She might be a porno actress.
Like most of Japan's businesses, times have been tough lately. Electronics, automobile, etc. have struggled as people just don't seem to have to money to blow as they used to.
Which brings to head the Japanese adult video market. With sales limp and unlikely to rise in the near future, Japan's adult video industry is trying to pump revenues by slashing costs.
There are some 2,500 new Japanese adult videos slapping the store shelves each month - but sales are slumping. It's true. I can only afford to purchase about 2,000 of them each month as those of you have ever shaken my hand will attest to.
To maintain its ¥1/2-trillion (500,000,000) market, producers are being forced to create a film for only ¥1,000,000 (~Cdn/US $12,500) - which is down by 90% from the usual ¥10,000,000 (~Cdn/US $125,000).
How to do it? They are using weekend-amateur adult video actresses who may work by the inch rather than a standard industry scale.
Says an adult video production employee who seems to have his finger on the clitoris of the situation: "Monday through Friday, a woman might work very diligently at a bank. But on the weekend she’ll have an interest in doing something different and relieving stress. That’s the sort of reasoning we’ve been hearing regarding the increase (in weekend actresses).”
Ohhhhh ... yesssss! So for the average Japanese woman who is feeling stressed, performing in a porno movie is the way to blow away the pressure and earn enough money for that pearl necklace they have always wanted.
That can't be all there is to this is it? Let's get to the bottom of this situation.
Further, popular feature stories on sex appearing inside women’s magazines have also had an impact.
“By increasing knowledge of sex, desire has become stronger,” claims another production company employee. “The women will say that they hadn’t experienced pleasure during sex previously, and want to reach climax with a professional actor. For these gals, it’s not about money. Therefore, the industry can put them to work for less.”
Are you serious? Are these men serious? Are these women telling them this? That a professional male porno actor knows how to make a woman orgasm? Really? You know that most of the women in porno movies fake their orgasms, right?
Do these weekend whore-rriors know that a porno movie is shot in drips and drabs as camera angles are changed and breaks are taken? Most male porno actors can't even get it up and need a fluffer to get them erect. Yes... a fluffer is someone who gets the actor ready for action. Why? Many men reading this may wonder what the fug? A pretty naked woman lying in front of me - I've already ejaculated twice in my pants... but that's the problem.
Often a male adult video actor will use something to desensitize the penis so that they can last longer... in some cases, it makes getting an erection difficult and difficult to maintain. And this is what will help the Japanese woman achieve stress release?
OMG! Is this what has happened since I left Japan?
Look... this is supply and demand. There are many Japanese women out there who want to earn extra money. I get it. I've had a few girlfriends professionally involved in various adult entertainment trades. But it was always to make money. Quickly and then get out and hope that no one saw you do it.
It's the same for the weekend actress. You should be acting. Not trying to get off. Make some extra cash on your back and hope that no one in your office recognizes you moaning 'iki iki' - because Japanese men don't watch a lot of porno. Riiiii-ght.
Back in the day, a top-flight Japanese adult film actress might make upwards of ¥5,000,000 (~Cdn/US $60,000) per movie. That's not tough to swallow.
But, let's hear what former porno queen Komuro Yuri (surname first) had to say about the reverse cowgirl industry trending. The 36-year-old Komura was underneath a lot of meat but on top of the industry between 1996-1999.
“Wages usually start high at the start and slowly drop off,” says the 36-year-old actress, who says she was paid one million yen for her first appearance. “Then my rate fell off to ¥700,000 (Cdn/US $8,500). But nowadays I’m hearing girls will receive ¥100,000 (Cdn/US$1,200) at their debut, with the drop off hitting ¥50,000 (Cdn US $600).
“If that were the case for me, I wouldn’t do it,” Komuro continues. “The meaning of being an actress today is something like being an amateur engaged in a hobby.”
Hunh. I like her attitude. Everyone who has a job has probably been screwed in the ass at some point in time... but in the porno industry, if you're going to let that happen, you better be well compensated for it.
But, despite Ms. Komuro's protestations that the newer cheaper adult video industry is not all that it is cracked up to be, the industry itself is actually having an easy time finding actresses to fill the void left by the porno star.
While adult video companies once used scouts to pick women off the streets, thanks to public nusianse complaints, they are no longer being utilized. Instead, social media leads the way. Instead of the industry searching for women, now women search for the industry, visiting websites and filling out applications and seeing upfront the meat of a contract as well as what skills might be required for a particular film.
Anyhow... guys... if it makes you feel any better to realize that the Japanese woman you want to boink isn't going out with you because she wants to relieve stress by orgasming while participating in a porno movie - she ain't.
I have no problem with an adult making money any legal way she chooses. My only concern is that the industry is now setting itself to be inundated by underage girls looking for a fast buck (I meant 'buck', as in money). Yes, proof of age is required, but kids have ben flashing their private fake ID for decades to get into places they shouldn't.
By Andrew Joseph
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