Junko Mabuki Explained

Junko Mabuki
Birth Name:Sumiko Kono
Birth Date:22 February 1955
Birth Place:Oita Prefecture
Nationality:Japanese
Alias:Jun Sakaki
Years Active:1979–1981

is a pink film actress who became famous in Nikkatsu Roman Porno films, particularly in 1981.

Career

Born, she made her acting debut by 1979, in Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (Eiichi Kudo), with the alias . The same year, Kono came under exclusive Nikkatsu contract with the stage name "Junko Mabuki". S&M author Oniroku Dan also approved of Mabuki and scripted her first lead role in White Uniform in Rope Hell (1980) especially for her. Following Naomi Tani's sudden retirement in 1979, Mabuki was promoted by Nikkatsu as their new . Although Oniroku Dan was appreciative of her energy both onscreen and in actual sex life with her,[1] Mabuki was not able to endure the physical strain that the S&M roles required, and she retired from acting after only two years.[2]

Season of Infidelity

Four of Oniroku Dan’s stories, originally published in Japanese in 1997, were published in English in 2010 by Vertical, Inc.[3] The collection of these stories is titled Season of Infidelity; the collection’s last story, Bewitching Bloom, is a telling of Dan’s relationship with Naomi Tani, and also includes notes about three subsequent Nikkatsu "Queens"; Mabuki, Izumi Shima, and Miki Takakura.[4]

Nikkatsu filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dan, Oniroku. Season of Infidelity: BDSM Tales from the Classic Master. 2010. Paperback. Vertical Inc.. New York City. 156. 978-1-934287-36-1.
  2. Book: Weisser, Thomas. Yuko Mihara Weisser. Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. limited. 1998. Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications. Miami. 68, 340. 1-889288-52-7.
  3. https://archive.today/20130126205653/http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/season-of-infidelity Season of Infidelity
  4. Season of Infidelity, p. 175 - 177