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, is a former Japanese AV Idol, gravure idol and erotic dancer who has been described as a "real AV Queen",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phoenix Once Again )〕 the "top Japanese AV idol of the mid-1990's" and the "biggest star" in AV in 1992. She has also appeared widely in mainstream films and videos and on TV. ==Life and career== Rui Sakuragi was born on March 8, 1970. After having previously been a "gravure" (non-sex) model, she made her adult video (AV) debut for the VIP label in April 1989 under the name Masako Ichinose but took the name Rui Sakuragi the following year. She sometimes worked for other studios but VIP (and its successor Atlas21) was her main label for the next two years. Her work for them included a 7-man orgy in ''Golden Pavilion Temple 2''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Golden Temple 2 )〕 and cosplay in ''The Uniform Connection Special''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Uniform Special )〕 Sakuragi announced that her April 1992 release for VIP, ''The Last of Rui Sakuragi'' would be her final work and left with a tearful farewell.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Last of Rui Sakuragi )〕 According to a 1992 article, whereas an attractive leading lady in AV could command 1.5 to 2 million yen (about $10,000 to $15,000) for a video, "Sakuragi, the biggest star at present" made 3 million yen (more than $20,000) per project.〔 Sakuragi had married just before her retirement and bored with nothing to do started a career as a stripper in clubs throughout Japan. Almost 4 years later and once again single (and poor),〔 Sakuragi returned to AV with a contract with Atlas21 for 3 videos beginning with ''Phoenix Once Again'' in March 1996.〔 After the third video, ''Super AV Idol Legend'', fan response convinced her to do a fourth and final film, ''Good Bye Rui Sakuragi''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Good Bye Rui Sakuragi )〕 Since her retirement, Atlas21, Kuki, and Alice Japan have all released compilations of her earlier videos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rui Sakuragi )〕 During her AV career and after her retirement, Sakuragi also worked extensively in mainstream movies and softcore pink film and V-Cinema productions. In February 1992 she appeared in ''Sakuragi Rui: Gushonure Kahanshin'', directed by the noted pink film woman director Sachi Hamano. Another early movie was the March 1992 , a drama of romance and revenge set in the Parisian fashion industry where she co-starred with Kayo Matsuo. She also had a leading role in an episode of the long-running TV drama ''Kaseifu ha mita'' (家政婦は見た!) broadcast by TV-Asahi on December 4, 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Kaseifu ha mita" Shinkon Fufu no Himitsu (1997) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kaseifu ha Mita!(Drama) )〕 Later, she was a regular on the NTV love story/suspense drama ''Tsumetai tsuki'' (冷たい月) which ran in 10 episodes from January to March 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tsumetai tsuki () )〕 In 2002, she had a voice role in the anime erotic-horror film ''Youjuu Kyoushitsu Chapter 2'' (Demon Beast Invasion Chapter 2) with another former AV Idol, Riria Yoshikawa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Youjuu Kyoushitsu Chapter 2 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rui Sakuragi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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