Rena Murakami
Nude

For three years starting in 1991, Japanese-born actress Rena Murakami reigned high among Hong Kong III-rated (Think “R-Rated” with an edge…) flicks. Although most of her films, which include such wonderful titles as Hidden Desire, Unforgetful Holiday, Sex and Zen, 1/3 Lover and Slave of the Sword, are generally disguised as martial-arts pictures, there is generally not-so-much fighting and surprisingly quite-a-bit-of T&A. (No complaints here, right?) We at Skin Central would rather make love than war and, well, really just about anything else you might name. Rena appeared in some states of undress in most of her films but the provocative Hua jie kuang ben (1992) or Escape from the Brothel for those of us not fluent in Cantonese…stands out as the best of her breasts. For that matter, Rena shows it all off in the picture, including some meat drape shots that were the likely impetus for the film’s original X-Rating. In spite of the fact that it’s been trimmed down to avoid such a stamp, the film is still rife with Skinage, including a full-frontal kung-fu fight scene featuring Sophia Crawford, late of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers fame, so be sure to check it out. You’ll certainly be engaged in a Rena hasn’t made a film since 1993 but we here at Skin Central are still pulling for her triumphant and skin-ful return. In the meantime, you can placate your loins with a revisit of her tantalizing past work onscreen. Rena Murakami has no problem getting us to Mura-cum-i!