Japanese adult actress and author Ai Iijima was found dead of unspecified causes yesterday. Iijima moved beyond pornographic film early in her career, and became well-known in Japan as a television celebrity and author. Her semi-autobiographical work Platonic Sex became a best seller and was adapted into a film and television series.

In recent years Iijima was plagued by a number of setbacks, including being fleeced for 100 million yen by an embezzler and undisclosed health issues which forced her into semi-retirement in 2006.