Azusa Itagaki

is a Japanese gravure model and former AV idol.

Life and career

Itagaki was born on November 23, 1988 in Niigata, Japan. She debuted as a finalist in the 2004 All Japan High School Girl Uniform Collection System gravure contest, also known as Seikore (制コレ). In 2005 she debuted in a swimsuit gravure video, Cotton Candy, produced by Line Communications and filmed in Bali.

In August 2007 she opened her official blog, , and in September 2007 she announced her switch from gravure modeling to AV, signing an exclusive contract with the label Soft On Demand (SOD). Her debut movie for SOD, Entertainer Azusa Itagaki Debut, was released in November 2007. Despite her late start, Itagaki was one of the most popular AV actresses for the year 2007, ranking at #6 in the list of 100 best selling actresses at the video retailer DMM (part of the Hokuto Corporation). She was listed in the #10 spot at DMM for 2008 and after a year at SOD, columnist Kemuta Ōtsubo considered her to be the mainstay of the company. In 2009 she ranked at #70 in the DMM list and she was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 2009 Adult Broadcasting Awards.

Also in 2009, Itagaki starred in the [...] suspense V-Cinema release .

In 2010 Itagaki retired from AV. Her final work, , was released by Soft On Demand on 4 March 2010.

Partial filmography

Notes

ja:板垣あずさ