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Nao Oikawa was born in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on April 21, 1981. Public records list Nao Oikawa as a pornographic actor, AV idol and tarento. That works out to 45 years old in 2026.
My Take
In the early 2000s Nao Oikawa was one of the most recognized faces in Japan, and if the story stopped there it would already be a footnote in pop culture. What makes her interesting is what came next. Moving from adult video into mainstream drama and television was not a path anyone had cleared at the time, and crossing that line usually cost performers their careers rather than expanding them. She walked it anyway, and she seems to have done it without apology or melodrama, which takes a kind of nerve I genuinely respect. Two decades on, she is still working as an actress and TV personality with an audience that stayed. Longevity in that business is never luck. It means she was good at the job all along.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nao Oikawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 及川奈央
- Reading
- おいかわ なお
- Born
- April 21, 1981 (age 45)
- Origin
- Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- actor / pornographic actor / AV idol / tarento / erotic photography model
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
2. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 339 (2000–2024)
- By year
- 2000: 4, 2001: 7, 2002: 48, 2003: 22, 2004: 26, 2005: 51, 2006: 19, 2007: 17, 2008: 6, 2009: 8, 2010: 10, 2011: 17, 2012: 10, 2013: 9, 2014: 18, 2015: 18, 2016: 15, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2024: 1
- Main labels/studios
- ミリオン (16), 放映 (5), テレビ埼玉 (4), パチテレ! (3), ニコニコ生 (3)
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.oinao.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/naooikawa/
- Xhttps://x.com/bloodprisoner
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nao%20Oikawa
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%8A%E5%B7%9D%E5%A5%88%E5%A4%AE
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3048607
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nao Oikawa born?
Born April 21, 1981 (age 45).
Where is Nao Oikawa from?
Nao Oikawa is from Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
What does Nao Oikawa do?
Nao Oikawa works as actor, pornographic actor, AV idol, tarento, erotic photography model.
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