Lemon Hanazawa
Introduction , a.k.a. '''Remon Hanazawa''', is a Japanese ''pink film'' actress who has also performed in adult videos (AV). She has appeared in award-winning ''pink films'' such as ''Lunch Box'' (2004) and ''Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers'' (2007). She was named "Best New Actress" for her work in this genre in 2004, and "Best Actress" second place in 2005 at the Pink Grand Prix. The Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards chose Hanazawa for Best Supporting Actress in 2005, and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in 2007.
Career Hanazawa began working in adult videos at least as early as December 2003 when she took part in the "train molester" video  for the  studio. In May 2004, she appeared with Sakura Sakurada in the lesbian-themed  for the Moodyz studio and has also performed in a number of other adult videos for various studios.Hanazawa made her ''pink film'' debut in Shinji Imaoka's ''Lunch Box'' (March 2004), which was selected as Best Film at the 2004 Pink Grand Prix. In the film, Hanazawa plays the role of one of star Yumika Hayashi's co-workers and sexual rivals. Her performance in this film earned her a "Best New Actress" award at the 2004 Pink Grand Prix, beating popular AV idol Sora Aoi, who had also made her ''pink film'' debut that year. During 2004 Hanazawa performed in 20 of these theatrical ''pink film'' releases. Her performance in Akira Katō's ''Teacher with Beautiful Skin: Big Tit Vibe-Torture'' (2005), earned her the Best Actress, 2nd place award at the 2005 Pink Grand Prix ceremony.In his book ''Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema'', Jasper Sharp uses one of Hanazawa's scenes in Yutaka Ikejima's ''Family Gets Rude Chapter 1: Perverts' Fun'' (2004) to illustrate the creative means ''pink film'' directors employ to suggest more than is legally possible in Japanese softcore pornography. Hanazawa masturbates in a scene that Sharp characterizes as "pretty lewd", yet she is seen only in soft focus in the background. The foreground focus of the camera is a bouquet of flowers, behind which the masturbating Hanazawa moans, "Look at my flower! "Besides Imaoka and Ikejima, other major ''pink film'' directors in whose films Hanazawa has appeared include Toshiki Satō (''Tokyo Booty Nights'', 2004), Tetsuya Takehora (''Peep Show'', 2004), Yumi Yoshiyuki, Sachi Hamano, and Yoshikazu Katō. Katō's ''Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers'' (2007) gave Hanazawa a second appearance in a Pink Grand Prix Best Film-winner. The film was also given the Gold Prize at the Pinky Ribbon Awards.Hanazawa also appeared with Kyōko Kazama, Akiho Yoshizawa and Mihiro in the Edo period historical costume drama, ''The Inner Palace: Indecent War'', in July 2006.A sequel ''The Inner Palace: Flower of War'' came out in August of the same year. The two videos were released by AV studio Max-A in hardcore versions under their DoraMax label and also shorter softcore R-15 rated versions for the Pure Max label.In February 2008, Hanazawa had a supporting role in the mainstream horror film ''Rika: The Zombie Killer'' starring Risa Kudō. The movie, described by one reviewer as an "outrageously silly film", was released on DVD with English subtitles in September 2009.Hanazawa was one of several colleagues and friends who appeared in Korean-Japanese director Tetsuaki Matsue's 2009 documentary on Yumika Hayashi, .
Partial filmography  Title  Release date  Director  Studio  Notes'''''Lunch Box''''' a.k.a. '''''Mature Woman: Rutting Ball-Play'''''''Jukujo: hatsujo tamashaburi''''Tamamono''2004-03-09Shinji ImaokaKokuei / Shintōhō Eiga / V-Theater 135Best Film, Pink Grand Prix'''''Family Gets Rude Chapter 1: Perverts' Fun'''''''Inran naru ichizoku: dai-isshō - chijin-tachi no tawamure''2004-04-23Yutaka IkejimaCement Match / Shintōhō Eiga63 min. '''''Woman of the House: Going to the Class Reunion'''''a.k.a. '''''Tokyo Booty Nights'''''''Danchi no okusan, dōsōkai ni iku''2004-06-08Toshiki SatōKokuei / Shintōhō Eiga / V-Theater 13563 min.With Yumeka Sasaki, Yōta Kawase, Takeshi Itō, Mitsuru Meike, Kyōko Kazama, and Shirō Shimomoto'''''Family Gets Rude Chapter 2: Unequalled Limits'''''''Inran naru ichizoku: dai-nishō - zetsurin no hate ni''2004-06-25Yutaka IkejimaCement Match / Shintōhō Eiga60 min. '''''Peep Show'''''a.k.a. '''''Married Wife's Secret: Peeping and Peeped At'''''''Hitozuma no himitsu: nozoki nozokare''2004-09-06Tetsuya TakehoraOgawa Planning / OP Eiga60 min.Tetsuya Takehora's directorial debutWith Kyōko Kazama'''''Wife Taxi: Crowded with Big Tits'''''''Hitozuma Takushii: Kyonyū ni Norikomu''2004-09-29Yutaka IkejimaCement MatchOP EigaHonorable Mention, Pink Grand Prix'''''The Slit-Mouthed Woman'''''''Kannō byōtō: nureta akai kuchibiru: kuchisake''2005-01-28Yukihisa HiguchiTakaaki HashiguchiShintōhō Eiga63 min.With Minami Aoyama, Kyōko Kazama and Hotaru Hazuki'''''Teacher with Beautiful Skin: Big Tit Vibe-Torture'''''''Bihada kyōshi: kyonyū baibu zeme''2005-11-11Yoshikazu Katō加藤映像工房 / OP Eiga61 min.Hanazawa won Best Actress, Silver Prize, Pink Grand PrixBest New Actress, 4th Place, Pink Grand Prix: Aki Yafuji'''''Chikan Densha: Suggestive Indecent Hips'''''''Chikan Densha: Chohatsusuru Midara Shiri''2005-11-29Naoyuki TomomatsuShintōhō EigaPink Grand Prix: Best Film, Bronze Prize'''''Japonica Virus'''''''2006-09-30Yu IrieBiotideSci-fi drama94 min. '''''Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers'''''a.k.a. '''''Hiroko and Hiroshi'''''''Chikan densha: binkan yubi saki annai nin''2007-08-10Yoshikazu KatōOP EigaBest Film, Pink Grand PrixGold Prize, Pinky Ribbon Awards'''''Best Friend's Wife: The Black Panties of a Secret Rendezvous'''''''Shinyū no Tsuma: Mikkai no Kuroshitagi''2007-08-01Yutaka IkejimaCement MatchOP Eiga6th Best Film, Pink Grand PrixWith Maki Tomoda and Riri Kōda'''''Rika: The Zombie Killer''''' a.k.a. '''''Zombie Hunter Rika'''''''Saikyō heiki joshikōsei: Rika ''2008-02-18Ken'ichi FujiwaraGP MuseumZombie horror86 min. '''''Annyeong Yumika'''''''An nyon Yumika''2009-07-11Tetsuaki MatsueSpotted ProductionsDocumentary on Yumika Hayashi119 min.
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References   Pink Grand Prix Pinky Ribbon Awards