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Takamura | Luna Takamura or Runa Takamura (高村ルナ, Takamura Runa) (September 18, 1952, in Kobe – March 6, 2004, in Honolulu) was a J-pop singer and dancer of Japanese and German descent. Later in her career, she became particularly known for her two Nikkatsu Roman Porno films released in 1976. | ||
==Music career== | |||
Takamura had been a member of Golden Half until the band's split in 1974. She released a solo album titled Tenshi no Asa (天使の朝) from Nippon Crown in 1975. | |||
==Film career== | |||
In 1976, Takamura played the title role in Masaru Konuma's nunsploitation film Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession. She followed this film with Kōyū Ohara's Runa's Confession: "Men Crawling All Over Me" a semi-autobiographical, erotic retelling of her pop music career. | |||
[[Category: | ==Filmography== | ||
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[[Category: | * Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (野良猫ロック セックスハンター, Nora-neko rokku: Sekkusu hanta), 1970, cameo as a Golden Half member. | ||
[[Category:Golden Half]] | * ESPY (エスパイ, Esupai), 1974, Judy. | ||
[[Category:Kayōkyoku]] | * Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession (修道女ルナの告白, Shudojo Runa no kokuhaku), 1976, Runa/Luna. | ||
[[Category: | * Runa's Confession: "Men Crawling All Over Me" (ルナの告白 私に群がった男たち, Runa no kokuhaku: Watashi ni muraga tta otoko tachi), 1976, herself. | ||
* Assault! Jack the Ripper (暴行切り裂きジャック, Bōkō Kirisaki Jakku), 1976, woman at the boutique. | |||
* New Female Prisoner Scorpion #701 (新女囚さそり ７０１号, Shin joshuu sasori: 701-gō), 1976, a performer. | |||
==Notes== | |||
* Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). [https://archive.org/details/japanesecinemaen00weis Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia]: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 79–80. ISBN 1-889288-52-7. | |||
* [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0115620.htm Luna Takamura filmography] at Japanese Movie Database | |||
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1003100/ Luna Takamura filmography at the IMDB] | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 21 October 2022
Luna Takamura or Runa Takamura (高村ルナ, Takamura Runa) (September 18, 1952, in Kobe – March 6, 2004, in Honolulu) was a J-pop singer and dancer of Japanese and German descent. Later in her career, she became particularly known for her two Nikkatsu Roman Porno films released in 1976.
Music career[edit]
Takamura had been a member of Golden Half until the band's split in 1974. She released a solo album titled Tenshi no Asa (天使の朝) from Nippon Crown in 1975.
Film career[edit]
In 1976, Takamura played the title role in Masaru Konuma's nunsploitation film Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession. She followed this film with Kōyū Ohara's Runa's Confession: "Men Crawling All Over Me" a semi-autobiographical, erotic retelling of her pop music career.
Filmography[edit]
- Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (野良猫ロック セックスハンター, Nora-neko rokku: Sekkusu hanta), 1970, cameo as a Golden Half member.
- ESPY (エスパイ, Esupai), 1974, Judy.
- Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession (修道女ルナの告白, Shudojo Runa no kokuhaku), 1976, Runa/Luna.
- Runa's Confession: "Men Crawling All Over Me" (ルナの告白 私に群がった男たち, Runa no kokuhaku: Watashi ni muraga tta otoko tachi), 1976, herself.
- Assault! Jack the Ripper (暴行切り裂きジャック, Bōkō Kirisaki Jakku), 1976, woman at the boutique.
- New Female Prisoner Scorpion #701 (新女囚さそり ７０１号, Shin joshuu sasori: 701-gō), 1976, a performer.
Notes[edit]
- Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 79–80. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- Luna Takamura filmography at Japanese Movie Database
- Luna Takamura filmography at the IMDB