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Takamura Luna (高村ルナ) was born September 18, 1952 and died March 6, 2004. Luna was born in Kobe, Japan. She is half German on her father’s side, and Japanese on her mother’s side. After [[:Category:Golden Half|Golden Half]] broke up she became an actress with her full name of Luna 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.


In 1974, she appeared in the movie エスピ (Espy). Starring in 日活ロマンポルノ “Confessions of Nun Luna” (1976), “Luna’s Confession-Men Flocked to Me” (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.


As a solo artist, she released “Morning of Angels” (1975, Crown Records ) also, under the name of Luna Takamura. She died on March 6, 2004, from cancer in Honolulu.
==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.


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==Filmography==
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* 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.
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* ESPY (エスパイ, Esupai), 1974, Judy.
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* Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession (修道女ルナの告白, Shudojo Runa no kokuhaku), 1976, Runa/Luna.
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* 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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

  • 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 | edit source]