produce became an independent AV production company under that name using the "Million" label for its videos in April 2002 in competition with other major AV companies such as Soft On Demand and Moodyz... Million MILV-081 |
TOHJIRO | Lesbian Co-starring Nao Oikawa Nao Oikawa born April 21, 1981 in Hiroshima, Japan is a Japanese actress, TV Personality and was also a former AV idol who was very popular in early 2000s.- Life and career :... |
| 2003-07-10 | Penis Venus |
Dogma DDN-043 |
Hitoshi Nimura | |
| 2003-10-10 | Confinement Chair Trance |
Dogma DDT-072 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2004-04-15 | Change |
Dogma DDT-086 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Fuuka Sakurai |
| 2004-05-15 | Onanii Navigator |
Dogma DDT-089 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2004-07-10 | Lesbian Confinement Chair |
Dogma DDT-093 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Shoko Mikami |
| 2004-09-10 | Tokyo Maso Lady Story |
Dogma DDT-097 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2004-12-10 | Normal Sex |
Dogma DDT-106 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2005-01-10 | Kurumi Morishita's Love and Lust |
Dogma DDN-088 |
Hitoshi Nimura | |
| 2005-04-15 | Inside a Treasure |
Moodyz Killer MDED-383 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring An Nanba An Nanba also known as Ann Nanba is a Japanese adult video actress who has had a long and prolific career during which she has won multiple awards. At the beginning of 2009, the DMM and Amazon sites both listed more than 250 DVDs available under her name. She retired from AV work in 2008.-AV debut and... |
| 2005-06-19 | Endless Fucker 2005 |
Dogma DDT-122 |
TOHJIRO | |
| 2005-12-04 | Stripper |
SOD SDDM-727 |
TOHJIRO | Co-starring Nana Natsume Nana Natsume is an award-winning former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.-Life and career:Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan... with Sakura Sakurada Sakura Sakurada is a Japanese actress, model and adult video star who has also used the name for still photo shoots. Her long and prolific career and international recognition mark her as an AV Idol.-Early career - "Uncensored Movies":... , Maki Tomoda Maki Tomoda is an award-winning Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in adult videos where her long and varied career has cemented her status as an AV idol... & Ami Nishimura |
| 2006-01-19 | Kurumi's Blog |
Dogma ODD-006 |
Company Matsuo Company Matsuo is an innovative Japanese adult video director, producer and entrepreneur. He is credited with popularizing the Japanese porn genre of "hamedori" where the director/actor performs sexually with the actress and also films the action. He has been called "a master of shooting pornography with... |
|
| 2006-06-19 | Rope Lesbian Triangle |
Dogma COT-004 |
TOHJIRO | Lesbian With Mayura Hoshitsuki Mayura Hoshitsuki was an award-winning Japanese adult video actress who retired from the adult industry in 2010. Her extended career, popularity and impressive filmography qualify her as an AV idol.-Life and career:... & Shuri Himesaki |
| 2006-11-19 | BLACK・KURUMI |
Dogma DDT-152 |
TOHJIRO | Inter-racial |
| 2007-01-19 | Killer Kurumi |
Dogma DKD-001 |
KINGDOM Kingdom (director) KINGDOM is a Japanese adult video director who was born in Sapporo, Japan in 1975. According to his official website , he had directed more than 400 videos while specializing in the and genres of Japanese porn.... |
|
| 2007-07-19 | Body Jack |
Dogma DWD-002 |
K*WEST | |
| 2007-10-15 | The Human Toilet Teacher |
Dogma DDB-052 |
Be-Bop Minoru | |
| 2008-01-15 | Why Pussy Falls in Love With Pussy |
Dogma DDN-167 |
Hitoshi Nimura | Lesbian Co-starring Yui Matsuno |
Photo books
- milk (milk―森下くるみ写真集 ) — Eichi Publishing — December 1998 (ISBN 4754212134)
- Kurumi Morishita Tennyo 3 — Eichi Publishing — August 2000 (ISBN 4754212665)
- Karami 8 — Sanwa — November 2001 (ISBN 4883568733)
Non-fiction
- Subete ha 'hadaka ni naru' kara hajimatte (すべては「裸になる」から始まって) Eichi Publishing, March 2007 (ISBN 4754220773)
- Subete ha 'hadaka ni naru' kara hajimatte (すべては「裸になる」から始まって) Kodansha (paperback) April 2008 (ISBN 4062760304)