Emi Tojo

, surname also romanised as Toujou, Tohjo, Tojyo, and Toujyo, born , is a Japanese former pro wrestler, pink film actress and AV idol.

Acting and wrestling career

Tojo started her movie career in 1999 with the pink film Amazing! Erection Promotion Agent (驚異！勃起促進剤). In 2001, she was signed to the "athress" (athlete-actress) gimmick of the professional wrestling promotion JDStar. Until 2004, she also starred in several V-Cinema films of [...] nature. Her last film Wild Flowers that had a professional wrestling theme was released in April 2004 and featured Tojo with other JDStar wrestlers such as Mizuho Ishikawa and Cutie Suzuki. In September 2004, she wrestled in Mexico.

AV debut controversy and after

In 2005, Tojo signed with the AV studio Natural High, part of the large Japanese AV company Soft On Demand. Her destined AV debut video was shot in August 2005 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring and depicted Tojo getting gangbanged after losing a mock bout with wrestler Drake Morimatsu. The shoot stirred particular controversy within the puroresu community, raising concerns that the video may deteriorate the public image of female wrestlers. Additionally, JDStar executives declared that Natural High's mode of using the premises was in breach of their agreement and attempted to acquire a ban on the video.

Given the pressure faced, Natural High released another adult video with puroresu/kakutougi theme, Urgent Forced Release! Emi Tojo's Blitz AV Debut (緊急強行発売！ 東城えみ電撃AVデビュー) in October 2005. Nevertheless, the original AV debut titled Joshi Wrestlers' Battle Gonzo! Emi Tojo vs Drake Morimatsu: Immediate Loss in AV Debut Deathmatch!! (女子プロレスラーガチンコバトル!東城えみVSドレイク森松 負けたら即AVデビューデスマッチ!!) was released in December 2005. Morimatsu was removed from her Trans-World Wrestling Tag Team Title due to her involvement in the video.

Despite (or perhaps due to) the subsequent controversy, Tojo sustained a successful adult video career and was one of the most popular AV actresses in 2005, ranking #8 in the list of 100 best selling actresses at the video retailer DMM (part of the Hokuto Corporation). In 2006 she won one of the Actress Awards for Excellence at the 5th Annual SOD Awards.

As of 2011, Tojo is listed as working at the delivery health service Amore in Nagoya.

Selected AV filmography

References

ja:東城えみ