Disturbing photos of bruises covering a Japanese adult film star have resurfaced after her death by suicide.
Hana Kuraki, 25, posted the images to her public Instagram on June 24, where she had built a following of 147,000. The pictures showed severe bruising across her knees, wrist and knuckles. She had announced a break from the adult industry two weeks earlier, on June 7, in a post on X.
The following day, June 23, Kuraki posted again on X that her “injury hasn’t fully healed yet,” though she offered no explanation for how she had been hurt.
Her final post on the platform came on Sept. 5. “I’ve been getting headaches every day lately… Why is that?” she wrote.
Kuraki’s death was announced on Sunday after her body was found at an apartment in Tokyo’s red-light district. Authorities are treating it as a suicide.
The bruise photos have drawn renewed attention following Japanese media reports that Kuraki was involved in an altercation with her ex-boyfriend, Shota Taira, a figure in the same district, around May 22. Taira allegedly visited her home after she ended their relationship, forced his way inside, seized two cell phones and attempted to flee in his Maybach. Kuraki was reportedly dragged by the moving vehicle as she tried to prevent his departure.
The performer, who began her adult film career in 2024, had publicly characterized the incident as a traffic accident.
Taira has not been accused of any crimes in connection with her death.
On Monday, Kuraki’s agency released a statement confirming her death and acknowledging social media posts about “incidents that occurred with a specific person,” without naming Taira. The agency stated that Kuraki “was deeply hurt and suffered during her lifetime,” and said it would be “cooperating with relevant parties as needed” in the investigation.
The statement offered no additional details about the nature of those incidents or her suffering.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988.