Minami Aoyama was born in
Tokyo on May 28, 1982 She made her
pink film debut that same year in director
Toshiya Ueno's
Ambiguous (December 2003), In October 2004, she appeared with AV idol
Sora Aoi in the mainstream revenge film directed by Kōsuke Suzuki. Aoyama had a featured role alongside
Mayu Asada and
Lemon Hanazawa in the September 2005
J-horror pink film , also known as
Kannō byōtō: nureta akai kuchibiru, based on the Japanese
urban legend of the
Kuchisake-onna. As an AV actress, Aoyama was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 2006
Adult Broadcasting Awards ceremony for her work on the Japanese adult satellite TV network
SKY PerfecTV! in 2005. Among her more prominent
pink film performances was in
Shinji Imaoka's ''
Uncle's Paradise, released in May 2006. At the annual Pink Grand Prix, the film was chosen as the eighth best pink'' release of the year, and Aoyama was given an award as Best Actress. Aoyama was one of the leads in the 2006 mainstream romantic fantasy , which was also released in the United States in May 2007. Aoyama announced her retirement from AV work at the June 2007 event
Momotaro Night 2007! (桃太郎Night！2007) held in
Shinjuku, Tokyo. Her retirement was marked by simultaneous releases of videos from the Momotaro and
Attackers studios on June 7, 2007 and a special photo session appearance by Aoyama for Attackers. After her retirement from adult videos, Aoyama continued to make pink films including starring roles in the 2008
Nakagawa Jun Kyōju no Inbina Hibi with
Rinako Hirasawa, and director
Yoshikazu Katō's November 2009 film , which won the Best Film at the Pink Grand Prix for 2009. Aoyama was also named Best Actress, 2nd place for her performance in this film. Also in 2009, Aoyama won the Best Supporting Actress prize at the
Pinky Ribbon Awards. In addition to appearances on television and in
V-cinema, Aoyama also joined "Gesshoku Kagekidan", an avant-garde theatrical group, and in August 2008 performed in a play by
Shūji Terayama. and soon afterwards she announced her retirement from the entertainment business and closed her official blog as of June 2011. ==Partial filmography==