Rena Murakami

is a Japanese actress and former AV idol. Life and career After beginning her career as a gravure idol, which included modeling for Akira Gomi, Murakami made her adult video (AV) debut in the March 1988 h.m.p. Miss Christine release, . In December of her debut year she also had a role in Toei's mainstream drama release, . In addition to continuing her AV career, Murakami had another role in a mainstream drama, appearing in Bandai Visual's in March 1990. Also in 1990 she appeared in pioneering pink film director/producer Kan Mukai's . She also had roles in a number of V-Cinema films. Her work became popular in Hong Kong, and led to her getting roles in several Category III films of Hong Kong cinema, starting around 1991. Her most significant film there was the 1991 cult favorite, Sex and Zen. In a review of the DVD release of Sex and Zen, a reviewer described her as one of "Asian cinema's most beautiful actresses". Her last film in Hong Kong, 1/3 Lover, was released in 1993.