Milk Ichigo (苺みるく, Ichigo Milk?), also often billed as Miruku Ichigo, is an award-winning Japanese adult video (AV) actress who has had an exceptionally long career.
Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 AV debut and early career 1.2 Later career 1.3 Suicide attempt 1.4 Retirements and comebacks 2 Partial filmography 3 Notes 4 Sources 5 External links // Life and careerMilk Ichigo was born in Hokkaido on February 2, 1981. Her name, which literally translates as "strawberry milk", is also the name of a Japanese dessert and candy. Ichigo says she was eating ice cream while trying to think up a stage name and decided "Ichigo Miruku" sounded good.2 Her first sexual experience was at age 16 with her boyfriend who was 3 years older. In an interview in late 2001, she said she had slept with about ten men but hadn't had sex for two years.2
AV debut and early careerShe got started in the field when she met an agent while she was working at a cabaret club.3 She at first refused the offer but then decided to "give it a shot".2 She began with magazine work and then went into videos. Ichigo's first video, I Love You Ichigo Milk, was released December 25, 2000 for the Kuki Tank label. She says she was nervous at her debut and had to take "lots of breaks".3 The actors and director were angry with her and she was thinking of giving up and going home. She remembers that first director as being a "really weird man by the name Happy Yamada", a very unique person.2 She would go on to work with Yamada in numerous videos over the next two years.
Many of her video titles for Kuki played on her name with various combinations including the word "strawberry". Strawberry Club from March 2001 is nurse uniform cosplay4 while the April 2001 release Strawberry Sherbert has her dressed in a diaper.5 Her 6th video Wet Strawberry takes place at a hot spring.6 Ichigo said she ended up a bit dizzy from spending too much time in the water during the shoot.2 Her July 2001 video A Summer Strawberry took her to a summer resort in Okinawa to have sex on the beach and at the hotel.7 Strawberry Gathering (November 2001) uses the documentary format common in Japanese porn to reveal Ichigo's secret past including sex with a middle-aged man and some mild bondage.8 In another documentary style video, A Snow Strawberry, she returns home to Hokkaido to visit her ex-boyfriend but ends up having a one-night stand with a stranger.9 Another video, Strawberry Call, gives Ichigo the chance to play three different sisters, a tough one, a bright one, and a cute school girl. The three fight off the kidnappers of one of the customers of their coffee shop.10 Ichigo was recognized by fans for her work in 2001 by being given the Best Actress Award at the X City Grand Prix Awards ceremony.11
Her last video for Kuki, issued in April 2002 and entitled simply Goodbye, has her as a teacher having sex with her students.12 While with the Kuki Tank label, Ichigo had also been making videos with Max-A Samansa and Alice Japan, both part of the large Kuki associated group of AV companies. In one of them, Splash, she plays a mermaid.13 Ichigo has said that the cover from this video box is her favorite.3
Later careerIn late 2002, Ichigo switched studios, going from the Kuki group to Moodyz, one of the constituent companies in the Hokuto Corporation. Her first two videos for Moodyz were with her first director, Happy Yamada. Ichigo continued with Moodyz for almost a year and then essentially stopped making original videos for mainstream Japanese porn.
Beginning in late 2003, Ichigo began making a number of "uncensored" videos. These uncensored videos lack the mosaic pixelation which is used to obscure the genitals in standard Japanese AV. These videos are only marketed internationally outside of Japan or in underground (urabon) venues in Japan. Among these videos was Japanese Superidols Gold Vol. 1914 from March 2004 and the September 2005 super-heroine cosplay adventure Akiba-Troops! Cutie Rangers! co-starring Sakura Sakurada and Tsumiki Shindo.15
Suicide attemptIn July 2005, Japanese news sources reported that Ichigo had attempted suicide in her Tokyo apartment.16 According to the sources, on July 13, 2005, she tried to commit suicide by taking 20 sleeping pills and then slashing her wrists. A suicide note said it was due to Shintaro Yoshitake (吉武 真太郎). Yoshitake was a relief pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks baseball team with whom Ichigo was having an affair. Ichigo had only known Yoshitake (who was married) for a short time but had developed a deep attachment for him and became despondent when he broke off their relationship.17 Ichigo was taken to the hospital by police who had been alerted by Ichigo's mother who was worried by her daughter's hints about suicide.18 Ichigo appeared soon afterwards in a magazine photo showing her scarred wrist.17 As an aside, in an interview years before, Ichigo had declared jokingly that she didn't expect to live past 243 - her age at the time of her suicide attempt.
Retirements and comebacksFrom late 2005, Ichigo was seen only infrequently in the adult video industry. She made two videos for the newly formed CROSS studio19 and then returned in November 2006 to make two S&M bondage movies with Attackers.20 However, almost two years passed before she made her next video, Comeback, with Moodyz in December 2008. She has continued to release new titles in 2009.
Partial filmography Release date21 Video title Company Director Notes 2000-12-25 I Love You Ichigo Milk 好きです Kuki Tank KT-487 Happy Yamada Debut 2001-01-25 Strawberry ストロベリー Kuki Tank KT-493 Happy Yamada 2001-02-26 A Little Adventure 小さな冒険 Kuki Tank KT-499 Happy Yamada 2001-03-28 Strawberry Club いちごクラブ Kuki Tank KT-504 Kei Morikawa 2001-04-25 Strawberry Sherbet いちごシャーベット Kuki Tank KT-509 Happy Yamada 2001-05-31 Wet Strawberry 濡れイチゴ Kuki Tank KT-515 Happy Yamada 2001-06-22 Dirty Mouth 淫口 Max-A Samansa XS-2230 Juzo Kamonohashi 2001-07-20 A Summer Strawberry 夏苺娘 Kuki Tank KT-524 Happy Yamada 2001-08-28 Selfish Max-A Samansa XS-2235 Juzo Kamonohashi 2001-09-16 Heart Break ハートブレイク Kuki Tank KT-535 Happy Yamada Some lesbian scenes 2001-10-23 Splash スプラッシュ Max-A Samansa XS-2242 Rokuro Mochizuki 2001-11-17 Strawberry Gathering いちご狩り Kuki Tank KT-546 Happy Yamada 2001-12-21 A Snow Strawberry 雪苺 Kuki Tank KT-552 SHUCHO 2002-01-22 Strawberry Call 苺参上 Kuki Tank KT-556 SHUCHO 2002-02-20 A Wet & Passionate Life ズブ濡れ人生激情 Kuki Tank KT-561 SHUCHO 2002-03-19 South Pole Strawberry 南極苺 Kuki Tank KT-566 SHUCHO 2002-04-21 Good-bye グッドバイ Kuki Tank KT-572 Asao Taga 2002-05-24 The Confined Bodydoll 監禁ボディドール Max-A Samansa XS-2260 Juzo Kamonohashi 2002-06-13 Cos-Para Atlas21 A02-061 SHUCHO Cosplay 2002-07-19 Mejiri 女尻 Alice Japan KA-2078 SHUCHO 2002-08-11 Fallen Angel X Milk Ichigo 堕天使 X 苺みるく Media Station Bazooka BR-09 Hideaki Hirano 2002-09-17 The Secret of Younger Sister 妹の秘密 Max-A Samansa XS-2270 SHUCHO 2002-10-18 Trauma Alice Japan KA-2092 SHUCHO Nurse Cosplay 2002-11-15 Ichigo's Secrets (Ura Ichigo) ウライチゴ VIP VIP-144 Happy Yamada 2002-12-01 Strawberry Over Sex Moodyz Imperial MDID-179 Happy Yamada 2003-01-01 Full Body Moodyz Imperial MDID-193 Happy Yamada 2003-01-24 Celebration of Remove the Ban 祝・解禁 KMP Million MILV-046 Eitaro Haga 2003-02-01 Heaven and Hell 天国と地獄 Moodyz Legend MDLD-002 DAICHI 2003-03-01 Damechinzu Worker だめちんずうぉ～か～ Moodyz Legend MDLD-011 Asao Taga 2003-04-01 Erosty Doll Moodyz Legend MDLD-025 Sabbath Horinaka 2003-05-01 Milky Mania Request Special 苺みるくが皆んなのリクエストにお応えします！ Moodyz Legend MDLD-038 brain-X 2003-06-01 Bukkake ぶっかけ苺みるく Moodyz Legend MDLD-047 Eitaro Haga 2003-06-08 Angel IdeaPocket Angel AND-127 Cosplay 2003-07-01 Digital Mosaic Vol.014 デジタルモザイクVol.014 Moodyz Killer MDED-089 Shibato Taiyo 2003-08-01 Ichigo Naburi 苺嬲り Moodyz Legend MDLD-061 Eitaro Haga 2003-09-01 Bukkake Nakadashi Fuck ぶっかけ中出しＦＵＣＫ！ Moodyz Killer MDLD-068 Eitaro Haga 2003-12-30 Snap Shot the Virgin Tsubaki House DFVS-01 Uncensored 2004-01-04 Miracle Shot Tsubaki House FMS01 Uncensored Co-starring Anna Miyashita 2004-02-02 Strawberry Fuck! Oriental Dream XV-15 Uncensored 2004-02-02 Tee Off Oriental Dream XV-16 Uncensored 2004-03-01 Japanese Superidols Gold Vol. 19 JapanX JPN-1819 Uncensored 2004-06-24 Japanese Superidols Gold Vol. 25 JapanX JPN-1825 Uncensored 2004-07-08 Digital Channel DC06 IdeaPocket Supreme SUPD-006 Alala Kurosawa 2004-08-19 Strawberry Fuck V&R Planning VRIDS-006 Eitaro Haga Censored version of Strawberry Fuck! from 2004-02-02 2004-09-01 Bad Girl Declaration 悪女宣言 Wanz Factory BG-105 2005-03-29 Studio Milan Sakura Oriental Dream SM-01 Uncensored With Sakura Sakurada & Hikari Umino 2005-06-13 Asian Beauty Oriental Dream SM-02 Uncensored Compilation with Anna Miyashita, Ageha Aoi, Hina Kawai, Hiyori Shiraishi, Miho Onotani, Mio Okazaki & Usagi Aino 2005-09-21 Akiba-Troops! Cutie Rangers! アキバ戦隊 萌えレンジャー Red Hot RED-013 Uncensored With Sakura Sakurada & Tsumiki Shindo 2005-10-08 W Double-You Red Hot RED-015 Uncensored Co-starring Tsumiki Shindo 2005-10-18 Sky Angel Vol. 17 Sky High SKY-042 Uncensored 2005-10-26 Goemon Vol.21: Very Best Ichigo Miruku Goemon TS-OX21 Uncensored 2005-12-19 Super High-level Les Erodorama Unit 灼熱デジモレズカップル Cross CRPD-017 Innjean Koga Co-starring Mao Misaki Lesbian 2006-06-19 The Ladies Who Put on Dress and Black Tights ワンピース黒タイツ。 Cross CRPD-074 Pinky Osanai 12 actresses 2006-11-07 Phantom of the Hospital 病院の怪人 Attackers Ryubaku RBD-062 Osamu Yabushita Co-starring Ageha Aoi 2007-02-07 Inamed Sacrifice 淫魔の生贄 Attackers Inmad ATID-111 Tsukasa Fuji 2008-12-13 Come Back 復活 Moodyz Diva MIDD-457 Takuan 2009-02-07 Birth Operating Table Fuck 分娩手術台に括られて… キャリアウーマン蔑みの人体実験 青木玲 Attackers Ryubaku RBD-139 Eiji Sato Starring Rei Aoki Notes ^ Infobox data from 苺みるく - Milk Ichigo Profile at Urabon Navigator ^ a b c d e "Milk Ichigo Interview". JMate. http://www.jmate.com/mt/2005/03/ichigo_miruku.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. ^ a b c d "Interview Miruku Ichigo". XCity. http://xxx.xcity.jp/CITY_ORG/grandprix2001/interview/interview.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. ^ "Strawberry Club". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=kt504. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Strawberry Sherbert". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?id=kt509. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Wet Strawberry". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=kt515. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "A Summer Strawberry". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=kt524. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Strawberry Gathering". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=kt546. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Snow Strawberry". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=kt552. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Here Is Milk Ichigo". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=kt556. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Adult Video Grandprix 2001". X City. http://xxx.xcity.jp/CITY_ORG/grandprix2001/PRIZE/result.html. Retrieved 2008-11-16. ^ "Goodbye". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=kt572. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Splash". AVIdol. http://vinfo.xcity.jp/english/info.html?ID=xs2242. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "JapanX Milk Ichigo". JapanX.com. http://www.japanx.com/detail.cfm?ID=10032507. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Akiba-Troops! Cutie Rangers!". AV Entertainments. http://www.aventertainments.com/product_lists.aspx?product_id=11989&languageID=1. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "Japanese adult movie idol - Ichigo Miruku". Japanese Adult Movie. http://japanese-adult-movie.blogspot.com/2005/08/japanese-adult-movie-idol-ichigo.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ a b "AV女優苺みるく自殺未遂！「私を弄んだソフトバンク吉武投手を許さない！」" (in Japanese). tvmania.livedoor.biz. July 19, 2005. http://tvmania.livedoor.biz/archives/28419583.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "ＡＶ女優の苺みるく自殺未遂" (in Japanese). Zakzak. July 21, 2005. http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2005_07/g2005072101.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ "苺みるく 出演作品一覧" (in Japanese). www.crosscross.jp. http://www.crosscross.jp/works/-/list/=/article=actress/id=997/. Retrieved 2009-01-29. ^ "苺みるく ( いちごみるく ) - Milk Ichigo Profile & Filmography" (in Japanese). www.attackers.net. http://www.attackers.net/actress/-/detail/=/id=997/. Retrieved 2009-01-28. ^ Filmography from "Milk Ichigo 苺みるく". Urabon Navigator. http://www.jans-web.com/profiles/n0791. Retrieved 2009-01-24. and "DMM - Milk Ichigo Filmography" (in Japanese). www.dmm.co.jp. http://www.dmm.co.jp/mono/dvd/-/list/=/article=actress/id=997/. Retrieved 2009-01-24. Uncensored videos from "Milk Ichigo videos". AVDVD. http://www.avdvd.net/shop/product_info.php?products_id=19100&osCsid=45f9d0c1afb061e8decbc9fa53981051. Retrieved 2009-01-29. Sources "Moodyz Profile & Filmography" (in Japanese). moodyz.com. http://moodyz.com/actress/-/detail/=/id=997/. Retrieved 2009-01-28. "Attackers Profile & Filmography" (in Japanese). www.attackers.net. http://www.attackers.net/actress/-/detail/=/id=997/. Retrieved 2009-01-28. "Cross Filmography" (in Japanese). www.crosscross.jp. http://www.crosscross.jp/works/-/list/=/article=actress/id=997/. Retrieved 2009-01-29. "Milk Ichigo Official Site" (in Japanese). www.bodycorp.jp. http://www.bodycorp.jp/ichigo/. Retrieved 2009-01-29. External links "Miruku Ichigo". IMdB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2619658/. Retrieved 2009-01-29. "苺みるく(Milk Ichigo)" (in Japanese). Skyhigh Entertainment. http://skyhighpremium.com/actress/catid_4-itemid_135.html. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 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