Who is Rina Arano? Japanese porn star, 23, found dead, naked and tied to tree in forest
A Japanese adult film star identified as Rina Arano was found dead earlier this month. According to reports, Arano’s body was found naked tied to a tree in a remote forest. According to the Japan Times, the body of the porn star was found on a slope close to a villa that apparently belongs to Hiroyuki Sampei. The latter was arrested for Rina Arano’s disappearance.
A few other adult movie actors made headlines after they died due to different reasons. Holly Parker, a transgender adult entertainer who starred in dozens of movies, died at the age of 30. The cause of death of the blonde trans model and porn star was not revealed. Porn star Alicia Rio, 55, died in January 2022 due to unknown complications possibly related to Covid. In March, a former porn star named Raven Alexis died at the age of 35. Her untimely death was reportedly the result of an infection and sepsis from the Crohn's disease she was suffering from for some time. Porn star Lauren Scott made news when she reportedly died in her 'recreational vehicle' in LA in June 2021 at the age of 27.
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Who is Rina Arano?
Rina Arano was born in 1999 and hailed from Tokyo. The 23-year-old was reportedly heavily inclined towards fashion, singing, and dancing. The late porn star reportedly did a lot of projects as a freelancing nude model. According to SheThePeople publication, Arano would charge around $1K per shoot. She expanded her network with the help of sexually explicit videos which also included her meeting with clients at their residences.
How did Rina Arano die?
According to Japan Times, Rina Arano met the 33-year-old accused Hiroyuki Sampei on June 5 at Irabaki train station after the two interacted on social media. She reportedly never made it back home. According to a police statement published by The Sun, “Rina Arano was tied to a tree without clothes and has been dead for almost two weeks” adding, “We are still trying to determine the cause of death. The man she was with was already questioned."
It has been revealed that Hiroyuki Sampei has denied all the allegations saying that he took Arano to the villa and then later dropped her off at a nearby store. Sampei confessed that he handcuffed her briefly, but it was all with her consent. Rina Arano’s phone was found inside Sampei’s house. The Japan Times reported shared that no external injuries were found on her body and an autopsy will be done to determine her cause of death. Arano went missing on June 8 and her dead body was found on June 14. According to The Sun, the post-mortem released on June 21 showed that Arano suffered a broken hyoid bone - the bone in the neck that supports the tongue.