Japanese artist Ai Iijima (饭岛爱) is retiring from the entertainment world because of health reasons. Her agency has confirmed that Ai will be retiring as early as late March 2007, after fulfilling all her jobs on hand.
From famous AV (adult video) idol to TV celebrity, and to popular book author… Ai Iijima has been one of the most talk about Japanese artists for years.
Ai Iijima (born Mitsuko Ishii, 1972) made her AV debut in late teens, and starred in over 100 of videos before retiring from the porn business. Ai then became a mainstream TV celebrity, appearing in various variety and talk shows.
Ai Iijima then created lots of controversy in 2000 with her semi-autobiographical novel, “Platonic Sex,” which revealed her rather painful teen years.
Some famous authors were ridiculing the book initially, but the book still managed to become a bestseller, and was made into TV series.
Ai Iijima has been facing health problems since late 2006, believe to be some kidney related problems.
Get well soon, Ai Iijima… and enjoy your life after retirement.
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March 5th, 2007 at 5:35 am
I hope her kidney related problems get resolved.
I’m not surprised the book was a bestseller. Besides having a title like “platonic Sex”, just all the attention her critics were giving it would pretty much guarrantee that people would take notice and go out and buy it. People LOVE controversy.
I think it’s funny too, because the ‘critics’ (in this case, other famous authors) sometimes end up eating their words and doing more good for the person they are attacking.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:01 am
True, the book created its buzz when the press reported about all the criticism it received :p
March 6th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
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March 7th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
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March 12th, 2007 at 6:42 am
Hi I’m on old friend from the past. I want to see you smile agian and no matter what I’m still here for you.
March 26th, 2007 at 6:52 am
I love you today more than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow. I never seen a dove so strong as one flying through a storm to reach home. Let me be the wind to help carry you home. Fame fades away, but our friendship will last forever. Please contact me.
March 30th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
everyone noticed something special in her. Maybe it was the fluke in her past that exposed her to everyone in their closed society. I am glad that I noticed her. a North American
November 17th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
hello and peace to all of you out there,
Ai Iijima retiring…i hope she will be in good and atlast she will find the real heppiness.
i love jav idols and ai iijima was one of the best of them all…
this is javlover from saudi arabia
April 24th, 2008 at 6:56 am
I guess that just a light way of saying I have AID”S, Porn star will do it to you !
April 24th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
She did 5 porn movies in 1991, seventeen years ago. So I would think she didn’t get AID’s from then. However, no boyfriend, was thinking about having a kid and looked into a spermbank, making a good living in on TV then retiring at age 34 for health reasons?
One would think?
God bless Ai chan