Minoru Kunizawa
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aka is a Japanese
film director
, screenwriter
, and actor
best known for his work in the pink film genre. Including Yutaka Ikejima
, Yumi Yoshiyuki
and Tarō Araki
, Kunizawa is one of the four top directors of Ōkura Productions (OP) at the turn of the millennium, and the only one of the four who did not start out as an actor. Instead, Kunizawa joined the film industry as an assistant director to pink film pioneer Satoru Kobayashi
. He made his directorial debut with (1995). Kunizawa's films have been very popular with pink film fans, and he has had more than one film in the Top Ten at the Pink Grand Prix
for multiple years. He has also won the Best Director prize twice. Irresistable Angel: Suck It All Up
(2003), for which he won Best Director, is an erotic variation on the X-Men story.
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...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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, and actor
Actor
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best known for his work in the pink film genre. Including 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...
, 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...
and Tarō Araki
Tarō Araki
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. Including Yutaka Ikejima, Yumi Yoshiyuki and Minoru Kunizawa, Araki is one of the four top pink film directors of Ōkura Productions at the turn of the millennium.-Life and career:...
, Kunizawa is one of the four top directors of Ōkura Productions (OP) at the turn of the millennium, and the only one of the four who did not start out as an actor. Instead, Kunizawa joined the film industry as an assistant director to pink film pioneer Satoru Kobayashi
Satoru Kobayashi (director)
was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s...
. He made his directorial debut with (1995). Kunizawa's films have been very popular with pink film fans, and he has had more than one film in the Top Ten 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....
for multiple years. He has also won the Best Director prize twice. Irresistable Angel: Suck It All Up
Irresistable Angel: Suck It All Up
aka is a 2003 Japanese action-adventure, science-fiction-themed pink film directed by Minoru Kunizawa. It was chosen as the fourth best pink film release of the year at the Pink Grand Prix. Other awards won by the film at the ceremony include Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress 3rd Place,...
(2003), for which he won Best Director, is an erotic variation on the X-Men story.
Top-ten films, Pink Grand Prix
- 1999 7th place (tie):
- 1999 7th place (tie):
- 2000 3rd place: The Bride is Wet on the Wedding Night
- 2000 5th place (tie):
- 2001 8th place: Private Lessons: Home Teacher's BreastPrivate Lessons: Home Teacher's Breastaka is a 2001 Japanese pink film directed by Minoru Kunizawa. It was given the Best Film Eighth Place award at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony.-Synopsis:...
- 2003 4th place: Irresistable Angel: Suck It All UpIrresistable Angel: Suck It All Upaka is a 2003 Japanese action-adventure, science-fiction-themed pink film directed by Minoru Kunizawa. It was chosen as the fourth best pink film release of the year at the Pink Grand Prix. Other awards won by the film at the ceremony include Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress 3rd Place,...
- 2003 7th place:
- 2005 7th place: