Emi Motokawa
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.
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Movies (25)
Starlight Kid 10th Anniversary ~ Kid Family in Crisis!?
as Emi Sakura
2025
TJPW Summer Sun Princess '25
as Emi Sakura
2025
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup - Guadalajara, MX
as Emi Sakura
2023
DPW 1st Anniversary
as Emi Sakura
2022
DPW World's Strongest
as Emi Sakura
2022
DPW Carolina Classic
as Emi Sakura
2022
AEW All Out 2021
as Emi Sakura
2021
AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament
as Emi Sakura
2021
AEW Full Gear 2019
as Emi Sakura
2019
EVE Absolute Scenes
as Emi Sakura
2019
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
as Emi Sakura
2019
Sendai Girls Joshi Puroresu Big Show 2017 in Sendai
as Emi Sakura
2017
EVE Dangerous Women
as Emi Sakura
2017
EVE But First, Some Rebellion
as Emi Sakura
2017
EVE A Day At The Resistance
as Emi Sakura
2017
EVE A Night At The Resistance
as Emi Sakura
2017
Ice Ribbon Presents 10th Anniversary Show
as Emi Sakura
2016
Gatoh Move Japan Tour #181 ~ A Dream 2900m Tall In Korakuen Hall
as Emi Sakura
2015
Bull Nakano Retirement Show
as Emi Sakura
2012
EVE vs. Ice Ribbon - Part 2
as Emi Sakura
2011
EVE vs. Ice Ribbon - Part 3
as Emi Sakura
2011
EVE Vs. Ice Ribbon - Part 1
as Emi Sakura
2011
The Woman Vol. 5: One Night In Heaven
as Emi Sakura
2006
Mask de 41
as Pink Falcon
2004
FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft
as Emi Motokawa
2000
TV Shows (8)
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Emi Sakura
2023
Hey! (EW)
as Emi Sakura
2022
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Emi Sakura
2021
Gatoh Move Experience
as Emi Sakura
2020
ChocoPro Wrestling
as Emi Sakura
2020
AEW Dark
as Emi Sakura
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Emi Sakura
2019
Stardom on Stardom World
as Emi Sakura
2011