The lead actress in "Tumbling Doll of Flesh" is a porn actress named Ooba Kanako, but she is not a famous actress (there is a category of pornstar in Japan called "Kikaku Jyoyu ( project pornstar)," which is not unlike amateurs).
The name "Ooba Kanako" is also a homonym for [very stupid girl], which is an arbitrary name.
(The director's name "Anaru Tamakichi" is also a name that is a homophone of "anal ball").
She died after this "Tumbling Doll of Flesh" appearance, committing railroad suicide a week before the film was sold.
This is true, and appears to have been discussed in an interview with Director Anaru published in 2012.