, aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 pink film and AV (porn) actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box

Lunch Box (film)

aka is a 2004 Japanese Pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a...

 (2004) and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers

Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers

aka is a 2007 Japanese Pink film directed by Yoshikazu Katō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Director Katō and screenwriter Hideo Jōjō were also given awards for the film, as was Miki Arakawa, for Best New Actress. The Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards also...

 (2007). She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

. The Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards

Pinky Ribbon Awards

The are a Japanese cinema awards ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. The award is held by , a Kansai region paper covering the pink film industry. Readers of the paper elect the winners of the awards, which have been held annually since 2004. Honors go to the best three...

 chose Hanazawa for Best Supporting Actress in 2005, and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in 2007.

Career

Lemon Hanazawa made her pink film debut in Shinji Imaoka

Shinji Imaoka

aka is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of a group of pink film directors of the 2000s known collectively as the .-Life and career:...

's Mature Woman: Rutting Ball-Play

Lunch Box (film)

aka is a 2004 Japanese Pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a...

 (2004), which was selected as Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

. In the film, Hanazawa plays the role of one of star Yumika Hayashi

Yumika Hayashi

was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films...

's co-workers and sexual rivals. Her performance in this film earned her a "Best New Actress" award at the Pink Grand Prix

Pink Grand Prix

The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....

, beating popular AV idol

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...

 Sora Aoi

Sora Aoi

is a Japanese AV idol, nude model, and media personality. In addition to being a multiple award winning actress in the AV field, she has also attained mainstream media recognition.- Early life :...

, who had also made her pink film debut this year. In her pink film debut year, Hanazawa performed in 20 of these theatrical releases. Her performance in Akira Katō's Teacher with Beautiful Skin: Big Tit Vibe-Torture (2005), earned her the Best Actress, 2nd place award at the 2005 Pink Grand Prix ceremony.

In his book Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema, Jasper Sharp uses one of Hanazawa's scenes in Yutaka Ikejima

Yutaka Ikejima

is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...

's Family Gets Rude Chapter 1: Perverts' Fun (2004) to illustrate the creative means pink film directors employ to suggest more than is legally possible in Japanese softcore pornography. Hanazawa masturbates in a scene that Sharp characterizes as "pretty lewd", yet she is seen only in soft focus in the background. The foreground focus of the camera is a bouquet of flowers, behind which the masturbating Hanazawa moans, "Look at my flower!"

Besides Imaoka and Ikejima, other major pink film directors in whose films Hanazawa has appeared include Toshiki Satō

Toshiki Sato

aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...

 (Tokyo Booty Nights, 2004), Tetsuya Takehora

Tetsuya Takehora

is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Tetsuya Takehora studied at the , founded by director Shōhei Imamura in 1975 as the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film. He entered the film industry as an assistant director at Ōkura Pictures , in which capacity he worked...

 (Peep Show, 2004), Yumi Yoshiyuki

Yumi Yoshiyuki

is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's...

, Sachi Hamano

Sachi Hamano

aka and , is a Japanese film director. She is the most prolific and written-about female pink film director.-Life and career:Sachi Hamano was born as Sachiko Suzuki in Tokushima Prefecture on March 19, 1948. While in high school, Hamano decided she wanted to become a film director...

, and Yoshikazu Katō

Yoshikazu Katō

is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Yoshikazu Katō was born in Kyoto in 1972, and became a fan of the pink film while still in junior high school. He graduated from the Nikkatsu Visual Arts Academy in 1993, and began working in the film industry in 1995...

. Katō's Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers

Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers

aka is a 2007 Japanese Pink film directed by Yoshikazu Katō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Director Katō and screenwriter Hideo Jōjō were also given awards for the film, as was Miki Arakawa, for Best New Actress. The Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards also...

 (2007) gave Hanazawa a second appearance in a Pink Grand Prix Best Film-winner. The film was also given the Gold Prize at the Pinky Ribbon Awards

Pinky Ribbon Awards

The are a Japanese cinema awards ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. The award is held by , a Kansai region paper covering the pink film industry. Readers of the paper elect the winners of the awards, which have been held annually since 2004. Honors go to the best three...

.

Hanazawa also appeared in the Edo period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

 historical costume drama, The Inner Palace: Indecent War, in July 2006. A sequel The Inner Palace: Flower of War came out in August of the same year. The two videos were released by AV studio Max-A

Max-A

is a Japanese adult video studio which is especially known for videos made under its Samansa and Calen labels which produced a number of innovative and quality AVs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.-Company information:...

 in hardcore versions under their DoraMax label and also shorter softcore R-15 rated

Motion picture rating system

A motion picture rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content...

 versions for the Pure Max label.

In 2009 she appeared in Korean-Japanese director Tetsuaki Matsue's documentary on Yumika Hayashi

Yumika Hayashi

was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films...

, .

Partial filmography

Title	Release date	Director	Studio	Notes
Mature Woman: Rutting Ball-Play Lunch Box (film) aka is a 2004 Japanese Pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a... aka Lunchbox Jukujo: hatsujo tamashaburi Tamamono	2004-03-09	Shinji Imaoka Shinji Imaoka aka is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of a group of pink film directors of the 2000s known collectively as the .-Life and career:...	Kokuei / Shintōhō / V-Theater 135	Best Film, Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
Family Gets Rude Chapter 1: Perverts' Fun Inran naru ichizoku: dai-isshō - chijin-tachi no tawamure	2004-04-23	Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...	Cement Match / Shintōhō	63 min.
Woman of the House: Going to the Class Reunion aka Tokyo Booty Nights Danchi no okusan, dōsōkai ni iku	2004-06-08	Toshiki Satō Toshiki Sato aka , , and is a Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the .-Life and career:...	Kokuei / Shintōhō / V-Theater 135	63 min. With Yumeka Sasaki, Yōta Kawase, Takeshi Itō, Mitsuru Meike Mitsuru Meike is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of prominent pink film directors known collectively as the .-Life and career:... , Kyōko Kazama Kyōko Kazama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.-Life and career:... , and Shirō Shimomoto Shirō Shimomoto is a Japanese pink film actor and director from Osaka, Japan. He has been called "one of the most individual actors" in the world of pink film.-Life and career:...
Family Gets Rude Chapter 2: Unequalled Limits Inran naru ichizoku: dai-nishō - zetsurin no hate ni	2004-06-25	Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...	Cement Match / Shintōhō	60 min.
Peep Show aka Married Wife's Secret: Peeping and Peeped At Hitozuma no himitsu: nozoki nozokare	2004-09-06	Tetsuya Takehora Tetsuya Takehora is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Tetsuya Takehora studied at the , founded by director Shōhei Imamura in 1975 as the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film. He entered the film industry as an assistant director at Ōkura Pictures , in which capacity he worked...	Ogawa Planning / OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre...	60 min. Tetsuya Takehora's directorial debut With Kyōko Kazama Kyōko Kazama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.-Life and career:...
Wife Taxi: Crowded with Big Tits Wife Taxi: Crowded with Big Tits is a 2004 Japanese pink film directed by Yutaka Ikejima and written by his wife and frequent collaborator, Kyōko Godai. It was given Honorable Mention for Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony, and Kōji Makimura was given a Best Actor award.-Synopsis:... Hitozuma Takushii: Kyonyū ni Norikomu	2004-09-29	Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...	Cement Match OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre...	Honorable Mention, Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
The Slit-Mouthed Woman Kannō byōtō: nureta akai kuchibiru: kuchisake	2005-01-28	Yukihisa Higuchi Takaaki Hashiguchi	Shintōhō	V-Cinema 63 min. With Kyōko Kazama Kyōko Kazama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Supporting Actress" award in two successive years for her work in this genre in 2006 and 2007.-Life and career:...  and Hotaru Hazuki Hotaru Hazuki is a Japanese actress known for her work on the stage and in pink films. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given "Best Actress" awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre two years in a row: in 1995 and 1996...
Teacher with Beautiful Skin: Big Tit Vibe-Torture Bihada kyōshi: kyonyū baibu zeme	2005-11-11	Yoshikazu Katō	加藤映像工房 / OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre...	61 min. Hanazawa won Best Actress, Silver Prize, Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public.... Best New Actress, 4th Place, Pink Grand Prix: Aki Yafuji
Chikan Densha: Suggestive Indecent Hips Chikan Densha: Suggestive Indecent Hips aka and is a 2005 Japanese pink film directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu. It won the Bronze Prize at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony and was chosen Best Film of the year by Film Treasures magazine.-Synopsis:... Chikan Densha: Chohatsusuru Midara Shiri	2005-11-29	Naoyuki Tomomatsu Naoyuki Tomomatsu is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in the pink film and horror genres.-Life and career:Tomomatsu was born in Osaka, Japan in 1967. He was interested in manga and film from high school and started working as an office assistant to manga artist Shungicu Uchida. In 1992, he...	Shintoho Shintoho was a Japanese movie studio. It was one of the big-6 film studios during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. It was founded by defectors from the original Tōhō Company...	Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public.... : Best Film, Bronze Prize
Japonica Virus	2006-09-30	Yu Irie	Biotide	Sci-fi drama 94 min.
Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers aka is a 2007 Japanese Pink film directed by Yoshikazu Katō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Director Katō and screenwriter Hideo Jōjō were also given awards for the film, as was Miki Arakawa, for Best New Actress. The Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards also... aka Hiroko and Hiroshi Chikan densha: binkan yubi saki annai nin	2007-08-10	Yoshikazu Katō Yoshikazu Katō is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Yoshikazu Katō was born in Kyoto in 1972, and became a fan of the pink film while still in junior high school. He graduated from the Nikkatsu Visual Arts Academy in 1993, and began working in the film industry in 1995...	OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre...	Best Film, Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public.... Gold Prize, Pinky Ribbon Awards Pinky Ribbon Awards The are a Japanese cinema awards ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film genre. The award is held by , a Kansai region paper covering the pink film industry. Readers of the paper elect the winners of the awards, which have been held annually since 2004. Honors go to the best three...
Best Friend's Wife: The Black Panties of a Secret Rendezvous Best Friend's Wife: The Black Panties of a Secret Rendezvous is a 2008 Japanese pink film directed by Yutaka Ikejima and written by Ikejima's wife and frequent collaborator, Kyōko Godai. It won the 6th Best Film award at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony as well as awards for Best Actor and Best New Actress .-Cast:* Maki Tomoda: Madoka Takamiya* Riri Kōda: Miki... Shinyū no Tsuma: Mikkai no Kuroshitagi	2007-08-01	Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima is a Japanese film director, actor, and producer. Considered the most successful filmmaker in the pink film genre in the 2000s, his films are popular with traditional pink film audiences, fans of cinema, and with critics. Because of his prolific contributions to the pink film he has earned the...	Cement Match OP Eiga OP Eiga , also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre...	6th Best Film, Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public.... With 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...  and Riri Kōda Riri Kōda aka Riri Kouda, Kiri Kōda, and is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress.-Life and career:Riri Kōda, who makes her home in Tokyo, was born on March 1, 1974. Kōda has had an extensive career as an adult video actress; the Japanese video outlet DMM lists 200 DVDs available under her name in...
Annyeong Yumika An nyon Yumika	2009-07-11	Tetsuaki Matsue	Spotted Productions	Documentary on Yumika Hayashi Yumika Hayashi was a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She earned the title of "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" during a 16-year career in which she starred in nearly 200 AVs and appeared in over 180 films... 119 min.