Maiko Yūki

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Maiko Yūki
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Birthdate: January 30, 1977 (1977-01-30) (age 31)[1]
Birth location: Niigata, Japan
Birth name: Maki Wakui
Measurements: 84-58-85(cm)
Height: 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Brown
Blood Group: B
Orientation: Heterosexual
Ethnicity: Japanese
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Maiko Yūki (夕樹舞子 Yūki Maiko?) is a Japanese AV idol, actress, and stripper. One of the top AV idols in the mid-1990s, she was named the "AV Girl of the Year" in 1998.[2][3] In 2004 Yūki was the star performer in the first Japanese strip show to perform in the People's Republic of China.[4]

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[edit] Life and career

[edit] Early life

Maiko Yuuki was born Maki Wakui (涌井 麻紀 (Wakui Maki?)) on January 30, 1977 in Niigata Prefecture[5] to a family in the construction business.[6] Both of her parents had been gang members, and Yuuki was also a rowdy student who claims to have never lost a fight with a girl or boy.[6] Family difficulties led her to run away from home several times by the eighth grade.[6] Expelled on her first day in high school for fighting with the teacher, she returned home and began working as a golf caddy at a club.[6]

She had been determined to keep her virginity until marriage, however, at the age of 17 she was raped by her boyfriend's brother, the leader of a local gang. Shattered by the experience, she developed a fear of men.[6]

[edit] AV debut

Yuuki entered an acting school, where she met an AV actress manager. She made the decision to perform in an AV as a way of confronting and resolving her fears.[6] Her debut video was the April 1995 Tiffany release, Shojokyu Sotsugyo ~Graduation~.[7] Her first day on the set was difficult, and the shooting was delayed for five hours due to her emotional state. Yuuki says that the AV staff were understanding, and this helped her to overcome her difficulties with her first video. She contrasts the AV staff's sympathetic attitudes with the more impersonal treatment she has had on television programs and for magazines.[6] At first, her family was against her AV career, but they came to lend support for the signing event after her first AV release.[6]

[edit] Comeback

She retired from the AV industry for a time, but, principally due to requests from her Hong Kong fans for new photobooks and videos, she came out of retirement.[6] In a come-back appearance in Hong Kong, she was surprised by the enthusiasm of the local press and her fan-base there. An autograph-signing drew a crowd of over 8,000, and she required six bodyguards while in Hong Kong.[6]

Her experience in Hong Kong caused her see her work in AVs as a life's calling, and she decided to move to Tokyo to pursue this career full-time.[6] In 2004 Yūki was the star performer in the first Japanese strip show to perform in the People's Republic of China.[4]

[edit] Partial filmography

Title[8] Director Company Release date
Shojokyu Sotsugyo ~Graduation~
処女宮　卒業 ～グラデュエーション～[7]		 Tiffany April 1995
Naughty Baby
いたずらベイビー		 Cosmos Plan/Media Station 1995-05-30
Angel Kiss
エンジェルキッス		 Cosmos Plan/Media Station 1995-11-12
Secret Chest
秘蔵		 Cosmos Plan/Media Station 1996-03-03
Super Uniform Idol Maiko
スーパー制服アイドル舞子		 Shin Kawakatsu Crystal Image 1998-07-30
Immoral Angel 44
インモラル天使４４		 Shoichi Yoshimura Cosmos Plan/Media Station 2001-04-27
COSMOS Classic Cosmos Plan 2001-11-10
AV Idol Best Collection Cosmos Plan 2001-12-22
COSMOS Classic: Maiko Yūki Cosmos Plan 2003-03-29
COSMOS Classic: Maiko Yūki 2 Cosmos Plan 2003-05-09
Battered Female Warrior CineMagic 2005-05-02

[edit] References

  1. ^ Infobox data from 夕樹舞子 - Yuuki Maiko (Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary) (2005-08-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  2. ^ Maiko Yuuki (1999) (English). Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  3. ^ Maiko Yuuki: Japan A.V. Girl Of The Year (English). www.dvdempire.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
  4. ^ a b Kamiyama, Masuo (November 4, 2004). People's Republic gets to peek-in at Japanese strip tease (English). www.asiansexgazette.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  5. ^ 夕樹舞子 - Yuuki Maiko (Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary) (2005-08-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Maiko Yuki Interview (English). www.jsexnetwork.com (2005-08-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  7. ^ a b 1995. AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory). Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
  8. ^ Source for filmography: Maiko (Yuhki Maiko) (English). AV Idol Directory. Retrieved on 2008-01-03. and 夕樹舞子 - Yuuki Maiko (English). Urabon Navigator (2005-08-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.

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