Ran Asakawa was born in Kanagawa Japan with type O blood on September 4, 1980. She shares characteristics of both Virgo and Monkey years. This confluence of astrological signs at her birth gives her a strong metal influence. Combining all of these elements means that she will be charming and energetic and craving fun, activity and stimulation. This sign truly know how to have a good time and can often be seen swinging from one group of friends to another, attracting a motley crew in the process. Always upbeat, they are considered minor celebrities in their circle thanks to their sparkling wit and that rapier-sharp mind. Women of this sign also are strong exhibitionists and they love to show-off, and that means they love nothing more than to dazzle their pals with all they know. For her X-rated work in adult films, she chose the name "Ran Asakawa" but when she does mainstream movies and other appearances, she goes by the name "Ran Muto". She maintains two names and she was named "Yuhka Shimizu" for modeling. She hated the name so much that one day she did a perfectly normal thing for a Virgo-Monkey ¢�Ecalling her agent and changing her name over the phone. When she called her agent, the owner of the agency got mad because she didn¡¦t have a new name in mind --- just hated the old one. She is used to doing things her own way. When she decided to do AV work, the whole AV industry in Japan was looking for the ¡§Lolita Type¡¨ or the young school girl. Ran has a more unique look with a slightly older face. She is more of the sophisticate. Her mature face and her entirely sexy body, however, did get her some call backs and as the producers discovered, she had a face that the cameras love and adore. You will see that in her movies when the camera catches her in closeup. Ran knew that she would have more AV opportunities with her distinct looks, and she was right. Some girls are cute and bubbly. Ran has a deeper beauty that draws you into her. Now she is so popular because there are not many AV stars who have such a distinctly beautiful face. Besides, being a Monkey/Virgo, she was very sexy and horny and funny at the auditions, and no producer had ever seen anything like her. She has shown an uncanny ability to work in costumes, and she has been in many movies where she had to wear costumes ¢�Equickly becoming high school girls, cheerleaders, anime characters, nurses and department store clerks. Producers love her because she is perfect in costume.