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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Also nominated for Best Actress were Naho Ozawa, Nao Oikawa, Ran Asakawa, Rei Ito, Sakurako Tokiwa, Izumi Hasegawa and Mai Haruna Best New Actress Award
Maria Takagi
Alice Ogura
Mai Sakashita
Also nominated for Best New Actress were Akiho Yoshizawa, Miyuki Uehara, Hijiri Kayama, Mirano Matsushita, Yuki Maioka, Yuna Mizumoto and Yuria Yoshinaga Best Video Title Award
Welcome to Max Cafe: Maria Takagi from Max-A Calen label
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
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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 New Director Award Manufacturer's Excellence Award
1st Place: SOD Create
2nd Place: Natural High
3rd Place: Deep's
Writer's Award
Nobuyoshi Hirabayashi
Actor's Award
Tomohiro Abe
Supporting Actress Award
Minaki Saotome
Cinematographer Award
Kazuaki Yoshizawa
Still Photographer Award
Hisayuki Ubukata
Sound Award
Hideki Fujioka
Best Rental Video Award
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
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
Awards for excellence
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
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
Erotic Cinderella Award for Best Actress
Maki Tomoda
Kurumi Morishita Award
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.
Best Actress Award
Mayu Koizumi
Best Director Award
Taikei Shimizu
Special Actress Awards
Momoka
Marina Kyono
Special Award Title
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
Four Moodyz idols featured in Moodyz Daughter 1, directed by Akira Shibahara.
Special Award Title
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
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
Best Actress Award
An Nanba
Actress Awards
Hikari Kisugi
Kirari Koizumi
Kyoko Ayana
Yui Haruka
Best Director Award
KINGDOM
Director Awards
Hideto Aki
Tadanori Usami
Alala Kurosawa
Katsuyuki Hasegawa
Bunchou Yoshino
Best Newcomer Award
Yui Haruka
Newcomer Awards
Miki Uehara
nana
Rin Nonomiya
MIREI
Kaede Fujisaki
Ayu Mayumi
Special Awards Titles
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.
Special Actress Awards
Kirari Koizumi
Kaede Fujisaki
Special Director Awards
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 Actress Award
An Nanba
Best Director Award
Wataru Ishibashi
Best Newcomer Award
Natsumi Yoshioka
Special Actress Awards
Sayuki
Hotaru Akane
Special Award Titles
Celeb x Bitch Yuna Takizawa starring Yuna Takizawa & Celeb x Bitch Sayuki starring Sayuki.
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
Best Title Award
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
Best Director Award
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
Best Title Award
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
Best Director Award
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
Best Title
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
