Minori Aoi

Minori Aoi
Born	March 28, 1980 (1980-03-28) (age 31)[1] Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	43 kg (95 lb; 6.8 st)
Eye colour	Black
Hair colour	Brown
Ethnicity	Japanese

Minori Aoi (葵 みのり, Aoi Minor^?, born March 28, 1980) is a Japanese gravure and AV idol.

Life and career

Debut and early AVs

Born in Tokyo on March 28, 1980, Minori Aoi was active in tennis during Junior High School and High School.^[2] She made her AV debut in the February 1999 release for the Media Station Cosmos Plan label, Pure Heart (純心).^[3] Her first video was a difficult experience for her. She recalls, "I really hated it at the time. I think I also cried during then... it's the worst one I've been in. It's definitely not something I could recommend to my fans."^[2]

In November of her debut year, Aoi starred in Dreaming Sailor, a campus drama.^[4] I Love Big Needle from January 2000 had Aoi playing the role of a nurse who is subject to sexual abuse from both the doctors and her patients.^[5] In Angel, released later the same month, Aoi acted as an angel who comes to earth to satisfy mortal desires.^[6] Fetish Virgin IV from March 2000, subtitled Costume Play Mania, featured Aoi in the popular cosplay genre.^[7]

Comeback

Aoi quickly became a popular star of adult video, image video, photo books, and magazine appearances. However, even after her success, she retained her ambivalent attitude towards the AV profession, saying "I still can't get used to shooting in front of a camera though. There are some that enjoy it or get turned on by it, but I still get nervous even after fifteen tapes. There are times when I ponder about running out."^[2] She retired from the AV industry briefly in 2000 but returned in March 2001 in the video Minori Aoi - Underground Job. The AV had Aoi playing the role of a room service maid.^[8] Her second come-back video, Confinement (April 2001), was in the bondage genre.^[9] Up to this point in her career, Aoi had appeared mainly with the Cosmos Plan label. In June 2001, she released her first video under the Try-Heart Corporation's SexiA label. Entitled I Want To Fellatio, the video focused on Aoi's oral sex techniques.^[10] The DVD version of this film included an instructional "How to Have an Orgasm" demonstration given by Aoi in a cheerleader costume.^[11]

Later career

Aoi was featured in the fashion magazine An An in 2003, and in November of that year Cosmos Plan re-issued her work for the company in three volumes, and collected into one box set.^[12] Aoi was in the international spotlight in October 2006 when she appeared in a controversial promotional campaign for the 2nd International Healthy City Conference in the People's Republic of China.^[13][14]

Selected filmography

Video title[15]	Company	Director	Release date
Pure Heart 純心	Cosmos Plan IH-55	Asao Takai	February 28, 1999
Baby Kiss ベイビーキッス	Cosmos Plan IH-58	Daimei Kurata	March 28, 1999
Dreaming Sailor 夢みるセーラー	Cosmos Plan IH-62	Takehiro Yasuda	April 25, 1999 November 27, 1999
Angel	Cosmos Plan IH-64	Mr.Bu	May 18, 1999
Pure Lolita Girl Fuck in World びしょ濡れアリスちゃん	Cosmos Plan IH-67	Daimei Kurata	June 6, 1999
Hanjuku Tsuma 半熟妻	h.m.p. ForYou HJC-016		August 31, 1999
Princess Slave 姫奴隷	h.m.p. ForYou HJC-017		September 22, 1999
Guri Guri Manbo ぐりぐりマンボ	h.m.p. ForYou HJC-019		October 26, 1999
Loving Raw 生狂い	h.m.p. ForYou HJC-022		November 30, 1999
Cosmos '99 DX 宇宙企画'99DX [女優編] Compilation with several other actresses	Cosmos Plan FX-33	Tomohisa Aizome	December 12, 1999
Fuck Me Hard ハードコアに犯されて	h.m.p. ForYou HJC-023		December 25, 1999
I Love Big Needle ぶっとい注射がスキなのよ	Cosmos Plan IT-02	Taaki Kurata	January 15, 2000
Blooming Girl 8 乙女ざかり8	MAX-A Samansa XS-2180	Fuyuhiko Shimamura (Yukihiko Shimamura)	February 4, 2000
Fetish Virgin IV	MAX-A Samansa XS-2183	Fuyuhiko Shimamura (Yukihiko Shimamura)	March 6, 2000
Female Ass 女尻 Mejiri	Alice Japan KA-1974	Ryozo Kamonohashi (Juzo Kamonohashi)	April 21, 2000
Passionate Lips (Violent Lips) 激唇	Atlas21 A00-051	Kei Morikawa	May 15, 2000
MORE MAX III Compilation with 6 other actresses	MAX-A Samansa XS-2195	Max Nakamoto	July 7, 2000
Secret Chest 秘蔵 Compilation DVD from her Cosmos Plan releases with some new material	Cosmos Plan MDV-026		September 30, 2000
Sexy Butt CLIMAX 5th 女尻 CLIMAX 5th Compilation with 4 other actresses from the Sexy Butt series	Alice Japan KA-2008		January 16, 2001
Cosmos DX Costume Play Chapter 宇宙企画DX コスプレ編 Compilation with 9 other actresses	Cosmos Plan FX-45	The Morison	February 10, 2001
Minori Aoi - Underground Job 葵みのり・裏仕事	Cosmos Plan IT-92	Yusho Akimoto (Yusho Hagimoto)	March 18, 2001
Confinement Game 監禁遊戯	Cosmos Plan IT-97	Tetsu Kozakai	April 15, 2001
COSMOS Deluxe Special 7 宇宙企画DX120スペシャル7 Compilation DVD with 11 other actresses	Cosmos Plan MDV-032		May 26, 2001
I Want To Fellatio (I Wanna Suck) タマにはしゃぶりたい	Try Heart/Sexia SEA-216 (VHS) SXD-016 (DVD)	Toyozo	VHS:June 22, 2001 DVD:July 27, 2001
Love Talk 恋愛論	Try Heart/Sexia SEA-220 (VHS) SXD-020 (DVD)	Toyozo	VHS:July 20, 2001 DVD:September 14, 2001
Minori Aoi's Secret Job 葵みのり裏○仕事 DVD version of Minori Aoi - Underground Job	Cosmos Plan MDS-041		July 28, 2001
AV WALKER Compilation with 4 other actresses	Try Heart/Pink Drug PDX-063	Goody	August 31, 2001
HIME-SYA 2 姫写 2 Compilation DVD with 14 other actresses	Raising Company OSD-052		September 28, 2001
Mejiri Climax 4 女尻クライマックス　４ Compilation DVD with 4 other actresses	Alice Japan DV-095		November 2, 2001
Cosmic Girl DX [FRESH ANGEL] 宇宙少女DX［FRESH ANGEL］ Compilation DVD with 7 other actresses	Cosmos Plan MDZ-016		December 8, 2001
Cosmos Plan 2001 Final DX 宇宙企画2001Final DX Compilation video with other actresses	Cosmos Plan FX-53		December 18, 2001
The Bondage Game PLUS 監禁遊戯PLUS DVD version of Confinement Game	Cosmos Plan MDV-041		December 22, 2001
I Wanna Suck DX タマにはしゃぶりたい DX Compilation DVD with 9 other actresses	Try Heart SXD-037		May 24, 2002
Costume Play Mania @ Minori Aoi コスプレマニア　葵みのり Compilation DVD containing Fetish Virgin 4 and Blooming Girl 8	MAX-A XV-081		July 19, 2002
SEXIA MILK セクシア ミルク Compilation with several other actresses	Try Heart/Sexia SEA-284 (VHS) SXD-044 (DVD)	Hassy	VHS:September 20, 2002 DVD:September 27, 2002
Atlas Adult Actress Vol. 3 Compilation with 16 other actresses	Atlas21 A02-111	Tsukasa Hashimoto	November 12, 2002
Cosmos Debut Collection 宇宙企画Debut Collection 花 Compilation with other actresses	Cosmos Plan FX-70	Toru Yamanishi	August 29, 2003
Cosmos Memorial Minori Aoi 1 宇宙企画Memorial 葵みのり I	Cosmos Plan MDH-011		November 14, 2003
Cosmos Memorial Minori Aoi 2 宇宙企画Memorial 葵みのり II	Cosmos Plan MDH-012		November 14, 2003
Cosmos Memorial Minori Aoi 3 宇宙企画Memorial 葵みのり III	Cosmos Plan MDH-013		November 14, 2003
Cosmos Memorial Minori Aoi Complete Box 宇宙企画Memorial 葵みのり Complete Box	Cosmos Plan MDH-014		November 14, 2003
COSMOS Tied-up Angel DX 宇宙企画緊縛天使DX Compilation with other actresses	Cosmos Plan FX-077	Masaru Yamanishi	September 12, 2004

References

1. ^ Infobox data from "葵 みのり - Aoi Minori (Profile)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic'. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?aoimnr00. Retrieved 2007-04-23.  and Woo, Ex-S (translator). "Body Park: Aoi Minori (Interview)". www.jmate.com. http://www.jmate.com/interviews/article_48.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Woo, Ex-S (translator). "Body Park: Aoi Minori (Interview)". www.jmate.com. http://www.jmate.com/interviews/article_48.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23. 
3. ^ "1999" (in Japanese). AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory). http://homepage3.nifty.com/kurokami/years/years_1999.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
4. ^ "Dreaming Sailor". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=MDS017. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
5. ^ "I Love Big Needle". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=IT02. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
6. ^ "ANGEL". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=MDS020. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
7. ^ "Fetish Virgin IV". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=XS2183. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
8. ^ "Minori Aoi - Underground Job". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/release/detail/?id=4806. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
9. ^ "Confinement". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=IT97. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
10. ^ "I Want To Fellatio". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=SEA216. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
11. ^ "I Want To Fellatio [DVD]". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=SXD016. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
12. ^ "Cosmos Memorial Minori Aoi Complete Box". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/avod/detail/?target=MDH014. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
13. ^ "葵みのり (Aoi Minori)" (in Japanese). Japanese Wikipedia. http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/葵みのり. Retrieved 2007-04-23.  and "葵實野理" (in Chinese). Chinese Wikipedia. http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/葵實野理. Retrieved 2007-04-23. 
14. ^ "중국 포스터 속 '백의천사'의 진실?" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 2007-01-25. http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/world/200701/h2007012507574875170.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
15. ^ Filmography based on "Minori Aoi". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/idol/detail/?id=1941&style=simple. Retrieved 2010-10-10. , "葵 みのり (Aoi Minori)" (in Japanese). AV Idol Directory. http://xcity.jp/idol/detail/?id=1941&style=simple. Retrieved 2010-10-10.  and "Minori Aoi (Filmography)". Urabon Navigator 1997-2006. http://urabon-navigator.com/profiles/n0393&mode=movies. Retrieved 2007-08-08. 

Bibliography

• "葵 みのり - Aoi Minori (Profile)" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic'. http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?aoimnr00. Retrieved 2007-04-23. 
• "Minori Aoi". AV Idol Directory. http://xxx.xcity.jp/idol/detail/?id=1941&style=simple. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
• "Minori Aoi - Precious Moments (review)". Adult Film Database. http://www.adultfilmdatabase.com/video.cfm?videoid=53278. Retrieved 2007-04-23. 
• Woo, Ex-S (translator). "Body Park: Aoi Minori (Interview)". www.jmate.com. http://www.jmate.com/interviews/article_48.html. Retrieved 2007-04-23. 
• "중국 포스터 속 '백의천사'의 진실?" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 2007-01-25. http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/world/200701/h2007012507574875170.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 

External links

• Minori Aoi at the Adult Film Database

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Name	Aoi, Minori
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Date of birth	March 28, 1980
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
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