Anri Okita

Anri Okita (Japanese: 沖田杏梨; born 28 October 1986) is an English born Japanese actress, singer, songwriter and former pornographic actress.

Anri Okita
Born (1986-10-28) 28 October 1986
Birmingham, England
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress, singer, songwriter, former pornographic actress
Musical career
GenresJ-pop, rock
InstrumentsVocals, piano, saxophone
Years active2012–present
Associated actsEbisu Muscats

Between 2011 and 2016 Okita was active as a popular AV idol before retiring in May 2016 to focus on a career in mainstream media. From 2016 to 2017, Okita was a member of the idol group Ebisu Muscats.[1] In 2017 debuting as a solo artist Okita's album GORILLA peaked at number 47 on Oricon Albums Daily Top 50 on 10 October 2017.[2] Okita has also acted in numerous mainstream Japanese language films, such as Naked Ambition 2 (2014), Assassination Classroom (2015), Scoop! (2016), and Diamond Dogs (2017).

Early years

Okita was born on 28 October 1986 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. At the age of eight, Okita and her family moved back to Japan.[3] Okita first began watching adult videos (AV) during her teenage years with her favorite performer being Japanese-German AV idol Saori Hara. Okita was an art student in England during her college years but she also started to take modelling jobs and became a gravure idol before her AV debut.[4]

Career

AV career (2011–2016)

Okita entered the AV industry in 2011 at the age of 24. Her first adult film titled 1,000,000 Yen Body Best of All – Anri Okita was released on 7 February 2011 at the famed AV studio, S1 No. 1 Style. For the next two years Okita remained as an exclusive performer at S1[5] and was featured in twenty adult films with the studio, thus becoming a major player in the AV landscape as a newcomer. With her exotic looks and voluptuous figure Okita's popularity increased rapidly from mid-2011 onward in Japan as well as other Southeast Asian markets. In late 2012, Okita began to arise as a popular Japanese adult film star in Western markets like Australia and Europe and even in the US after dozens of her scenes were reupload to adult websites like XVideos, XNXX and Pornhub. In 2013 Okita's popularity exploded in the United States and Canada as well a Europe becoming the third watched Asian porn star after Hitomi Tanaka and Yui Hatano. In 2011 Okita was named Number 1 Newcomer from the Asian market by Internet Adult Film Database.[6]

In October 2012, Okita decided to transfer from S1 to Soft On Demand under the stage name of "Akane Mizuki"[7] but by early 2013 she decided to become a freelance actress (kikatan joyū) working with numerous other AV studios like Wanz Factory[8], Moodyz[9] or Fitch[10]. During her AV career Okita was part of several high-profiled projects. One was J & L – Two Pairs Of Huge Tits Take Real Creampies (released by Moodyz in 1 June 2015)[11] in which she co-starred with fellow AV actress and close friend Hitomi Tanaka. She was also part of Moodyz 15th anniversary work, Crimson Dream, an extravagant live action adaptation of a hentai manga with a runtime of six hours and a cast of other highly popular Japanese adult film actresses like Ai Uehara, Kaho Kasumi, Kurea Hasumi, Yui Hatano, Hibiki Otsuki and Shoko Akiyama.[12]

Okita at the 2016 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.

Okita also made appearances at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in 2015 and 2016, as well as the 33rd AVN Awards.[13][14] In 2016 Okita announced her retirement from the adult industry and her last adult film Porn Retirement x Crimson – Anri Okita Captured by an Erotic Artist, directed by Kitorune Kawaguchi was released on 8 May 2016.[15][16][17] Over her career Okita has been featured in nearly 300 films (including original works and numerous compilations).[18][19][20][21]

Mainstream career (2017–present)

After retiring from adult films Okita remained highly popular in Japan, especially on social media and among the youth. In 2011 while still in the adult industry Okita appeared in seven episodes of the popular Japanese tokusatsu television series Garo: Makai Senki.[22] In 2016 Okita joined the popular pop rock group Ebisu Muscats touring with the group in November and December 2016. In mid-2017, Okita left the group to pursue a solo career. Releasing her first solo album GORILLA on 4 October 2017.[23][24] She also starred in several mainstream movie like the comedy Naked Ambition 2 or the action-thriller Diamond Dogs.[25]

In late 2019, Okita started a YouTube channel where she uploads videos of her sketching and drawing. It is presented in a mix of English and Japanese. As of 1 February 2020 it had 23,000 subscribers and over 800,000 total channel views.[26]

Personal life

In December 2017, Okita married a Japanese businessman. In early 2018, the couple announced they would be having a baby girl. In late August 2018, Okita announced that she had successfully delivered a healthy girl.[27][28]

Okita is long time friends with fellow AV idol superstar Hitomi Tanaka.[29]

Filmography

Year Work Notes/Refs
2011–

2012

Garo: Makai Senki Appeared in seven episodes in season 1 and 2
2014 Naked Ambition 2 Credited as "Women number 2"
2015 Assassination Classroom
2016 Assassination Classroom: Graduation
2016 Scoop!
2016 14 no yoru
2017 Diamond Dogs

Discography

Albums

Anri Okita albums
Title Album details Peak positions Sales
JPN TWN HK
Anri Walk
  • Released: 26 August 2015
  • Seven songs
  • Run-time: 31 min
Gorilla
  • Released: 4 October 2017
  • Eight songs
  • Run-time: 35 min

49 38 9

Singles and EPs

Anri Okita singles and EPs
Title Year Peak positions Sales
JPN

Oricon

JPN

Hot 100

TWN

East Asia

HK
Liar (EP) 2013 89[31]
Wanna Stay with You 2015
Maboroshi Monster 2015
Cat Walk 2016 47 77 70 31
  • JPN: 195,000
  • TWN: 34,300
  • HK: 29,720
gollark: I mean, you could go to them and ask that they remove such a ridiculous requirement.
gollark: Indeed.
gollark: I mean, they can probably say "we won't let it in unless you allow us control".
gollark: I don't think they should have any control whatsoever over devices they don't own.
gollark: You said "school".

See also

References

  1. ""2代目"恵比寿★マスカッツお披露目 明日花キララら33人". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. "ORICON NEWS". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. SEGA. "龍が如く6 命の詩。 | セガ公式サイト". 龍が如く6 命の詩。 | セガ公式サイト. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. "Biography of Anri Okita | Tokyo Night Style". tokyonightstyle.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. "AV女優情報:沖田杏梨 | S1/エスワン ナンバーワンスタイル OfficialSite". www.s1s1s1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "Internet Adult Film Database". iafd.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. "Akane Mizuki (1017645) – Japanese Adult Movies". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. "Beneath the White Robe: Nasty Kcup Anri Okita". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. "Mind Blowing Titty Fucks MANIAX Anri Okita". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  10. "Special Agent OL Anri Okita". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. "J & L – Two Pairs Of Huge Tits Take Real Creampies Anri Okita Hitomi". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  12. "MOODYZ 15th ANNIVERSARY TITLE [Limited Co-Starring] Crimson Dream". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  13. Anri Okita and Kaho Shibuya AVN 2016 Red Carpet Bounce and Kiss, retrieved 11 November 2019
  14. Sexy Japanese Anri Okita Interview, retrieved 11 November 2019
  15. "Japan porn industry 'preys on young women'". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  16. Okezone (22 April 2019). "Gaya Menggoda Bintang Porno Anri Okita, Pasti Bikin Gagal Fokus : Okezone Lifestyle". lifestyle.okezone.com/ (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  17. "Porn Retirement x Crimson – Anri Okita Captured by an Erotic Artist". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  18. "沖田杏梨(おきたあんり) – エロ動画・アダルトビデオ – FANZA動画". FANZA (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  19. "Anri Okita (1008956) – Japanese Adult Movies". R18.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  20. "升人母「L級巨乳」再升級!沖田杏梨引退三年終復出" (in Chinese). Yahoo!. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  21. "Porn stars and lingerie ads: New tech but same old sexism at Chinese internet firms". South China Morning Post. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  22. Cando, George (2 January 2018). "'Naked Ambition 3D' (2014) review promises everything in the title". Movie TV Tech Geeks News. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  23. Okezone (22 April 2019). "Gaya Menggoda Bintang Porno Anri Okita, Pasti Bikin Gagal Fokus : Okezone Lifestyle". lifestyle.okezone.com/ (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  24. "【動画】美大卒クリエイター・沖田杏梨がYouTubeチャンネル開設1万人突破で今後の展望語る!". WWSチャンネル (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  25. Alexander Knoth (28 September 2018). "Film Review: Diamond Dogs (2017) by Gavin Lim". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  26. "Atelier Anri 沖田杏梨CH". Retrieved 19 February 2020 via YouTube.
  27. "沖田杏梨『ようやくお伝えしたかったご報告』". 沖田杏梨オフィシャルブログ「OK I TAke it !!」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  28. "AV女優情報:沖田杏梨 | S1/エスワン ナンバーワンスタイル OfficialSite". s1s1s1.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  29. "Hitomi & Anri Okita : On the Futon with Richard", Organic Couples, retrieved 24 February 2020
  30. "2020年02月03日~2020年02月09日 オリコン週間 合算シングルランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  31. Liar by 沖田杏梨 [Anri Okita], retrieved 19 February 2020
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.