Elly Akira

Akira was born in Saudi Arabia to a Japanese mother and Syrian father{{Cite web |title=Mache TV Yuka Osawa profile |url=http://www.mache.tv/renai_knowhow_second/profile1_4.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111035329/http://www.mache.tv/renai_knowhow_second/profile1_4.php |archive-date=11 November 2013 |df=mdy-all}} and is the second of three daughters. She has stated that although she was born in Saudi Arabia, she grew up in Tokyo, Japan and was not raised in the Islamic faith.

She started her AV career in July 2005 under the name of Yuka Osawa with the video First Flower (Debut) - Yuka Osawa for the KUKI production studios{{Cite web |title=First Flower (Debut) - Yuka Osawa |url=http://urabon-navigator.com/?p=mcard&id=13114 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150404/http://urabon-navigator.com/?p=mcard&id=13114 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=18 November 2013 |publisher=Urabon Navigator}} and around 2006 she transferred to the highly esteemed AV studio S1 No. 1 Style. However, after a few films, she became a freelance (kikatan) actress working with many studios. She earned the title "Queen Shiofuki" (or splash queen) after a string of movies from 2007 with names like Tokyo Slimy Night, Splash Girl and Non Stop Orgasm.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Akira made her debut in the softcore genre of pink film in 2007, appearing in three titles directed by Yutaka Ikejima including Fascinating Woman: The Temptation of Creampie, which was named as Best Film 8th Place at the 20th Pink Grand Prix, a Japanese annual film awards event. For her work in these films, Akira was given one of the Best New Actress awards.{{Cite web |script-title=ja:2007年ベストテン受賞結果 |url=http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~p-g/award/2007.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805235028/http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~p-g/award/2007.htm |archive-date=5 August 2012 |access-date=18 November 2013 |publisher=www2u.biglobe.ne.jp |language=ja |df=dmy-all}}

Akira (then known as Osawa) quickly became known for prolific output and willingness to appear in extreme or highly fetishist roles. She became a regular go-to-actress for studios like Dogma or Natural High and even performed the most demanding type of roles that included anal sex, S&M, enemas, and urolagnia.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

In May 2008, she starred in {{nihongo|Naked Continent 4|裸の大陸4}}, the best-selling{{Cite web |title=2008-11 Top 30 |url=http://ec.sod.co.jp/top/ranking/0811.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803042819/http://ec.sod.co.jp/top/ranking/0811.html |archive-date=3 August 2009 |access-date=18 July 2009 |publisher=ec.sod.co.jp |language=Japanese |df=mdy}} fourth entry in Soft On Demand's controversial AV series Naked Continent.{{Cite web |script-title=ja:裸の大陸4 |url=http://www.naturalhigh.co.jp/r1/detailes.php?id=NHDT-634 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503120746/http://naturalhigh.co.jp/r1/detailes.php?id=NHDT-634 |archive-date=3 May 2009 |access-date=17 July 2009 |publisher=Natural High |language=ja |df=mdy-all}} At the 2009 AV Grand Prix Awards, Akira (as Yuka Osawa) took two top prizes, the Digital Sales Award for her video Vomit Enema Ecstasy X co-starring Mayura Hoshitsuki for the Dogma studio, and a second award, the Best Lovely / Moe Video for her solo work Tera-Dick (Real Creampie Absolute Angel).{{Cite web |title=AVGP 2009 Result announcement |url=http://www.av-gp.com/news/avgp_result/bottom.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302091128/http://www.av-gp.com/news/avgp_result/bottom.html |archive-date=2 March 2009 |access-date=17 November 2013 |publisher=www.av-gp.com |language=ja |df=mdy}}

In 2009, she changed her name to Elly Akira and had roles in mainstream films such as the drama {{nihongo|Yoko Namino: On Special Assignment|特命女子アナ並野容子|Tokumei joshi-ana: Namino Yōko}} directed by Yūji Tajiri and released in Japan on 18 September 2009{{Cite web |script-title=ja:特命女子アナ並野容子 |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=334397 |access-date=18 November 2013 |publisher=AllCinema |language=ja}} and {{nihongo|When You Love and When You Are Loved|愛するとき,愛されるとき|Aisuru toki, aisareru toki}} from the Love&Eros CINEMA COLLECTION which was released in October 2010.{{Cite web |script-title=ja:愛するとき,愛されるとき |url=http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv47035/ |access-date=18 November 2013 |publisher=MovieWalker |language=ja |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924094450/https://movie.walkerplus.com/mv47035/ |url-status=dead }} In March 2010, she was one of five actresses nominated as Best Actress at the Adult Broadcasting Awards ceremony.{{Cite web |title=スカパー！アダルト放送大賞 2010 Actresses |url=http://www.adult-awards2010.com/actress.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312034651/http://www.adult-awards2010.com/actress.html |archive-date=12 March 2010 |access-date=17 November 2013 |publisher=www.adult-awards2010.com |language=ja |df=mdy}}

Akira was on hand in January 2011 to help launch a new label Atom ({{nihongo2|アトム}}) for one of Japan's largest AV producers, Soft On Demand (SOD).{{Cite web |date=6 January 2011 |script-title=ja:人気ＡＶ女優が激白「テレビで出来ないことを…」 |url=http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20110106/enn1101061544013-n1.htm |access-date=19 November 2013 |publisher=Zakzak |language=ja |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808151427/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20110106/enn1101061544013-n1.htm |url-status=dead }} On 19 November 2011, she starred in W Monster - Golden Showers Anal And Creampies along with fellow AV actress Marica Hase.{{Cite web |title=W Monster - Golden Showers Anal And Creampies - Eri Akira & Marika |url=https://www.r18.com/videos/vod/movies/detail/-/id=mvsd00161/ |access-date=2019-07-14 |website=R18.COM |language=en |archive-date=14 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714194544/https://www.r18.com/videos/vod/movies/detail/-/id%3Dmvsd00161/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2012, video retailer DMM held a vote for the 30th anniversary of the debut of adult videos in Japan to determine the best actresses. Akira was selected as one of the top 100 AV actresses of all time, coming in at number 55.{{Cite web |title=AV女優★人気投票 |url=http://www.dmm.co.jp/av30/-/vote/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118183424/http://www.dmm.co.jp/av30/-/vote/ |archive-date=18 November 2014 |access-date=28 September 2013 |publisher=DMM |language=ja}} Also in 2012, she starred as a female ninja (kunoichi) in the action period movie {{nihongo|Kunoichi shokei jin gōmon jigoku tabi|くノ一処刑人 拷問地獄旅}} which reached theaters in June 2012.{{Cite web |script-title=ja:くノ一処刑人 拷問地獄旅 |url=http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv51074/ |access-date=18 November 2013 |publisher=MovieWalker |language=ja |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516013811/https://movie.walkerplus.com/mv51074/ |url-status=dead }}

In June 2012, she took a part in the Japanese show, where two people are placed together in an apartment for one day to see what will happen. At certain moments they post their thoughts to the Twitter. In this episode, the show places Akira together with a 21-year-old college student virgin.{{Cite web |title=Akira Elly and a 21 Years Old Virgin Japanese Show Experiment |work=ToyDemon Blog |url=http://blog.toydemon.com/2012/06/akira-elly-and-21-years-old-virgin-japanese-show-experiment/ |access-date=30 January 2015 |publisher=ToyDemon}}

Akira had traveled to Taiwan as an artist and disaster fundraiser in 2009 but she was also known there as an AV Idol. In June 2012, the Taiwan online news service NowNews selected her at number five in their list of the Ten Top Japanese AV actresses under her previous name of Yuka Osawa.{{Cite web |title=令男人魂牽夢縈 無法抗拒誘惑的10大AV女優 |url=http://www.nownews.com/n/2012/06/01/105319/3 |access-date=11 June 2015 |publisher=NowNews |language=Chinese}}

Akira retired from active performing around late 2012, and only made some sporadic AV appearances in 2014 and 2015 like the tentacle-porn themed 2-Hole Tentacular Confinement for Moodyz.{{Cite web |title=Elly Arai stars in: 2-Hole Tentacular Confinement - the story of a police investigator who's really fucked! |url=https://www.r18.com/videos/vod/movies/detail/-/id=migd00558/ |access-date=2019-07-14 |website=R18.COM |language=en |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185138/https://www.r18.com/videos/vod/movies/detail/-/id=migd00558/ |url-status=dead }} After spending some time away from the industry, Akira announced her return in July 2019 on her new Twitter account with her returning film co-starring famous AV actress Yui Hatano.{{Cite web |title=晶エリー (@_akiraelly_) {{!}} Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/_akiraelly_ |access-date=2019-07-14 |website=twitter.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Yui Hatano co-starring with Elly Akira |url=https://twitter.com/hatano_yui/status/1148608584244064256}}

Akira debuted as a photographer in 2008 under her birth name, Fareeza Terunuma, and in 2009 appeared as the subject of her own exhibition at the 12th Geisai Art Fair.{{Cite web |title=A Glimpse of Something Crepuscular by Imomus |url=http://imomus.livejournal.com/443207.html |access-date=19 November 2013 |publisher=Imomus}}{{Cite web |script-title=ja:『照沼ファリーザのワンダーランド～食欲と性欲～』 |url=http://www.gallerycomplex.com/schedule/ACT104/fareeza.html |access-date=19 November 2013 |publisher=The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo |language=ja |title=The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo }} As a performance artist, she was attired as a toilet surrounded by a series of self-portraits. Her exhibit won the {{nihongo|Lily Franky|リリー・フランキー}} Award.{{Cite web |title=GEISAI OFFICIAL WEBSITE / FEATURED |url=http://www.geisai.net/feature/g12/winner.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128193429/http://www.geisai.net/feature/g12/winner.php |archive-date=28 November 2012 |access-date=17 November 2013 |publisher=Gesai |language=ja |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |date=9 July 2010 |script-title=ja:もっとトイレに行きたくなる？ トイレ界の"識者"５人が語る |url=http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20100709/enn1007091558008-n1.htm |access-date=19 November 2013 |publisher=Zakzak |language=ja}}

As Terunuma, she held a photo exhibition in Tokyo in May–June 2009 and later that year in November 2009, she was one of a group of well-known artists who were invited to design T-shirts to raise money for the victims of Typhoon Morakot. The venture, 1NCOMING Aid, was sponsored by the Taiwan magazine 1NCOMING and the Greystone Arsenal boutique in Taiwan. Akira travelled to the store for an autograph session to promote the venture.{{Cite web |title=Fareeza at Greyone Arsenal |url=http://www.theriotclub.com/blog/lifestyle/events/fareeza-at-greyone-arsenal |access-date=20 November 2013 |publisher=The Riot Club |archive-date=23 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923184156/http://www.theriotclub.com/blog/lifestyle/events/fareeza-at-greyone-arsenal |url-status=dead }} In September 2010, she had a solo exhibit at the Vanilla Gallery ({{nihongo2|ヴァニラ画廊}}) in Ginza.{{Cite web |title='10/9/6 ～ 9/18照沼ファリーザ写真展「食欲と性欲」 |url=http://www.vanilla-gallery.com/archives/2010/20100906.html |access-date=22 November 2013 |publisher=Vanilla Gallery |language=ja}} and also had her own show of artwork at The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo (A.C.T.) in November 2010.

The Japanese publishing company East Press ({{nihongo2|イースト・プレス}}) published a volume of her photographs in December 2011 under the title {{nihongo|Shokuyoku to seiyoku : Terunuma farīza no wandārando|照沼ファリーザのワンダーランド～食欲と性欲～||literally Fareeza Terunuma's Wonderland: Gluttony and Lust}} ({{ISBN|978-4781607146}}).{{Cite book |publisher=www.amazon.co.jp |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:照沼ファリーザのワンダーランド 食欲と性欲 |id={{ASIN|4781607144|country=jp}}}} Her work's combining of art, food, and sexual desire was commented on in the "EAT ART" exhibition at the Design Festa gallery in Tokyo.{{Cite web |title=DFG Project "EAT ART" exhibition Calling Artists!! |url=http://www.designfestagallery.com/re/food/index_en.html |access-date=22 November 2013 |publisher=Design Festa Gallery}}

She traveled to Taiwan again in August 2012 for an exhibit of her artwork in Taipei and Tainan.{{Cite web |title=TERUNUMA FAREEZA SYOKUYOKU TO SEIYOKU 2012 EXHIBITION TAIPEI & TAINAN |url=http://www.uraku.biz/tw/20120703/ |access-date=22 November 2013 |publisher=www.uraku.biz |language=Chinese}}

• {{nihongo|Zoku: Shōwa Ero Roman: Ichiya no Yoromeki|続・昭和エロ浪漫　一夜のよろめき}}, dir. Yutaka Ikejima, OP Eiga, May 2007
• Fascinating Woman: The Temptation of Creampie, dir. Yutaka Ikejima, OP Eiga, August 2007
• {{nihongo|Chijo Kyōshi: Mata Garinomu|痴女教師　またがり飲む}}, dir. Yutaka Ikejima, OP Eiga, November 2007

• {{nihongo|Yoko Namino: On Special Assignment|特命女子アナ並野容子|Tokumei joshi-ana: Namino Yōko}} (2009)
• {{nihongo|When You Love and When You Are Loved|愛するとき,愛されるとき|Aisuru toki, aisareru toki}} (2010)
• {{nihongo|Kunoichi shokei jin gōmon jigoku tabi|くノ一処刑人 拷問地獄旅}} (2012)

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