Rumi Tama

(also, ) aka is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter, known for her work in the pink film genre. After making her acting debut in 1965, she appeared in independent pink films throughout the rest of the decade, often for director Akitaka Kimata, whom she would later marry, and his son Seiji Izumi. Tama took a brief retirement in the early 1970s, then began appearing in films in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series in 1975. She began directing in 1981, helming at least 80 films as of 2002. Life and career Early life and career Rumi Tama was born on January 15, 1949 in Tokyo's Setagaya neighborhood. Her family had close ties to the film industry. Her father was a set designer at Daiei Film, and her uncle was the cinematographer Kimio Watanabe at the same studio. Tama's brother was employed at Toei as a lighting technician. Her sister also became a pink film actress, following Tama's entry into the field, appearing in Masao Adachi's . Using the stagename , her career mostly involved acting in supporting roles in films with Tama. Rumi Tama made her film debut as an actress in the 1965 Tokyo Eiga pink film release, . She starred in many of these independent softcore theatrical films throughout the rest of the decade, appearing often in films by and his son Akiyoshi, who was born in 1946 and directed under the stagename . These films were produced through Kimata's Pro Taka, and usually distributed by Million Film. Akitaka Kimata was born in 1915 and founded Pro Taka as a pink film production company in 1965. His first film in the genre, River of Flesh, was directed by his son, and included Tama in the cast. Tama would later marry Akitaka Kimata, becoming his third wife.