Bunko Kanazawa (金沢文子 Kanazawa Bunko) is a prolific and well-known Japanese adult film actress, who has been called "one of the biggest AV idols in Japan."[3]
Life and career
Born April 4, 1979 in Kanagawa prefecture), as a child Bunko Kanazawa was good at mathematics and science, but horrible in Japanese and English studies.[4] Her hobbies as an adult include cooking, snowboarding and karaoke.[5]
Kanazawa was introduced to the AV industry by a friend.[3] Her stage name, given to her by her agency, is taken from Kanazawa Bunko, a train station, museum and historic library in Kanagawa Prefecture, where she lived at the start of her career. Her stage name is sometimes shortened to "Kanabun", a nickname which Kanazawa dislikes.[3] Kanazawa made her AV (adult video) debut with the Cosmos Plan label in the August 1997 release 18 Years Old.[6] Kanazawa's second video, Tough Adolescence, was a science-fiction sex drama released by the same label in September 1997.[7][8] Speaking of videos such as this one, which required a degree of acting, Kanazawa commented that she does not consider herself a good actress. She says that she especially has difficulty with a leading role and with adlibbing.[4] Obscene Model (August 1999) was another video in which Kanazawa had to use her acting abilities. She played the role of a race queen who seduces her sponsor and her cameraman. This video also included a scene in which the actress visits a man's home—an amateur—and performs for him.[9] Kanazawa was still with the Cosmos Plan label for her one-year anniversary video, Platinum Fuck (September 1998).[10]
