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{{Female adult bio|
 |name=Ai Kurosawa
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 |orientation= [[Heterosexual]]
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{{nihongo|'''Ai Kurosawa''' (|黒沢愛 - ''|Kurosawa Ai'')}} is a famous award-winning [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[Model (person)|model]] and [[AV idol]]. She made her debut in the adult entertainment field in 2001, and after appearing in dozens of AVs (adult videos), she retired in 2006.

==Life and Career==
===Early life===
Ai Kurosawa was born in [[Shiga Prefecture]] on [[December 24]], [[1982]]. During high school she was very active in volleyball,<ref name="jmate_interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.jmate.com/interviews/article_40.html|title=Kurosawa Ai: Best Video Interview|accessdate=2007-04-23|language=English|workpublisher=www.jmate.com}}</ref> and her hobbies as an adult include collecting [[Sanrio|Sanrio's]] [[Hello Kitty]] goods.<ref name="AVidol_Profile">{{cite web |url=http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/info.html?aid=735|title=Kurosawa(Ai Kurosawa)|accessdate=2007-04-23|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]}}</ref> Kurosawa did not become sexually active at a very early age, later stating, "I was really into volleyball when I was in junior high, so I didn't have time for boys."<ref name="jmate_interview"/>

Her first sexual encounter was during her first year in high school. She says that her first pleasurable experience with sex came later, however. "When I was seventeen," she says, "I went out with my first guy who was good at sex. He made me think 'this is real sex.'"<ref name="jmate_interview"/> 

Kurosawa dropped out of high school and worked in a variety of service-sector jobs including waitressing at a coffee shop and a sushi bar.<ref name="jmate_interview"/> When she was first scouted to appear in an Adult Video she was receptive to the idea. Recalling AVs she had seen in her father's collection, she later explained, "I thought some of the girls were so pretty, and I wanted to have pictures of myself taken like that."<ref name="jmate_interview"/>

===AV debut===
Ai Kurosawa made her AV debut with the Alice Japan label in their [[April 27]], [[2001]] release ''Scenery of Love'' aka ''Love Scene''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/kurokami/years/years_2001.htm|title=2001|accessdate=2007-07-21|publisher=[http://homepage3.nifty.com/kurokami/index.html AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory)]}}</ref><ref name="AVidol_Profile"/> She played the role of a college girl who moves to [[Tokyo]] to be near a man whom she loves. When she learns that he already has a girlfriend, she seduces him.<ref name="Scenery of Love">{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=KA2022|title=''Scenery of Love''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=DV078|title=''Love Scene''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> For her appearance in this first video, Kurosawa was described "an innocent cutie pie, who shines like a jewel."<ref name="Scenery of Love"/> 

Kurosawa says of this first experience in an adult video, "I was really nervous. But it was different than I had imagined... I thought it would be more hard core."<ref name="jmate_interview">

Her second video, ''Let's Make Love'', released the following month, was a non-narrative series of sex scenes. Bathtub, bathrobe and blindfolding were featured in this AV.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=KA2025|title=''Let's Make Love''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> Kurosawa's third video, ''Balloon Breasts'' was released in June. Her "beautiful F-cup breasts"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=DV142|title=''Bubbly Heaven''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> are highlighted in this video. They are shown off in various costumes, massaged, and put to work for a ''[[paizuri]]'' demonstration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=KA2027|title=''Balloon Breasts''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> This work and her second video were combined on a single [[DVD]] entitled ''Let's Make Love'', and released in November of 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=DV102|title=''Let's Make Love''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref>

Kurosawa's fifth video, ''Dynamite Tits'' (released October 2001), was made with Cosmos Plan, and was her first video made with a company other than Alice Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=IG39|title=''Dynamite Tits''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> In June 2001, after the filming of this AV, and after the release of her second video, Kurosawa was interviewed. When asked to comment on her work in the AV industry up to this point, she replied, "It's pretty fun... Sex in the videos is just different than in private. After all, you usually don't have sex with people watching you."<ref name="jmate_interview"/>

Alice Japan's ''Costume-Play Doll: Sex Doll In School Uniform'' released in August of 2001, had Kurosawa playing the role of a spy. By using this story device to put her in various costumes, including a cheerleader and a stuffed animal, the video made use of the popular ''[[cosplay]]'' genre of adult video in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=KA2033|title=''Costume-Play Doll: Sex Doll In School Uniform''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> In January of 2002, Kurosawa co-starred with AV actress Shinohara Makoto in another ''cosplay'' video for Alice Japan, ''Costume Play Maniana 2''. Among the costumes she wore in this video were Chinese attire and a military uniform.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=DV112|title=''Costume Play Maniana 2''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> VIP's ''Black Love'', also from January 2002, was a dramatic mystery involving serial murders in a small village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=VIP111|title=''Black Love''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=VIPD082|title=''Black Love''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> In ''Ai Kurosawa [Animation Costume Play]'' ([[March 22]], [[2002]]), Kurosawa took the ''cosplay'' genre into animation. This VIP production featured Kurosawa having sex while dressed as various ''[[anime]]'' characters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=DV142|title=''Ai Kurosawa [ Animation Costume Play]''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> In September of 2003 Kurosawa co-starred in the Alice Japan video ''Lesbian Politicians'' with Japan's first hardcore pornographic actress, [[Kyoko Aizome]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/english/weekend/K2001120100409.html|title=Porn-star label now a badge of honor for actress|accessdate=2007-06-04|last=Koizumi|first=Shinichi|date=[[December 1]], [[2001]]|workpublisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|language=English|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20011203120520/http://www.asahi.com/english/weekend/K2001120100409.html|archivedate=2001-12-03|quote=Kyoko Aizome is considered the first hard-core porn actress in Japan.}}</ref> who also directed the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=KR9191|title=''Lesbian Politicians''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref>

===Documentary-inspired AVs===
The similarity between many Japanese adult videos and the documentary film has often been pointed out by critics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/round-up_005.shtml|title=''Every Japanese Woman Makes Her Own Curry'' (review)|accessdate=2007-06-04|last=Sharp|first=Jasper|workpublisher=[http://www.midnighteye.com Midnight Eye]|language=English|quote=The similarities between the two genres [documentary and hardcore Adult Video] - the recording of real, non-simulated action with the rawness of the production a testament to its vérité nature - have been picked up on by critics numerous times before.}}</ref> and Kurosawa's next video made use of that format. Alice Japan's ''Bubbly Heaven'', from March of 2002, is in the popular [[soapland]] sub-genre of these documentary-inspired AVs. The video shows Kurosawa experiencing sexual service from an actor and a professional prostitute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=KR9165|title=''Bubbly Heaven''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> 

As Nicholas Bornoff points out, "Sometimes the documentary is faked, predictably with sadistic themes, which nonetheless strive to maintain a spontaneous veneer."<ref>{{cite book |last=Bornoff|first=Nicholas|title=Pink Samurai: An Erotic Exploration of Japanese Society; The Pursuit and Politics of Sex in Japan|origyear=1991|edition=Paperback|year=1994|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0-586-20576-4|pages=p.608|chapter=Chapter 18 (Naked Dissent)}}</ref> Later Kurosawa videos in the mock-documentary genre included VIP's ''Ai Kurosawa's Sex Training'' of April 2003, in which she is tortured and forced to obey the video director's every command.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=VIPD161|title=''Ai Kurosawa's Sex Training''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> Another video in the mock-documentary format was ''Ai Kurosawa's Hypnotic Fuck'' from Cosmos Plan. This AV has Kurosawa purportedly hypnotized, after which her "deep sexual desires are revealed."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=EMD003|title=''Ai Kurosawa's Hypnotic Fuck''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref>

===Atlas21===
In February 2003, after having worked with several companies, mostly Alice Japan, Kurosawa released ''Sexy Pearl'', her first video for Atlas21.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=A03023|title=''Sexy Pearl''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> ''COS-PARA'', of March 2003, was Kurosawa's entry in the company's popular ''cosplay'' series. The costumes worn by Kurosawa in this video include that of a waitress and a nurse.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=A03032|title=''COS-PARA''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> Atlas21 combined these two videos onto one DVD entitled ''Ai Kurosawa FREAK'', in May of 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=AVD139|title=''Ai Kurosawa FREAK''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref>

Later in 2003, Kurosawa appeared in two multi-actress videos for Atlas21. The theme of ''Women On Top'' of August 2003 is explained in the title, and the video featured thirteen AV actresses having sex in the titular position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=A03081|title=''Women On Top''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> ''Erotic Breasts Girls'' of November, 2003 starred seven AV actresses known for the beauty of their breasts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=A03111|title=''Erotic Breasts Girls''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref> In December of 2003, Kurosawa co-starred in ''TMA The Big and Extreme Breasts Premium II'', a similar multi-actress anthology for the TMA label. This video included AV idols [[Anna Ohura]] and [[Kyoko Ayana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=11ID090|title=''TMA The Big and Extreme Breasts Premium II''|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]|language=English}}</ref>

===Recognition and retirement===
With her "perfectly proportioned body forged from years of volleyball coupled with a G-cup bust,"<ref name="jmate_interview"/> Kurosawa had become one of the most popular and prominent AV actresses of the early 2000s. The AV industry recognized her career on [[November 26]], [[2003]], when she was given [[Soft On Demand]]'s award for outstanding actress.<ref name="Nana_Natsume_Interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.jmate.com/interviews/article_79.html|last=Woo|first=Ex-S (translator)|date=[[2003-11-27]]|title=[[Nana Natsume]] Interview|accessdate=2007-04-23|language=English|workpublisher=www.jmate.com|quote=...when you saw Ai Kurozawa take the award for outstanding actress yesterday...}}</ref> Japanese mainstream media also paid tribute to Kurosawa when she won the "Main AV Actress Award" at [[Takeshi Kitano]]'s second Entertainment Awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actionjav.com/model.cfm?actress_filename=ai_kurosawa|title=Ai Kurosawa|accessdate=2007-04-23|language=English|workpublisher=www.actionjav.com}}</ref>. Ai Kurosawa retired from AVs in January 2006, but continues performing as a [[striptease]] dancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/黒沢愛|title=黒沢愛 (Kurosawa Ai)|accessdate=2007-06-04|workpublisher=[[Japanese Wikipedia]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Video title<ref>Filmography based on {{cite web |url=http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/info.html?aid=735|title=Kurosawa(Ai Kurosawa)|accessdate=2007-04-23|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]}}</ref>
! Company
! Director
! Release date
|-
| <!-- Film -->''Scenery of Love'' / ''Love Scene''<br>恋の風景 / ラブシーン
| <!-- Company-->Alice Japan
| <!-- Director-->Kunihiro Hasegawa
(contracted; show full)| <!-- Released-->[[August 12]], [[2005]]
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.actionjav.com/model.cfm?actress_filename=ai_kurosawa|title=Ai Kurosawa|accessdate=2007-04-23|language=English|
workpublisher=www.actionjav.com}}
* {{imdb name|id=1905566|name=Ai Kurosawa}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0984490.htm|title=黒沢愛 (Kurosawa Ai)|accessdate=2007-04-23|language=Japanese|workpublisher=[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/ JMDB]}}
* {{cite web |url=http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?krsai_00|title=黒沢愛 - Kurosawa Ai (Profile)|accessdate=2007-04-23|workpublisher=[http://i-dic.dorachan.com/ 'Web I-dic']}}
* {{cite web |url=http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/info.html?aid=735|title=Kurosawa(Ai Kurosawa)|accessdate=2007-04-23|workpublisher=[http://avidol.xcity.jp/english/index.html AV Idol Directory]}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmate.com/interviews/article_40.html|title=Kurosawa Ai: Best Video Interview|accessdate=2007-04-23|language=English|workpublisher=www.jmate.com}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.kurosawaai.com|title=Ai Kurosawa Official Site|accessdate=2007-06-04|language=Japanese|workpublisher=www.kurosawaai.com}}

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