AV Idol (Adult Video Idol) is the designation for the actresses or models who work in the field of pornography in Japan. This title began to emerge in the early 80s and were increasingly growing rapidly. Even today there are more than 25 studios that specialize in the production of pornographic videos. That's not including the printed media industry. This shows that this industry is not the underground industry. They have a well-managed business in a professional manner as other industries.
Pornography in Japan also have unique characteristics when compared with western pornography in general. For example, in Japan, sex with girls who still wear uniforms to school is often become the basic ideas. The western world considers Japanese pornography based on violence and sexual relations with under age girls, something that in the west are considered as 'taboo'.
Pornography in Japan also has many other form of videos and pictures. Comics or computer games are loaded with pornographic content is also quite popular in this country, of course, these industries are not as big as porn video industry that has spawned many a star, like Maria Ozawa. The 23-year-old girl is already engaged in this business for almost four years.
Since the 80s there were many names that are identical to label AV Idols. For example, Kate Asabuki, Hitomi Kobayashi or Nao Saejima popular in the 80s. While names like Akira Fubuki, Ai Iijima, Aika Miura or newly emerged in the era of the 90s. In the 2000s is the most popular name is Maria Ozawa.
Pornography business is a very profitable business. In 1992, the business has produced 11 films in one day and about 30% of rental videos there. Two years later, the data noted that Japan could produce 14 thousand porn videos in a year. While in the United States in the same time was only capable of producing about 2,500 videos.
