. ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Kaz ama ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Nag as aki ▁Pref ect ure , ▁Japan ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁acting ▁career ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁the ▁Sh int ō h ō ▁E iga ▁p ink ▁film ▁ ▁directed ▁by ▁Ka oru ▁U me za wa . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁she ▁made ▁several ▁more ▁p ink ▁films ▁for ▁Sh int ō h ō ▁E iga , ▁Mill ion ▁Film ▁and ▁other ▁stud ios ▁including ▁, ▁directed ▁by ▁It sum ichi ▁Is om ura ▁and ▁co - st arring ▁Sh ir ō ▁Sh im om oto ▁released ▁by ▁Sh int ō h ō ▁E iga ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁She ▁appeared ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁film ▁for ▁Nik k ats u ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁Roman ▁Por no ▁release ▁ ▁directed ▁by ▁Sh ō gor ō ▁N ish im ura . ▁P ink ▁film ▁critics ▁Thomas ▁& ▁Y uk o ▁Mih ara ▁We isser ▁credit ▁N ish im ura , ▁who ▁wrote ▁and ▁directed ▁several ▁of ▁her ▁features , ▁with ▁discover ing ▁and ▁n urt uring ▁Kaz ama ▁as ▁a ▁Nik k ats u ▁actress ▁and ▁claim ▁that ▁though ▁not ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman , ▁she ▁" sm ells ▁of ▁sex ." ▁Two ▁months ▁after ▁this ▁film , ▁N ish im ura ▁directed ▁Kaz ama ▁in ▁a ▁vehicle