List of Japanese adult video awards (1991–2008)
Although pornography in Japan has a long history and is a major business, until recently, the adult video industry did not develop a broad-based set of awards for sales or performance such as the AVN Awards in American pornography.
That has changed in recent years, and the two primary awards given at present are the AV Grand Prix for retail and internet videos and the Adult Broadcasting Awards for programs broadcast on Japanese satellite TV.
This text is focused on the various earlier Japanese adult video awards given in the period 1991–2008, none of which are presently active. Some were given only infrequently and many were limited to particular studios or groups of companies.
Tokyo Sports Film Awards (1991–1999)
The Tokyo Sports Film Awards are sponsored by the Japanese tabloid newspaper Tokyo Sports. The award ceremonies are always held in January for movies in the previous year. The first awards were given in 1991 for the 1990 cinema year. The awards were for mainstream movies but occasionally awards were also given for adult video work. The sometimes idiosyncratic selections were made by famed filmmaker and actor Takeshi Kitano. Adult awards ended with the establishment of the Takeshi Kitano Entertainment Awards in 2000.1st Tokyo Sports Awards (1991)
AV Award Best Actress- Kasumi Yuka
8th Tokyo Sports Awards (1998)
AV Award Best Actress- Sena Wakana
9th Tokyo Sports Awards (1999)
AV Award Best ActressAV Award Best Actor
- Ryuji Yamamoto
Takeshi Kitano Entertainment Awards (2000–2006)
The Takeshi Kitano Entertainment Awards were begun by Tokyo Sports in 2000 for the 1999 entertainment year. They run in parallel with the Tokyo Sports Film Awards. Filmmaker, director and actor Takeshi Kitano is the head of the screening committee. Awards are given in the Performing Arts but from the start they have included categories for adult video work. The adult awards ceased after the 2006 presentations.1st Takeshi Kitano Awards (2000)
Star AV Actress- Mami Goto
2nd Takeshi Kitano Awards (2001)
Star AV ActressStar AV Actor
- Shiratama Dango
3rd Takeshi Kitano Awards (2002)
Star AV Actress- Ryōko Mitake
- Mong Mong
- Dora Eman from Natural High starring Kyoka & Uta Komori
4th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2003)
Star AV ActressStar AV Actor
- No Award
- Battle Without Foreplay? from Crystal-Eizou starring Yayoi Fujino, Reiko Honda, Ryo Aoi, Hikari Tomosaki, Ayaya Hanasaki & Maho Hayami
5th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2004)
Star AV ActressStar AV Actor
- No Award
- Faithful Pooch Saseko from the Media Station Exert label, starring Hotaru Akane, Ami Sakuragi, Maki Abe, and Riko Mizuno
6th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2005)
Star AV Actress- DEVI
- No Award
- Expo 2005 from SHY, starring Yaya Matsushima, Mari Takeuchi, Haruka Yanase and Aki Yato
7th Takeshi Kitano Awards (2006)
Star AV ActressStar AV Actor
- No Award
- ''No Award''
X City Adult Video Grand Prix Awards (1998–2004)
X City, the "BIGGEST ADULT SITE IN JAPAN!!", is the website of the Kuki Inc. conglomerate of adult video producers which includes Alice Japan, Media Station, Max-A, SexiA, VIP and others. For a time it sponsored a fan vote based competition called the Adult Video Grand Prix which gave awards in various categories. Voting was done at the official website usually in November and early December for works and actresses nominated for that year. Results were announced in late December. Most of the nominees and awards for actresses and videos are from companies associated with Kuki.X City AV '98 Awards
Best AV Idol Award- Manami Suzuki
The City AVGY '99 Awards
Determined by fan e-mail votes from the official website. Votes were for New Faces, Big Breasts, Most Beautiful and Wildest. The overall Grand Prix winner was chosen from a combination these votes. The voting period was from November 12 to December 12, 1999 and the winners were announced December 24, 1999.Grand Prix Winner
- Riko Akina
- Riko Akina
- Mai Shiina
- Riko Akina
- Sayuri Honjyou
2000 X City Grand Prix Awards
'No information on results'''''2001 X City Grand Prix Awards
Voting was done by making selections by e-mail from the official site. Voting ended December 27, 2001:Best Actress Award
- Ai Nagase
- Ami Ayukawa
Best New Actress Award
- Hitomi Hayasaka
- Megumi Osawa
- Ai Kurosawa
Best Video Title Award
- Small Girls' Fuck from Media Station Bazooka label
- Hikari Kisugi
- Asuka Ozora
- Megumi Osawa
2002 X City Grand Prix Awards
Results of the voting:Best Actress Award
- Ryōko Mitake
- Nao Oikawa
- Hikari Kisugi
- Sora Aoi
- Senna Kurosaki
- Fallen Angel X series from Media Station Bazooka label
Best Lolita Award
- Sayaka Tsutsumi
- Senna Kurosaki
2003 X City Grand Prix Awards
Results of the voting:Best Actress Award
- Maria Takagi
- Ryōko Mitake
- Sora Aoi
Best New Actress Award
- Maria Takagi
- Alice Ogura
- Mai Sakashita
Best Video Title Award
- Welcome to Max Cafe: Maria Takagi from Max-A Calen label
Prettiest Face Award
2004 X City Grand Prix Awards
Results of the voting:Best Actress Award
Best New Actress Award
- Yua Aida
- Shiori Mizuno
- Yui Miho
- Naho Ozawa Reverse Soap Heaven from Alice Japan
- Complete Body Riko Tachibana from Leo
SOD AV Awards (2002–2006)
The Soft On Demand porn conglomerate had its own Grand Prix awards before it sponsored the AV Open. The first awards were presented in 2002 and the 5th and last event took place in Tokyo in 2006. As usual with studio awards, prizes were given to actresses and staff from the SOD group of companies.2002 SOD Awards
Best Video- Super High Class Soap Lady from SOD starring Natsumi Kawahama, Ruri Asase and Chiharu Moritaka
2003 SOD Awards
The 2003 SOD Award ceremony was held on November 26, 2003, at the Century Hyatt hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo, a 40 million yen party with 500 attendees mostly devoted to professional wrestling with AV awards and actresses as a side attraction. Actresses from the American porn company Vivid Entertainment were also part of the scene. Hostess for the awards ceremony was future AV superstar Nana Natsume making her first appearance for SOD.'''Best Actress Award'''
2004 SOD Awards
'No information'''''4th Annual SOD Awards 2005
The 4th SOD Award ceremony was held December 14, 2005 at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo. In addition to the awards, the inauguration of the AV Open competition in association with Tokyo Sports was announced and representatives from the various studios involved in the AV Open contest were present.SOD Award
Best Actress Award
Actress Awards for Excellence
- Shou Nishino
- Emi Kitagawa
- Kaho Kasumi
- Aya Koizumi
- Itaka & Smithring Powder
- CHAIN Shu
- 槍ヶ崎一
Manufacturer's Excellence Award
- 1st Place: SOD Create
- 2nd Place: Natural High
- 3rd Place: Deep's
- Nobuyoshi Hirabayashi
- Tomohiro Abe
- Minaki Saotome
- Kazuaki Yoshizawa
- Hisayuki Ubukata
- Hideki Fujioka
- Final Pussy from SOD Create, starring Nana Natsume and directed by Noboru Iguchi
5th Annual SOD Awards 2006
The 5th and last SOD Award ceremony was held in Tokyo on December 14, 2006. The SOD awards were subsequently replaced by the broader based AV Open competition.SOD Award
- Sasa Handa
Actress Awards for Excellence
- Hotaru Akane
- Kaho Kasumi
- Emi Tojo
- Tsugumi Nagasawa
- Sasa Handa
- YOKO
- Sasa Handa
- Yakumo Matsubara
- Itaka & Smithring Powder
- GORI
- Yukitsugu Tsuchiya
- Nomao Beidu
- Keita No. 1
- 1st Place: SOD Create
- 2nd Place: IEnergy
- 3rd Place: Natural High
- AKNR
KMP Million Academy Award Prize 2004
At a ceremony held in Tokyo on December 15, 2004, the KMP studio announced the winners of their in-house Million Academy Award Prize contest which was determined by fan voting:Academy Award Prize
- The Woman Called Nao starring Nao Oikawa and nao, and directed by Goro Tameike
- Best Friend 2 starring Karen Kisaragi and Kasumi Misato, and directed by Goro Tameike
- Ayaya Cos 3 starring Ran Monbu and directed by Hideto Aki
- It's the Occupation of Million's Girls! starring nao, Miyuki Uehara, Kyoko Nakajima, Asuka Sawaguchi and Miyu Sugiura, and directed by Goro Tameike
- Cosplay Superstar Hitomi Hayasaka starring Hitomi Hayasaka and directed by Ryoichi Murakami
AV Actress Grand Prix 2006
The Hirorin awards were determined by a combination of viewer votes and total sales of videos. This award from the "AV Actress Hirorin Fan Blog" website seems to have been given only for 2006. It should be distinguished from the 2006 AV Open contest awards and from the later AV Grand Prix competition.AV Grand Prix Winner
Best Actress Winner
Best Actress Awards for Excellence
- Akiho Yoshizawa
- Mihiro
- Nayuka Mine
- An Nanba
- Yua Aida
- Risa Coda
Best New Actress Awards for Excellence
- Tsugumi Nagasawa
- Sasa Handa
- Rin Aoki
- Megumi Haruka
- Arai Mieko
- Azumi Harusaki
- Nana Natsume for Face Within Japan, Body Within a Vehicle!! from SOD
Dogma D-1 Climax Awards (2005–2007)
The D-1 Climax awards were a competition among directors. The AV studio Dogma invited a number of directors to produce a video under the Dogma label. The winner was determined by sales of the video over a three-month period and judges' votes.1st D-1 Climax Awards 2005
Nine directors were chosen for the first competition. Videos were released on September 15, 2005, as Dogma D1-001 through D1-009. Dogma also released a DVD with scenes from the videos and a bonus video of the D-1 Climax ceremonies.Director's Grand Prix Award
- TOHJIRO for M Drug - Female Meat Toilet - Mayura Hoshitsuki with Mayura Hoshitsuki
- Hitoshi Nimura for The Most Naughty Thing In This World with Ramu Amamiya & Airu Kaede
- Baba The Babee for Shit Freedom with Kokona Nanami & Ami Nishimura
2nd D-1 Climax Awards 2006
For the second contest, 11 directors competed with videos released by Dogma on September 15, 2006, as a series of DVDs numbered D1-201 through D1-211. Once again, a video was released with selected scenes plus the D-1 Climax ceremony. The award ceremonies which took place on December 20, 2006, also featured an open audition for 42 prospective actresses and the "Erotic Cinderella Award" for Best Actress.Director's Grand Prix Award
- TOHJIRO for Getting High On Lesbian Fist-fucking - A Young Girl Dream Is To Be Fist-fucked with Maki Tomoda & Chihiro Hasegawa
- Itaka Smithering for Pheromone Drug - Ecstasy With a Big Bang with Akane Mochida
- Hitoshi Nimura for Hermaphrodite - Lesbian Climax with Riko Tachibana & Hina Otsuka
- Maki Tomoda
- Yui Matsuno
3rd D-1 Climax Awards 2007
In the third and last competition, 14 directors produced videos, released by Dogma on September 15, 2007, as a series of DVDs numbered D1-301 through D1-314. There was also an open audition for 60 aspiring porn actresses as part of the award ceremonies held on December 29, 2007.Director's Grand Prix Award
- Hitoshi Nimura for Why Pussy Loves Pussy - Lesbian School Girls Addicted To Orgasm with Kasumi Nanase, Rika Nagasawa & Rina Yuki
- Baba The Babee for Black Baby Zero with Rico
- Hiroshi Washimoto for No-Bra Salon - The Ultimate Treatment with Reiko Katahara, Saki Tsuji, Yuu Tsuyuno, Haruna Yokoyama & Ayu Akihara
Moodyz Awards (2001–2008)
The Moodyz Awards began in 2001 as part of a year-end bonenkai party held for Moodyz actresses and staff to honor achievements during the year. Awards were given for actresses, directors, and video titles with the most prestigious prize being the Moodyz Award.2001 Moodyz Awards
The party and award ceremony were held at the 'NEPUSHISU" Restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo on December 27, 2001, with 217 participants. The following awards were given:Moodyz Award
- Dream School 2 starring Mio Okazaki, Bunko Kanazawa, Izumi Seika, Mami Goto, Megumi Shirasaki, Ran Fujimaru, Anna Kuramoto & Nana Mizuno, directed by Taikei Shimizu.
- Mayu Koizumi
- Taikei Shimizu
- Momoka
- Marina Kyono
- ''Real Train Molester''
2002 Moodyz Awards
The party and awards ceremony were held in Ebisu, Tokyo on December 18, 2002, with 400 people in attendance. Awards were given in the following categories:Moodyz Award
- Dream School 5 starring Nao Oikawa, Izumi Seika, Yumiko Anzai, Karen, Marina Kyono, Nanami Yusa & Yui Fujimoto, directed by Taikei Shimizu.
Best Director Award
Best Newcomer Award
- Ran Monbu
- Four Moodyz idols featured in Moodyz Daughter 1, directed by Akira Shibahara.
- starring Hinako and directed by Shigeru Akagi.
2003 Moodyz Awards
Held in Ebisu, Tokyo on December 17, 2003, with more than 700 people participating including actresses and actors, managers, friends, directors and staff, and the press. Awards presented were:Moodyz Award
- Digital Mosaic Vol. 11 starring An Nanba, directed by Sabbath Horinaka
Best Director Award
Best Newcomer Award
- Moe Kimishima
- Manami Suzuki
- Women Who Want to See the Penis series 1-9
- Dream School 7 starring An Nanba, Kay, Izumi Seika, Ruri Anno, Hikaru Kawai & Saya Hyozaki, directed by Taikei Shimizu
2004 Moodyz Awards
The ceremony took place on December 22, 2004, at a hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo with about 120 AV actresses present. Also represented at the party in addition to Moodyz were AV studios Attackers, Madonna and IdeaPocket. The 2004 awards for the Moodyz company were:Moodyz
Moodyz Award- Digital Mosaic Vol. 37 starring Hikari Kisugi and directed by Tadanori Usami
Actress Awards
- Hikari Kisugi
- Kirari Koizumi
- Kyoko Ayana
- Yui Haruka
- KINGDOM
- Hideto Aki
- Tadanori Usami
- Alala Kurosawa
- Katsuyuki Hasegawa
- Bunchou Yoshino
- Yui Haruka
- Miki Uehara
- nana
- Rin Nonomiya
- MIREI
- Kaede Fujisaki
- Ayu Mayumi
- Bukkake Nakadashi Anal Fuck starring An Nanba and directed by Katsuyuki Hasegawa.
- Dosukoi starring Sakura Sakurada, Yuria Yoshinaga, Kirari Koizumi, Mai Haruna, Syouko Mikami, Mai Tamura, Naho Asakura & Yuu Kanzaki, directed by Yakumo Matsubara.
- Life in Prison for Sexual Woman and Sexual Jail House both starring Sara Ilyuin, Koyuki Morisaki, Yuu Ichinose, Shizuka Kitayama, Chika Kazeno, Aoi, Chiaki Sakai & Saki Yumemura, and both directed by KINGDOM.
- Kirari Koizumi
- Kaede Fujisaki
- Alala Kurosawa
- Shibato Taiyo
Other studios
Some of the other studios associated with the Hokuto Corporation also presented awards for their staff at the 2004 ceremony.S1 No. 1 Style Awards
'''Attackers Awards'''
2005 Moodyz Awards
Held in Tokyo in December 2005 with over 1000 in attendance including more than 300 actresses. For 2005, manufacturers S1 No. 1 Style, IdeaPocket, Attackers and Madonna also presented separate awards for their companies at the ceremony.Moodyz
Moodyz Award- A Queendom of Eros starring Miki Komori, Ayano Azusa, Yuna Takizawa, Chihiro Hara, Shuri Himesaki & Jun Seto, directed by KINGDOM.
Best Director Award
- Wataru Ishibashi
- Natsumi Yoshioka
- Sayuki
- Hotaru Akane
- Celeb x Bitch Yuna Takizawa starring Yuna Takizawa & Celeb x Bitch Sayuki starring Sayuki.
S1
Best Actress AwardBest Newcomer Award
S1 Award
- Sell Debut Yua Aida starring Yua Aida and directed by Hideto Aki
IdeaPocket
Special Award- Megu Shirosaki
- AZNA
- Mina Nakano
- First Impression Rena Nagai starring Rena Nagai and directed by Tadanori Usami
Attackers
Best Director Award- Katsuyuki Hasegawa
- Ruka Uehara
- Slave Island starring Syuri Himesaki, Ryoko Mizusaki & Kyōko Kazama, and directed by Kenzo Nagira
Madonna
Best Actress AwardMadonna Award
- Widow's Obscene Desire starring Kyōko Aizome and directed by HiroA
2006 Moodyz Awards
For the 2006 combined awards held in Tokyo on December 19, 2006, the participating studios included not only Moodyz but also S1 No. 1 Style, IdeaPocket, Attackers, Madonna, Cross, Premium, Opera, Yellow, Hajime-Kikaku and Goro Tameike, all associated with the Hokuto Corporation and selling their products via the DMM website. A fashion show and entertainment by erotic-rock band "Campakex" were part of the ceremony.Best Actress Award
- Yuma Asami
- Honoka
- Rin Aoki
- Nayuka Mine
- Sayuri Shiraishi
- K-cup Active Idol Risky Mosaic starring Rin Aoki, and directed by Hideto Aki
- New Face Risky Mosaic starring Yuma Asami, and directed by Hideto Aki
- Sell Debut x Risky Mosaic starring Honoka, and directed by Hideto Aki
- Karin - Active Idol Debut starring Karin
- Deep Impact - Honoka Sell Debut starring Honoka, and directed by Tadanori Usami
- Hideto Aki
- Tadanori Usami
- Goro Tameike
- Kenzo Nagira
- Eitaro Haga
2007 Vegas Night
In 2007 the awards were sponsored by Moodyz and 22 other AV manufacturers who distribute their products through DMM, the online distribution arm of the Hokuto Corporation. The field for award nominations was widened to include these other companies, including actresses and directors from S1 No. 1 Style who won the majority of the awards. The ceremony was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 17, 2007.Best Actress Award
- Akiho Yoshizawa
- Mihiro
- Honoka
- Yuma Asami
- Aya Tanaka
- Hyper-Risky Mosaic Mihiro starring Mihiro, and directed by Hideto Aki - S1 studio
- Hyper-Risky Mosaic Akiho Yoshizawa starring Akiho Yoshizawa, and directed by Hideto Aki - S1 studio
- AV Consent starring Minori Hatsune and directed by Seishiro Bando - S1 studio
- Active Announcer, Shock!! Real Name AV Debut - Aya Tanaka starring Aya Tanaka and directed by Tatsuya Aoki - Moodyz studio
- Newcomer - Giri Giri Mosaic starring Yui Hamana and directed by KENGO - S1 studio
- Hideto Aki
- Tadanori Usami
- Goro Tameike
- Seishiro Bando
- Fubuki Sakura
2008 Moodyz Awards
The 2008 Moodyz Awards were even more broad-based than the 2007 Vegas Night with 37 AV producers participating.Best Actress Award
- Rion Hatsumi
- Akiho Yoshizawa
- Rio
- Honoka
- High School Girl and Sex starring Rion Hatsumi, directed by Tadanori Usami, released by IdeaPocket
- Risky Mosaic Rio starring Rio, directed by Hideto Aki, released by S1
- Special Bath House Tsubaki 8 Hours with 12 actresses, directed by Hideto Aki, released by S1
- Tadanori Usami
- Hideto Aki
- YOUSEI
- Style|Style