Ai Iijima

Ai Iijima was a Japanese media personality writer activist and actress who was an AV idol early in her career starring in more than 100 films. She later transitioned away from AV work becoming a mainstream celebrity and regular on TV talk shows. She retired at the end of March 2007 at the age of 34 reportedly due to suffering from numerous health conditions as she revealed on her blog. On December 24 2008 Iijima was found dead in her 21st floor Tokyo apartment from pneumonia although police reported that she may have already been dead for about a week before being discovered.