Rena Murakami
Introduction  is a Japanese actress and former AV idol.
Life and career After beginning her career as a gravure idol, which included modeling for Akira Gomi, Murakami made her adult video (AV) debut in the March 1988 h.m.p. Miss Christine release, . In December of her debut year she also had a role in Toei's mainstream drama release, .In addition to continuing her AV career, Murakami had another role in a mainstream drama, appearing in Bandai Visual's  in March 1990.Also in 1990 she appeared in pioneering ''pink film'' director/producer Kan Mukai's . She also had roles in a number of V-Cinema films.Her work became popular in Hong Kong, and led to her getting roles in several Category III films of Hong Kong cinema, starting around 1991.Her most significant film there was the 1991 cult favorite, ''Sex and Zen''. In a review of the DVD release of ''Sex and Zen'', a reviewer described her as one of "Asian cinema's most beautiful actresses". Her last film in Hong Kong, ''1/3 Lover'', was released in 1993.There was a minor scandal when news leaked that she might have had sex with the Sultan of Brunei during his visit to Japan in 1993.For several years starting in the late 1990s, she toured various strip theaters around Japan, such as the famous Asakusa Rokku-za (ロック座).In 1997, she produced and starred in the ''pink film'' , through Runa Films. The film was distributed theatrically by XCes, scripted by ''pink film'' actress Kiyomi Itō, and directed by Satoru Kobayashi, director of the first ''pink film'', ''Flesh Market'' (1962). The film was re-issued in June 2003 as .Later, Murakami had a small part in the 2008 Japanese comedy, ''Serial Dad''.Since 2018, Rena Murakami has been a radio personality on a talk radio program in Osaka.
Partial filmography ===Adult Videos (AV)===TitleRelease dateDirectorStudioNotes'''''Hatsujō Kansen'''''1988-03h.m.p. Miss ChristineAV Debut'''''Private'''''1988-06-17VIP5C-034'''''Rena Murakami Final Ecstacy'''''1988Ryuichi HirokiAthena EizouAS-113'''''Completely Lewd'''''1989-01-10Alice JapanKA-1221'''''Reiko Kiyomi Rena - Triple Horny Girls Can Not Be Patient'''''1989h.m.p. Miss ChristineSMC-016With Reiko Hayama & Kiyomi Azuma'''''Rena Murakami'''''村上麗奈1993Hong Kong'''''Kozenwaisetsu 4 Rena Murakami'''''1993h.m.p. SammDSV-030'''''History of Rena Murakami''''' 2006-09-22Taro MatsumotoAtlas21RDA06-091Compilation of two of her VIP videos from 1988===Hong Kong films===TitleRelease dateDirectorStudioNotes'''''Hidden Desire'''''我為卿狂1991-11-15Ho Fan何藩Golden Harvest'''''Sex and Zen'''''玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑1991-11-30Michael MakGolden Harvest'''''Escape from Brothel'''''花街狂奔1992-02-29Wang Lung-weiChinachem Cinema Circuit華懋'''''Unforgetful Holiday'''''三級七日情1992-10-01Sherman Wong黃靖華Imperial京都'''''All Over the World'''''大昅野1993-01-07Regal永高cameo/herself'''''1/3 Lover'''''1/3情人1993Tommy Wong王振仰Released in Japan as ＫＥDＡＭＯＮＯ　獣'''''Dream Lovers'''''青春夢裡人1994===Japanese V-cinema and films===TitleRelease dateDirectorStudioNotes'''''Koiko no mainichi'''''1988-12-17Kanji AmaoToei'''''Strawberry Times 2: Santa ga koishi niyattekita'''''1989-11Kazuhiro OnoharaBandai VisualV-Cinema'''''Shin dōtei monogatari: Hong Kong virgin boy'''''1990-03-10Tomioka TadahumiBandai Visual'''''Code Name 348: Onna keiji sashiba'''''1990-12-10Kan MukaiShochiku VideoV-Cinema'''''Kyonyū Hunter 2: Adventure Summer'''''1990-12-25Toshio KobayashiTohokushinsha FilmV-Cinema'''''Murakami Rena: kyūkyoku meigizuma'''''1997-08-01Satoru KobayashiRuna FilmsXCesproduced and starred '''''Serial Dad'''''''Komori seikatsu kōjō kurabu'' 2008-11-08 Ikki Katashima Phantom Film()
Magazine appearances * ''Goro''** November 24, 1988 (#23, nude, with Reiko Hayama)** December 8, 1988 (#24, nude)* ''Heibon Punch''** May 5, 1988 (4 p., nude)* ''Weekly Playboy''** 1988*** April 5, 1988 (5 p., nude)*** July 19, 1988 (3 p., swimming suit)*** September 20, 1988 (4p., nude)** 1989*** March 21, 1989 (6 p., nude)*** August 15, 1989 (7 p., nude)** 1992*** November 24, 1992 (nude)
Bibliography ===English===* * ===Japanese===*****
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External links *  unofficial fan page to Rena Murakami (in Japanese only)*