When we showcase the wonders of Japanese idols, models and actresses, we don't just focus on the girls of the moment. We also like to look back at the ladies from yesteryear. Some of the style of the photos might be old but the beauty is timeless.
Our idol this week is Azumi Kawashima, who was born in 1979 and is a former adult video starlet and model no stranger to full hair nude shoots, as these opulent images reveal...
She retired a few years ago, after a career of porn, B-movies and photo books in the late 1990's to early 2000's. The good news is that Azumi is still only in her ...
The lovely Mayu Koseta is a swimwear Gravure idol who seems to have an uncanny knack for switching between different styles: sensual and sexy, cute and girl-next-door-innocent, and even as agile as a gymnast with her flexible legs.
The up-and-coming talent was born in 1994, making her a very ideal 20 years old. In Japan, of course, this is the age when you officially become an adult. We hope very much to see more of the "adult" Mayu Koseta in the ...
This week we have opted for a more overtly sexy lady than the usual Gravure idol -- and one who is not shy to take everything off!
Born in 1991, Rio Matsushita has gradually upgraded the level of sexiness for her photo shoots until she went all out for a full hair nude session. And boy are we glad she ...
Our exquisite sexpot this week is slinky Akane Suzuki, born 1984.
The Gravure idol has been absent from our lives for a while now after a career of gradually increasingly revealing photo shoots.
She went out with a bang, ending by stripping complete nude in 2010. Since then we have seen no appearances by Akane but we can still hope for a (suitably scantily clad) comeback one ...
Our lady this week is strictly speaking not a gravure idol, though she has certainly done some very revealing photo shoots in her time.
Chinatsu Wakatsuki is a fashion model and tarento/talent (generic TV celebrity).
In early 2012, she announced she was pregnant and getting married -- big surprise, the usual celebrity shotgun wedding style -- and now she is presenting herself as a cool young mama in her thirties with good fashion tastes.
Born in 1984, she was scouted in Shibuya while still a teenager. Her slinky charms have been on our screens ever ...
Our lavish lady this fine summery week is Mari Hasumi (蓮見茉莉). Unlike most of the girls we feature on our regular Idol of the Week column Mari is not a Gravure model but a Japanese porn star. But as such, a lot of details about her remain cloaked in shadow.
Either way, her slinky body is more than enough to satisfy ...
Our scrumptious specimen this week is the slinky Gravure model Rei Toda (戸田れい).
Born in 1987, Rei is now approaching 30 and so, by extension, likely the end of her career, though she continues to release DVDs and even pop up in mainstream TV commercials sometimes.
Rei, we hope to see as much of you as we can! Keep on working even after you hit the bit ...
Last week we went for the young, thin and slinky Rina Koike. Here's a different kind of Japanese beauty.
Our sumptuous specimen of Japanese femininity is Asami Sakanoue (坂ノ上 朝美). Born in 1988, she officially retired at the end of December. Along the way she tried her hand at being a Gravure idol, actress and TV presenter.
While sadly she never reached the heights of some of the other girls we have featured on these pages over the years, she is still in our humble opinions quite a special lady... for obvious ...
Our adorable girl this week is the young Rina Koike (小池里奈). Born in 1993, Rina is a nubile 20 years old and ripe for plucking.
A slender frame, a sweet face and a slinky butt... this is too much for us! Rina isn't much known outside of Gravure circles right now but we hope this will change with time.
She has done a bit of acting, though her talents tend to lie in looking alluring and innocent at the same time (such a Japanese ...
Our Gravure idol this week is Izumi Hinata. Born in 1990, the slinky Izumi Hinata (日向泉) also goes by the professional name Hazuki Aoi (蒼井葉月). (These kind of name changes are usually the result of changing agency.) Whatever you call her, she is super ...
