Konatsu (actress)
| Konatsu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 14, 1982[1] Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Website | http://konatsu.seesaa.net/ |
Konatsu (向夏) is a Japanese pink film actress. She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 2005.
Life and career
Konatsu was born in Japan's Nagano Prefecture in 1982.[2][3] After graduating from junior college, she moved to Tokyo where she worked in the beauty industry and did some gravure modeling in 2003.[3] She made her acting debut in the July 2004 V-cinema production Forbidden Fruit (禁断の果実 Kindan no kajitsu) directed by Yuji Tajiri.[3][4]
Konatsu had her film debut in director Mototsugu Watanabe's Beppin kyōshi: toiki no aibu (べっぴん教師 吐息の愛撫) (2004).[2] Her first leading role was later that same year, in Mitsuru Meike's Bitter Sweet.[2][5]
January 14, 2006, the premiere date of Shinji Imaoka's Paid Companionship Story: Girls Who Want to Do It (援助交際物語 したがるオンナたち Enjo-kōsai monogatari: shitagaru onna-tachi) aka Frog Song, was also Konatsu's birthday. The director and staff presented Konatsu with a surprise birthday cake on stage at the occasion.[6][7] The film was named the best pink release for 2005, and Konatsu was given the award for Best Actress for her performance.[8]
She gave birth to her first child in February 2007 and as of 2011 was working for a "well-known clothing company".[3]
Filmography
- Beppin kyōshi: toiki no aibu (べっぴん教師 吐息の愛撫) (September 2004)
- Bitter Sweet (October 2004)
- Paid Companionship Story: Girls Who Want to Do It (June 2005)
- Blind Love (August 2005)
- Ikusa (戦 ＩＫＵＳＡ) (October 2005)
- Tokyo Zombie (December 2005)
- Riaru men: Sutando! (リアルメン・スタンド！) (January 2006)
Bibliography
English
- Konatsu at AllMovie
- Konatsu at the Internet Movie Database
Japanese
- 向夏 こなつ (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-07-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "進化する女優・向夏と傑作ピンクの甘い誘惑 (Evolving Actress: Konatsu and the Sweet Temptation of Pink Art)" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. 2005-11-30. Retrieved 2009-07-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "新着情報―ピンク映画女優 向夏さんに独占インタビュー (Interview with Konatsu)" (in Japanese). www.otoshin.jp. 2005-11-25. Archived from the original on 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2009-07-12. External link in
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Notes
- ↑ Infobox data from Profile at Konatsu's blog and "進化する女優・向夏と傑作ピンクの甘い誘惑 (Evolving Actress: Konatsu and the Sweet Temptation of Pink Art)" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. 2005-11-30. Retrieved 2009-07-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 "進化する女優・向夏と傑作ピンクの甘い誘惑 (Evolving Actress: Konatsu and the Sweet Temptation of Pink Art)" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. 2005-11-30. Retrieved 2009-07-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 "プロフィール (Profile)" (in Japanese). Konatsu Official Webpage. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ 禁断の果実 姉の吐息 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "ビタースイート BitterSweet" (in Japanese). www.cinematopics.com. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2009-07-12. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "「下妻物語」、「NANA」に続け！ 女の子２人の友情物語「かえるのうた」が公開中のいまおかしんじ監督独占インタビュー＆舞台挨拶レポート (Interview with director Shinji Imaoka)" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. 2006-01-24. Retrieved 2009-07-10. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Sakurai, Yuuko (2006-01-15). 幸せ運ぶファンタジー映画「かえるのうた」 公開記念舞台挨拶 (in Japanese). www.cinematopics.com. Retrieved 2009-07-12. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Best Ten of 2005 (２００５年度ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P*G Website. Retrieved January 18, 2009. External link in
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Pink Grand Prix | ||
| Preceded by Yumika Hayashi for Lunch Box |
Pink Grand Prix for Best Actress Konatsu 2005 for Paid Companionship Story: Girls Who Want to Do It |
Succeeded by Minami Aoyama for Uncle's Paradise |
| Pinky Ribbon Awards | ||
External links | ||
| Preceded by New Award |
Pinky Ribbon Award for Best New Actress Konatsu with Sora Aoi Mai Sakurazuki Kyōko Natsume 2004 |
Succeeded by Mari Yamaguchi Sakurako Kaoru Komari Awashima Erina Aoyama |