Kiyomi Itō Explained

is a Japanese actress best known for her performances in pink films. She was given Best Actress awards at the Pink Grand Prix for her work in this genre in 1990, 1992 and 1994.^{[1] [2]}

Life and career

Kiyomi Itō made her film debut in Ryūji Akitsu's High School Girl: Thrill of the Chase (1984).^[3] The same year she starred in prominent director Hisayasu Satō's directorial debut, aka Distorted Sense of Touch, and she became closely associated with Satō's work from that point on.^[3] Embodying what Jasper Sharp calls, "the dark heart at the centre of Hisayasu Satō's narratives",^[3] not only was Itō was one of the few actresses who would regularly submit to Satō's extreme cinematic vision, she also collaborated on several of Satō's scripts.^{[3] [4]}

Itō's performance in Satō's Love - 0 = Infinity (1994, originally released as) earned her the Best Actress award at the first Pink Grand Prix. The film was also selected as the sixth best pink release of the year at the ceremony.^[5] When Kei Mizutani refused to appear in Weather Girl R, the sequel to her surprise 1993 cult-hit Weather Girl, Bandai Home Video chose Itō to take over Mizutani's part.^[6] Itō has also directed, helming the opening segment of the four-part gay pink film The Gays in Wonderland (1997).^{[4] [7]}

Bibliography

English

• Web site: ITO KIYOMI. 2009-07-12. Complete Index to World Film.
  • • Web site: KIYOMI ITO (second entry). 2009-07-12. Complete Index to World Film.
• Web site: Kiyomi Ito 伊藤清美. 2009-07-13. Urabon Navigator.
• Book: Sharp, Jasper. Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. 251, 261, 265, 267–68, 270–71, 344–346, 355–58, etc.. 2008. FAB Press. Guildford. 978-1-903254-54-7.

Japanese

• Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=128199&ct=. ja:伊藤清美 いとう・きよみ. 2009-07-12. allcinema.net. Japanese.
• Web site: 伊藤清美（いとうきよみ） (Profile and filmography). 2009-07-12. Japanese. www.dmm.co.jp.
• Web site: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0031610.htm. ja:伊藤清美. 2009-07-12. Japanese. Japanese Movie Database.
• Web site: 伊藤清美 (second entry). 2009-07-12. Japanese. Japanese Movie Database.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Best Ten of 1990, 3rd Ceremony 1990年度ベストテン ＜第3回ピンク大賞＞. 2010-04-16. P.G. Web Site. Japanese. 2012-08-05. https://archive.today/20120805222642/http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~p-g/award/1990.htm. dead.
2. Web site: Best Ten of 1992, 5th Ceremony 1992年度ベストテン ＜第5回ピンク大賞＞. 2010-04-16. P.G. Web Site. Japanese. 2012-08-05. https://archive.today/20120805211513/http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~p-g/award/1992.htm. dead.
3. Book: Sharp, Jasper. Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. 265. 2008. FAB Press. Guildford. 978-1-903254-54-7.
4. Web site: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0031610.htm. ja:伊藤清美. 2009-07-12. Japanese. Japanese Movie Database.
5. Web site: Best Ten of 1994 (１９９４年度ベストテン). January 18, 2009. P.G. Web Site. Japanese. August 5, 2012. https://archive.today/20120805220624/http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~p-g/award/1994.htm. dead.
6. Book: Weisser, Thomas. Yuko Mihara Weisser . Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. 1998. Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. Miami. 1-889288-52-7. 456, 493–494.
7. Sharp, p.305.