Emi Motokawa
Actor
Biography
Emi Motokawa (born October 4, 1976), better known by her ring name Emi Sakura, is a Japanese professional wrestler. She has owned and operated the Japanese promotion ChocoPro (formerally Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling) since 2012, and makes occasional appearances for American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and across the Japanese independent scene.
After starting her career in the International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan), Sakura worked for several promotions across the country, before founding her own promotion, Ice Ribbon. She went on to become a two-time ICE×60 Champion and a then-record five-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion, and was the promotion's primary trainer of new talent, before leaving in 2011. Sakura also held top singles and tag team championships in JWP Joshi Puroresu (JWP) and NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling (NEO), which lead her to winning the 2009 Tokyo Sports Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize.
Filmography
AEW Full Gear 2019
as Emi Sakura 2019
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
as Emi Sakura 2019
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup - Guadalajara, MX
as Emi Sakura 2023
AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament
as Emi Sakura 2021
EVE A Night At The Resistance
as Emi Sakura 2017
DPW World's Strongest
as Emi Sakura 2022
Mask de 41
as Pink Falcon 2004
EVE Vs. Ice Ribbon - Part 1
as Emi Sakura 2011
DPW Carolina Classic
as Emi Sakura 2022
EVE Absolute Scenes
as Emi Sakura 2019
DPW 1st Anniversary
as Emi Sakura 2022
EVE A Day At The Resistance
as Emi Sakura 2017
EVE Dangerous Women
as Emi Sakura 2017
EVE But First, Some Rebellion
as Emi Sakura 2017
EVE vs. Ice Ribbon - Part 2
as Emi Sakura 2011
EVE vs. Ice Ribbon - Part 3
as Emi Sakura 2011