He Kidnapped and Killed a Japanese Porn Star

The tragic death of model and adult actress Rina Arano

S.A. Ozbourne
10 min readJun 27, 2022
Rina Arano’s Instagram post at home (Source: alloff.jp)

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This case is currently ongoing and new information is being released daily as media outlets receive information. Here is what we know so far about the death of Rina Arano.

The porn and sex industry in Japan is huge as most people who have visited online sites like PornHUB or other sex websites know. According to the Tokyo Weekender,

The Japanese porn industry is estimated to be worth more than $20 billion, which shouldn’t be surprising once you consider that Japan produces twice as many X-rated movies as the United States. According to one veteran porn performer, this comes out to over 5,000 titles a year or 14 pornographic films being released in Japan every single day.

There are various studios that produce this porn or JAV (Japanese Adult Videos) but because their market is so big, there are many small independent producers as well. And many young women decide to skip the middle man…

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S.A. Ozbourne

Canadian in Japan. Teacher, Crime writer, video editor, and pet lover. Follow my journey via my monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/team-ozsome-subscribe