Maria Ozawa
The JAV name Western audiences knew first
82.5
Index
retired
high confidence
Born
1986Hokkaido, Japan
Age
40
Nationality
Japanese
Active
2005–Debut October 2005; left the industry around 2010
Credits
—4 studios
Height
—
Career
Of mixed Japanese and French-Canadian parentage, Ozawa entered gravure modelling in 2005 and debuted with S1 that October. After leaving AV around 2010 she built a broad Asian mainstream film career across Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines, becoming a genuine Philippine celebrity and appearing on FHM Philippines in 2015. As of 2016 she ran businesses in both Japan and the Philippines.
Signature: For most of the 2000s she was the single JAV performer with real name recognition outside Asia — the entry point through which Western audiences found the category.
Index score — The Pornstar Ranked Performer Index v3.0
Studios
S1 No. 1 StyleDASAttackersRan-maru
Beyond performing
- Businesses in Japan and the Philippines
Mainstream credits
- Taiwanese film Invitation Only (2008)
- Indonesian film Menculik Miyabi (2010)
- Philippine film Nilalang (2015)
- FHM Philippines cover (2015)
Appears in
#12 on Japanese Pornstars · led by Yui Hatano
Ranked alongside
Sources and verification2 sources
Last audited 25 August 2026 · Wikipedia — Maria Ozawa · ja.wikipedia — 小澤マリア
Not yet confirmed:
- Exact retirement date — reported variously ~2010, with a 2015 statement confirming full exit
- Father’s heritage described as “French-Canadian” in most English coverage; Japanese Wikipedia states simply that her father is Canadian, without the French-Canadian detail
Next highest scored: Minako Komukai (#13 on Japanese Pornstars)
Previous: Tsukasa Aoi
