is a Japanese

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 AV idol

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 and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 2007.

Life and career

Hirasawa had a part-time job at the video arcade in Tokyo's Ōkura Theater, a long-running venue for pink films, and became curious about the genre through the posters. She entered the entertainment field in 2003 through AVs where she specialized in the S&M genre while working for such major AV studios as 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:...

, Soft On Demand

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...

, CineMagic

CineMagic Co.

, is a Japanese adult film studio, producing and distributing its own films, usually of the bondage, S&M and simulated rape genre, as well as those produced externally.-Company information:...

 and Wanz Factory

Wanz Factory

is a Japanese adult video production company located in the Toshima ward of Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:The company was founded in March 2000 and presently employs 20 people. Their adult videos are sold in more than 3000 stores nationwide in Japan...

. After she had appeared in over 40 AVs, Hirasawa made her pink film debut in director 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 Frog Song

Frog Song

originally released as is a 2005 Japanese Pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. According to author Jasper Sharp, the title, "Frog Song" is a pun referring both to a full-sized frog costume found outside a train station and...

(2005). Hirasawa played the role of Kyōko, an aspiring comic book artist who works as a prostitute. The film was named the Best Film of the year, and Hirasawa was given the Best Actress award, second place, 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....

. A few months later, in October 2005, she starred in the sex comedy The Strange Saga of Hiroshi the Freeloading Sex Machine, directed by Yūji Tajiri

Yūji Tajiri

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

, which was shown at the 14th Raindance Film Festival

Raindance Film Festival

Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...

 in September 2006. Hirasawa had the role of the indulging love interest of the film's titular character.

After mid-2005, Hirasawa moved away from adult video work and more into mainstream and pink films, and 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...

. In her last entry on her AV blog in May 2006, she announced that she was leaving her agency "GOT" (ガットエージェンシー) and would be working freelance. Director Osamu Sato's 2007 film New Tokyo Decadence - The Slave

New Tokyo Decadence - The Slave

is a Japanese pink film directed by Osamu Satō and starring Rinako Hirasawa and Kikujiro Honda. This film was shown in Japan in 2007 and then at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival on February 7, 2009 on a double feature with S&M Hunter...

was reportedly based on Hirasawa's own experiences. The film was named 9th best pink release of the year, and Hirasawa won the Best Actress award for her performance.

Selected filmography

Video title	Release date	Studio	Director	Notes
Adult Videos (AV)
Anal Adultery 2	2004-02-15	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:...  Joker MDJ-074	Katsuyuki Hasegawa	With Rin Nonomiya (AKA Mei Hasegawa) & Himika Aihara
Amateur Model Recruitment False Interview Trick	2004-04-22	Red D-075		With 3 other actresses
Eromesu 7	2004-03-19	Wild Side / King of Realism DWD-07	Kaoru Toyoda Kaoru Toyoda is a Japanese adult video director and the founder of two AV studios. With a career dating back to 1985, he is one of the pioneers of the Japanese adult video industry.-Life and career:...
LUSH Double Anal	2004-09-11	Aurora Project DVKR-014		With Eri Ueno
Woman Who Wants to Be Beaten	2004-09-17	CineMagic CineMagic Co. , is a Japanese adult film studio, producing and distributing its own films, usually of the bondage, S&M and simulated rape genre, as well as those produced externally.-Company information:... BA-068	Koisaburo Akai
Watashi O Idi Me Te Kudasai	2004-11-13	Hayabusa Agency DVH-230		With Miku Sakashita & Yuria Hidaka
Remote Control Vibrator Club	2005-01-06	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... SDDM-553		With 5 other actresses
Immoral Anal Temptation	2005-01-10	AVS DAPS-20
Anal Orgasm	2005-04-01	Wanz Factory Wanz Factory is a Japanese adult video production company located in the Toshima ward of Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:The company was founded in March 2000 and presently employs 20 people. Their adult videos are sold in more than 3000 stores nationwide in Japan...  M-Mode IO-102	Iceman Ochiai
White Shirt Fetish	2005-05-01	Wanz Factory Wanz Factory is a Japanese adult video production company located in the Toshima ward of Tokyo, Japan.-Company information:The company was founded in March 2000 and presently employs 20 people. Their adult videos are sold in more than 3000 stores nationwide in Japan...  e-kos CO-111		With 6 other actresses
Anal Temptation : Rinako Hirasawa	2005-06-25	Red Hot RED-007		Uncensored
Slave Press No. 27	2005-07-16	Art Video 2335	夢流ＺＯＵ
Dera Beppin Rinako Hirasawa	2005-10-25	On Air Dekachin-Z DRBP-01
Woman Who Wants to Be Beaten	2005-11-25	CineMagic CineMagic Co. , is a Japanese adult film studio, producing and distributing its own films, usually of the bondage, S&M and simulated rape genre, as well as those produced externally.-Company information:...  Jyoh DD-160	Koisaburo Akai	Compilation with Shiho Miyasaki
Paipan Jūkan 2 (Shaved Girl Beast Rape 2)	2006-01-13	Karma KRFV-003		Bestiality
Beautiful Schoolgirl Rape Clinic	2006-08-01	DreamVision21 con flower CFRJ-01
Maniac Love Text Lesson 5	2007-05-25	Sanwa Publishing MCD-008		With Tsubaki Kanda

Movie title	Release date	Studio	Director	Notes
Theatrical films
Paid Companionship Story: Girls Who Want to Do It AKA Frog Song Frog Song originally released as is a 2005 Japanese Pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. According to author Jasper Sharp, the title, "Frog Song" is a pun referring both to a full-sized frog costume found outside a train station and... Enjo-kōsai monogatari: shitagaru onna-tachi	2005-06-10	Kokuei Shintōhō	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:...	65 Min. With Konatsu
The Strange Saga of Hiroshi the Freeloading Sex Machine Sex mashin: Hiwai na kisetsu	2005-10-07	Kokuei Shintōhō	Yūji Tajiri Yūji Tajiri is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of pink film directors collectively known as the .-Life and career:...	64 Min. With Mutsuo Yoshioka
Uncle's Paradise Uncle's Paradise aka is a 2006 Japanese pink film directed by Shinji Imaoka.-Synopsis:This erotic comedy follows the life of Haruo Maekawa, a young man who makes a living catching squid. Haruo is obsessed with catching a legendary giant squid rumored to live in Tokyo Bay. Haruo's uncle Takashi, fallen on hard... Ojisan tengoku aka Mighty Extreme Woman Zetsurin Zetsujo	2006-05-12	Kokuei Shintōhō	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:...	64 Min. With 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:...  & Minami Aoyama Minami Aoyama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a Best Actress award for her work in this genre in 2006.-Life and career:...
The Wife and the Secretary: Overflowing Love Juice Hitozuma to OL: afureru ai-eki	2006-09-29	Shintōhō	Osamu Satō	With Erina Aoyama & Sakurako Kaoru Sakurako Kaoru is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre...
New Tokyo Decadence – The Slave Dorei	2007-03-09	Shintōhō	Osamu Satō	62 min.
Fushidara Bojō: Shirahada o Nameru Shita	2007-03-16	Tarō Productions 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...	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:...	60 min. With 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... , and Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . 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...
Riyōten no nyōbō: yobai nema	2007-04-27	Sakae Planning Xces	Sakae Nitta	60 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:...
Yami o Kakenukero	2007-06-09	Toka Jungle	Keita Tokaji	60 min. With Lemon Hanazawa Lemon Hanazawa , aka Remon Hanazawa, is a Japanese pink film and AV actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films such as Lunch Box and Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers . 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...  & Akiho Yoshizawa Akiho Yoshizawa , often known simply as Acky , is a Japanese adult video and pink film actress.-AV debut - Alice Japan & Max-A:Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and after working as a gravure idol, made her AV debut in 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A...
Waisetsu Oshō: Nyotai Hitsu Ijiri	2007-06-09	Powerful 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...	Shigeo Moriyama	With Kazuhiro Sano Kazuhiro Sano is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the...
Nakagawa Jun Kyōju no Inbina Hibi Nakagawa Jun Kyōju no Inbina Hibi is a 2008 Japanese pink film directed by Kunihiko Matsuoka and starring Rinako Hirasawa and Minami Aoyama. It won the Silver Prize at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony and Takashi Naha won Best Actor, 2nd place for his performance in the film.-Cast:... Nakagawa Jun Kyōju no Inbina Hibi	2008-03-28	Matsuoka Productions Xces	Kunihiko Matsuoka	With Minami Aoyama Minami Aoyama is a Japanese AV idol and pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a Best Actress award for her work in this genre in 2006.-Life and career:...
Shaarii no Kōshoku Jinsei to Tenraku Jinsei	2009-04-11		Masanori Tominaga	With Kenzô Fukutsuya & Izumi Kasagi