Life and career

Kotono was born on December 15, 1980 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan. She made her adult video (AV) debut at the age of nineteen in the January 2000 video for Kuki Inc.

Kuki Inc.

is a Japanese adult video company which has its headquarters in Ebisu Minami in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. The company is involved in the production and distribution of videos, satellite and cable TV, and a large internet site, X CITY.-Company history:...

  and soon afterward appeared in a pictorial for Bejean

Bejean

is a Japanese monthly men's magazine which originally started publication under the name . It has been described as "probably the best selling men's magazine" in Japan and was called by J-List "One of the cornerstones of Japanese AV magazines." As with its sister publication Video Boy, the magazine...

magazine. Four months later in May 2000, she made her first video for the Atlas21

Atlas21

, formerly known as VIP, is a Japanese adult video company with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.-VIP:The AV company was founded in June 1981 and issued its first video, titled , in December of that same year making it one of the first adult video companies to be established in Japan. The studio...

 studio, Body Shop.

She has been retired from AV since about 2003. but made a number of "uncensored" videos (without the usual mosaic pixelation to obscure the genitals necessary in Japanese porn), including the 2006 work, Magic Banana Vol. 16.

Partial filmography

Release date	Video title	Company	Director	Notes
2000-01-29	Virgin Memorial	Kuki Vinl Kuki Inc. is a Japanese adult video company which has its headquarters in Ebisu Minami in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. The company is involved in the production and distribution of videos, satellite and cable TV, and a large internet site, X CITY.-Company history:... JF-585	KC Takeda	Debut
2000-02-24	The Private Tutor's Temptation	Kuki JF-589	Hurry Sugino
2000-03-15	Buried in Boobs	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:... XS-2184	Fuyuhiko Shimamura
2000-05-02	KUKI DVD Buyer Boy 03	Kuki KRM-052		DVD compilation with Kahori Asakura, Natsumi Kawahama, Ryou Hitomi, & Hitomi Kobayashi Hitomi Kobayashi is an important early Japanese AV idol. One of the founding figures of the Japanese adult video, she has been called indispensable to any discussion of the AV...
2000-05-30	Body Shop	Atlas21 Atlas21 , formerly known as VIP, is a Japanese adult video company with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.-VIP:The AV company was founded in June 1981 and issued its first video, titled , in December of that same year making it one of the first adult video companies to be established in Japan. The studio... A00-056
2000-07-25	Reverse Soap Heaven	Atlas21 KR-9130	Hideo Katuyama
2000-08-25	Breast Play G-MAX	Atlas21 A00-083	Syu Saito
2000-10-18	Boobs Shake!	Kuki Vinl JF-628	Toru Daikanyama	With Erika Himemiya, Fuka Sakurai, Kaori Shimizu, Mami Kawai & Maria Yumeno Maria Yumeno is a Japanese pink film and adult video actress. In 2003, she was called one of Japan's highest-earning AV performers and "probably its most famous." Many of her movies emphasized her large bust and thin body.-Life and career:...
2000-11-08	Ryubaku Training 9 - Woman Doctor	Attackers Attackers is a Japanese adult video production company located in Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:Attackers started as an independent studio but is now one of the companies that make up the large AV group, the Hokuto Corporation, which distributes Attackers video products through their DMM website...  Ryubaku RB-009
2000-11-18	Waap Special	Waap Entertainment Waap Entertainment is a Japanese adult video production company with headquarters in the Shinjuku Building, Shinjuku, Tokyo.-Company information:Waap Entertainment was founded in 1998 and released its first videos in December of that year...  Gone GOD-019	Alala Kurosawa Alala Kurosawa , also known as Arara Kurosawa, is a Japanese adult video director who has specialized in producing videos in the Japanese porn genre of bukkake...
2001-02-16	The Bomber Breast Special	VIP Atlas21 , formerly known as VIP, is a Japanese adult video company with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.-VIP:The AV company was founded in June 1981 and issued its first video, titled , in December of that same year making it one of the first adult video companies to be established in Japan. The studio... VIP-053	Happy Yamada	With Honey Morimura & Shiori Fujitani
2001-03-23	Big-Titted Lady In Love	Atlas21 Atlas21 , formerly known as VIP, is a Japanese adult video company with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.-VIP:The AV company was founded in June 1981 and issued its first video, titled , in December of that same year making it one of the first adult video companies to be established in Japan. The studio... AVD-055
2001-05-18	The Contrary Soap Heaven Special 5	Alice Japan Alice Japan was established on April 4, 1986 as the adult video label for Japan Home Video .-Company information:The early AVs produced by JHV went under the Penguin label, the first title being the 30 minute long softcore Asobinasareya, Tadakurue starring Hidemi Nakajima released May 21, 1984 with... KR-9151		With Manami Suzuki, Miho Fukada, Yuuna Miyazawa, & Rio Sannomiya
2002-02-08	The Bubbly Heaven Special Erect 4	Alice Japan DV-120		With Manami Suzuki, Miho Fukada, Yuuna Miyazawa, & Rio Sannomiya
2002-03-15	Big Tits Bukkake	Moodyz Moodyz , formerly known as Mr. President, is one of Japan's largest adult video producers, featuring an extensive catalog of video titles.-Company information:...  Wild MDWD-013
2002-04-15	Costume Princess	Moodyz Moodyz , formerly known as Mr. President, is one of Japan's largest adult video producers, featuring an extensive catalog of video titles.-Company information:...  Imperial MDI-027
2002-08-01	Black Man Bukkake	Moodyz Moodyz , formerly known as Mr. President, is one of Japan's largest adult video producers, featuring an extensive catalog of video titles.-Company information:...  Wild MDWD-029		Interracial
2003-02-15	DJ Busty Mayu On Air	Moodyz Moodyz , formerly known as Mr. President, is one of Japan's largest adult video producers, featuring an extensive catalog of video titles.-Company information:...  Legend MDLD-007
2003-06-13	Mayu's Self Produce AV	Alice Japan KPC-6005	Yoshinori Kasuga	Produced by Kotono
2006-06-30	Magic Banana Vol. 16	Magic Banana MB-16		Uncensored
2008-08-19	Deep Throat!	Real Works Real Works was a Japanese company located in Tokyo that was involved in the planning and production of adult videos . They were integrated with the AV company KM Produce in early 2011.-Company information:... SUG-O003		Compilation with Hitomi Hayasaka Hitomi Hayasaka is a Japanese model, actress and former adult video performer.-Life and career:Hayasaka was born on June 28, 1982 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan... , Aki Nagase, Ai Ueto, & Noriko Kago
2008-12-12	The Best of, No.1: Mayu Kotono	Media Bank DAJM-015	Tetsuya Uno	Compilation

Magazine appearances

• Bejean
  Bejean
  is a Japanese monthly men's magazine which originally started publication under the name . It has been described as "probably the best selling men's magazine" in Japan and was called by J-List "One of the cornerstones of Japanese AV magazines." As with its sister publication Video Boy, the magazine...
  
  : February 2000 (12p., nude)
• Flash:
  • February 8, 2000 (2p., nude)
  • April 25, 2000 (2p., nude)
• Sukora (スコラ): December 2000 (1p., nude)
• Weekly Post (週刊ポスト): February 2, 2001 (1p., nude)

External links

• Mayu Kotono at Japanese Amazon