Toru Muranishi (æ '西㠨㠊る, Muranishi TÅ ru) is an innovative and
controversial director of Japanese adult videos (AV). Known in Japan
as the "Emperor of Porn", he has been credited as one of the creators
of the quasi-documentary style found in Japanese AVs, a genre which
has remained popular throughout the history of the adult industry in
Japan. He was called "the dirtiest of the industry’s dirty old men"
in a 1992 Tokyo Journal article by Kjell Fornander. Sometimes his
posts on Twitter arouse criticism because those are considered as
discriminatory remarks against women.Toru Muranishi was born September
9, 1948 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. After graduating high school,
Muranishi moved to Tokyo where he sold encyclopedias. He subsequently
became involved in book publishing and the entertainment
industry.Muranishi joined the newly formed AV studio Crystal-Eizou in
late 1984 and began directing films with them soon afterwards.
Muranishi is given credit for launching the career of one of the first
AV superstars, Kaoru Kuroki who made her debut at Crystal-Eizou in
October 1986. Among Muranishi's pioneering developments at
Crystal-Eizou were his Face Shower (é¡"é ¢ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ¯ãƒ¼, Ganmen ShawÄ )
series which culminated in a facial, the Fuck Lunch
(é§…å¼ ãƒ•ã‚¡ãƒƒã‚¯, Ekiben Fakku) series which satirized contemporary
food-oriented TV programs, and the Conch Shell (ãƒ›ãƒ©è² , Hora Kai)
videos where the actress would blow into a conch shell (as in some
Buddhist rituals) to signify that she had reached an orgasm.Muranishi
has had numerous problems with the law in his career, having been
convicted seven times of criminal violations. While at Crystal-Eizou,
in June 1986, Muranishi was arrested for violating the Japanese Child
Welfare Act(å… ç«¥ç¦ ç¥‰æ³•, JidÅ Fukushi HÅ ) by using an underage
actress in videos. Later that same year Muranishi brought a staff to
Hawaii in a "legendary session" where he filmed 30 videos in 30 days.
Muranishi flew in 15 or so actresses in turn from Japan for the
shooting and in December 1986 was arrested in Hawaii for passport
violations and was indicted under the Mann Act. He was released in
July of the next year. Muranishi was once again arrested and fined for
using a 17-year-old actress in August 1988.
controversial director of Japanese adult videos (AV). Known in Japan
as the "Emperor of Porn", he has been credited as one of the creators
of the quasi-documentary style found in Japanese AVs, a genre which
has remained popular throughout the history of the adult industry in
Japan. He was called "the dirtiest of the industry’s dirty old men"
in a 1992 Tokyo Journal article by Kjell Fornander. Sometimes his
posts on Twitter arouse criticism because those are considered as
discriminatory remarks against women.Toru Muranishi was born September
9, 1948 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. After graduating high school,
Muranishi moved to Tokyo where he sold encyclopedias. He subsequently
became involved in book publishing and the entertainment
industry.Muranishi joined the newly formed AV studio Crystal-Eizou in
late 1984 and began directing films with them soon afterwards.
Muranishi is given credit for launching the career of one of the first
AV superstars, Kaoru Kuroki who made her debut at Crystal-Eizou in
October 1986. Among Muranishi's pioneering developments at
Crystal-Eizou were his Face Shower (é¡"é ¢ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ¯ãƒ¼, Ganmen ShawÄ )
series which culminated in a facial, the Fuck Lunch
(é§…å¼ ãƒ•ã‚¡ãƒƒã‚¯, Ekiben Fakku) series which satirized contemporary
food-oriented TV programs, and the Conch Shell (ãƒ›ãƒ©è² , Hora Kai)
videos where the actress would blow into a conch shell (as in some
Buddhist rituals) to signify that she had reached an orgasm.Muranishi
has had numerous problems with the law in his career, having been
convicted seven times of criminal violations. While at Crystal-Eizou,
in June 1986, Muranishi was arrested for violating the Japanese Child
Welfare Act(å… ç«¥ç¦ ç¥‰æ³•, JidÅ Fukushi HÅ ) by using an underage
actress in videos. Later that same year Muranishi brought a staff to
Hawaii in a "legendary session" where he filmed 30 videos in 30 days.
Muranishi flew in 15 or so actresses in turn from Japan for the
shooting and in December 1986 was arrested in Hawaii for passport
violations and was indicted under the Mann Act. He was released in
July of the next year. Muranishi was once again arrested and fined for
using a 17-year-old actress in August 1988.
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