Yōko Satomi

is a Japanese pink film actress who has also used the name . Variations on the spelling of her name include , , and . She has appeared in award-winning pink films, and was herself given a "Best Actress" award for her work in this genre in 1999 and 2001.

Life and career

In 1998 Satomi was given the Best New Actress, Third Place award at the Pink Grand Prix for her role in the Kokuei pink film . The following year, her role in Yutaka Ikejima's (1999) earned her the Best Actress award at the ceremony. An interview with Satomi was the main feature of the September 1999 issue of P*G magazine, the leading journal covering the pink film genre. Also in 1999 she appeared with male AV-star Chocoball Mukai in , a spoof of the AV industry which was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. In a review of the film, written and directed by Shungo Kaji, a veteran director of over 1,000 AVs, the U.S. publication Variety noted that Shiratori's performance as the director's "discovery" was especially good. Allmovie calls it a "funny and oddly poignant film". Satomi won her second Best Actress award for her performance in Mamoru Watanabe's (2001). Satomi was again the lead feature of P*G magazine in October 2002. This issue devoted a 57-page article to the five year span of her career up to that time, and included another interview.

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