Kazuya Sawaki, born March 25, 1967, in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, was a legendary Japanese adult video actor who debuted in 1988. Standing at 171 cm with a rugged, handsome tough-guy look, he specialized in nanpa or street pickup scenes, earning the nickname Pick-up King. Sawaki starred in over 10,000 AV films, creating iconic series like Nanpa Empire and Nanpa Honpo that popularized amateur pickup content. His career spanned from the Showa era through decades of influence in the JAV industry.
In 2019, Netflix's The Naked Director dramatized aspects of his life, renewing public interest. Later battling cancer, Sawaki passed away in 2021 at around age 54. A veteran performer with an unmatched filmography, he shaped the nanpa genre and remains a pioneer remembered for his enduring contributions to Japanese adult entertainment.