Maria Yumeno

Maria Yumeno (夢野まりあ, Yumeno Maria) is a Japanese pink film, adult video (AV) actress and gravure model. In 2003, she was called one of Japan's highest-earning AV performers and "probably its most famous."^[2] Many of her movies emphasized her large bust and thin body.^[2]

Life and career

Maria Yumeno was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 17, 1978, according to her standard profiles^[3][4][5] but an interview published in 2003 declares that the "24-year-old from Tokyo is in fact a 30-year-old from Yamaguchi."^[2] Yumeno comes from a broken family, as her father left when she was a child. After leaving school, she worked for a time as a graphic designer.^[2]

AV debut

As with many other AV actresses, Yumeno was found by a scout in Tokyo's Shibuya district where the penniless Yumeno accepted an offer of a "modelling audition" to make money.^[2][6] She made her debut in adult videos in late 1998 with the h.m.p. release The Wild Bust.^[7] Soon afterwards she appeared in a nude pictorial set for the Japanese men's magazine Bejean.^[8]

Yumeno made several more videos in 1999 with h.m.p. and at the 1999 Tokyo Sports Film Awards, she was given the Best AV Actress Award.^[9] She went on to work with a number of other major AV studios of that period including Crystal-Eizou, CineMagic, V&R Planning, Kuki, Atlas21 and Alice Japan^[10] including making the S&M themed Masochistic Room Service for Kuki in March 2000.^[11] She also starred in some early S&M and bondage works for Attackers.^[12]

Yumeno appeared in the erotic science fiction film I.K.U., released in Japan in May, 2001, in the role of Reiko number 2.^[13][14] The movie had previously premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2000.^[15] In October 2002, Yumeno starred in the pink film Maria Yumeno: Chō-inran onna no shiseikatsu (夢野まりあ　超・淫乱女の私性活) directed and written by Daisuke Yamanouchi and released by Xces Film.^[16][17]

For a long time, there has been a connection between AV and the Japaneses wrestling community and on November 4, 2002, Yumeno made her pro wrestling debut participating in a Women's Erotic Wrestling (WEW) match in Yokohama.^[18][19] In April and May 2003, she also took part in live action hardcore erotic wrestling matches for Adult Video Wrestling (AVW) with the losers having sex with the referees and others. Also participating were AV actors Taka Kato and Chocoball Mukai (a former professional wrestler).^[20][21] A six-hour video, AVW Fuck Down!, was released in June 2003.^[22]

Retirement and comeback

Yumeno's interview published in September 2003 states that she had retired from the adult video industry a few months earlier.^[2] However, she continued acting in mainstream films including the October 2003 horror film The Naked and the Living Dead (新怪談残虐非道・女刑事と裸体解剖鬼, Shin kaidan zangyaku hidō: onna keiji to ratai kaibōki) where she played a zombie maid.^[23][24] Yumeno also had a role in the manga-based live action film version of Devilman (デビルマン, Debiruman) released in October 2004.^[25] In a voice role, Yumeno played the lead character, Rina, in the adult anime OVA Dark Tours / Shinjin Tour Conductor (新人ツアーコンダクター) which came out in Japan in October 2004.^[26] Dark Tours was released in the United States in August 2006 with English subtitles and/or dubbing.^[27]

In 2005, Yumeno appeared with fellow AV actresses Hitomi Hayasaka, Naho Ozawa and Ran Monbu as well as AV actor Chocoball Mukai in the erotic comedy film Ecstasy Express (シベリア超特急・欲望列車, Shiberia Chōtokkyū: yokubō ressha), which had its debut at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2005^[28] and was later shown theatrically in Tokyo in August 2005.^[29] The film, starring gravure idol Miku Matsumoto, was subsequently released on DVD.^[30][31]

Yumeno was back performing in adult videos in December 2005 with Super Bust Female Doctor for "mature woman" specialist studio Madonna,^[32] followed by further mature videos, Voluptuous Mature Nakadashi for Glory Quest in 2006^[33] and Bewitching Lady for Maxing Stargate in 2007.^[34] It can be noted that in Yumeno's profile from 2004, her bust measurement is listed as 93 cm (37 in.) but as of 2008 according to her official website, her bust was 115 cm (45 in.).^[35]

Yumeno had a role in the June 2008 theatrical drama Dekotora no shu: Hinokuni kumamoto (デコトラの鷲（しゅう）　其の五　火の国熊本親子特急便) directed by Hideyuki Katsuki. The film, fifth in the "Dekotora no shu" series, starred Show Aikawa and also featured pink film actress Junko Miyashita and former AV actress Honoka.^[36][37] She has continued to appear in occasional adult videos for the Madonna studio and "mature woman" specialist Goro Tameike and also works as a media personality or "tarento" (タレント).^[35]

Partial filmography

Magazine appearances

• Bejean^[8]
  • April 1999 (5p., nude)
• Weekly Playboy^[39][40]
  • June 6, 2000 (5p., nude)
  • August 22–29, 2000 (1p., nude)
  • December 26–31, 2000
  • April 3, 2001 (7p., nude)

Notes

1. ^ Infobox data from "夢野 まりあ (Yumeno Maria)" (in Japanese). i-dic.dorachan.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
2. ^ McNeill, David (September 2003). "The Star of the Show". Japan Inc. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
3. ^ "夢野 まりあ (Yumeno Maria)" (in Japanese). i-dic.dorachan.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
4. ^ "Maria Yumeno". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
5. ^ "AV女優情報 > 五十音順：ゆ > 夢野まりあ (AV Actress Information - Maria Yumeno)" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
6. ^ McNeill, David (February 26, 2004). "Sex and the city, Tokyo style". The Independent World. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
7. ^ "1998" (in Japanese). AV 研究所 (AV Research Laboratory). Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
8. ^ "Bejean 1999-01" (in Japanese). Yuma Net. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
9. ^ "東京スポーツ映画大賞 過去の受賞者、作品一覧 (Tokyo Sports Film Awards - Winners)" (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
10. ^ "Maria Yumeno 夢野まりあ". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
11. ^ "Masochistic Room Service". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
12. ^ "ja:夢野まりあ ( ゆめのまりあ )" (in Japanese). www.attackers.net. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
13. ^ "I.K.U.(2000)" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
14. ^ "I.K.U. (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
15. ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 2000). "I.K.U.". Variety. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
16. ^ "Yumeno Maria: Chô-inran onna no shiseikatsu". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
17. ^ "ja:夢野まりあ 超・淫乱女の私性活" (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
18. ^ Otsubo, Kemuta (September 30, 2002). "ja:11月4日プロレスのリングで！ 夢野まりあ対草凪純決定" (in Japanese). All About. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
19. ^ "WEW 11/4横浜文化体育館大会" (in Japanese). www.miyatasan.com.
20. ^ Otsubo, Kemuta (April 27, 2003). "タッグトーナメント、負けたらファック！ AVW取材報告VOL1" (in Japanese). All About. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
21. ^ Otsubo, Kemuta (May 7, 2003). "AVW取材報告vol2メインは究極の一騎討ち 遂に決着！草凪純VS夢野まりあ" (in Japanese). All About. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
22. ^ "AVW FUCK DOWN！" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
23. ^ "Shin kaidan zangyaku hidô: onna keiji to ratai kaibôki". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
24. ^ "ja:新怪談残虐非道・女刑事と裸体解剖鬼" (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
25. ^ "デビルマン(2004) Devil Man" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
26. ^ "ja:新人ツアーコンダクター・里奈" (in Japanese). www.milky-anime.com. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
27. ^ "Dark Tours". adultsourcemedia.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
28. ^ "シベリア超特急 欲望列車（映画祭バージョン） / ECSTASY EXPRESS" (in Japanese). yubarifanta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
29. ^ "Miku Matsumoto! Maria Yumeno! Kei Nakata's ECSTASY EXPRESS (SHIBERIA CHÔTOKKYÛ: YOKUBÔ RESSHA)". twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
30. ^ "ja:シベリア超特急・番外編 欲望列車" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
31. ^ "Shiberia Chôtokkyû: yokubô ressha". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
32. ^ "ja:爆乳女医" (in Japanese). madonna-av.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
33. ^ "ja:艶熟 中出し 夢野まりあ" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
34. ^ "ja:妖艶淑女 夢野まりあ" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
35. ^ "夢野まりあ (Maria Yumeno)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-11-30.^{[dead link]}
36. ^ "ja:デコトラの鷲（しゅう） 其の五 火の国熊本親子特急便" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
37. ^ "Dekotora no shu: Hinokuni kumamoto". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
38. ^ Filmography from "Maria Yumeno 夢野まりあ". Urabon Navigator. Retrieved 2010-10-22., "Maria Yumeno". AV Idol Directory. Retrieved 2010-10-22. and "DVD通販 > AV女優 > 夢野まりあ (Maria Yumeno DVD list)" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2010-10-22. Uncensored videos from "Maria Yumeno Profile". AV Entertainments. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
39. ^ "ja:週刊プレイボーイ 2000-01-01" (in Japanese). Yuma Net. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
40. ^ "ja:週刊プレイボーイ 2001-01-01" (in Japanese). Yuma Net. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Bibliography

• "Maria Yumeno Profile and Filmography - AV Idol Directory"
• "Maria Yumeno - Moodyz Profile and Filmography" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
• "Maria Yumeno - Attackers Profile and Filmography" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-11-01.

External links

• Official website
• Maria Yumeno at IMDb