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This is back in the news again. It's like two years old, but apparently hasn't gotten any better ...
Damn, ... that's a crazy huge shortage.
Anyone got a current passport gathering dust? ..
You'd also need to not mind your naughty bits being digitally blurred out ... and perhaps competing with demonic tentacle-monsters on occasion ...
Japanese �naked people movies� industry extremely short on male actors, as many as 10,000 women against only 70 men
Damn, ... that's a crazy huge shortage.
Anyone got a current passport gathering dust? ..
You'd also need to not mind your naughty bits being digitally blurred out ... and perhaps competing with demonic tentacle-monsters on occasion ...
According to sales data, monthly sales of �naked people movies� — commonly referred to as AV, or adult video — is around 4500 units, with nearly 10,000 women partaking in the action. Not so long ago, AV actresses were seen as women in need of money to get out of debt, but as of late more and more women are wanting to join the industry, not necessarily needing it.
On the other side of the coin however, there are shockingly only 70 AV �naked people movies� actors in Japan. On average 150 films are created daily, meaning that these tireless actors must perform in two to three shoots a day.
While it seems like a dream come true for some men, this is no easy feat for any person. Due to the wide reach of the internet, the adult video market reached a peak of sorts in 2003; men were wanting to become �naked people movies� actors, and the sudden influx of actors drastically lowered their salaries. At the same time movies were made at a faster pace, which spread budgets and schedules thinner than ever, increasing demand for professional actors that could deliver a high-level of sexual technique and also work as a part of the film crew. A minimum of one monthly test for sexually transmitted infections is also a requirement, acting as certification to differentiate them as a thoroughbred actor, to create a safe and relaxing experience.
Perhaps this news will spur a new generation of actors, but who’s .. up .. for it?
Japanese $20billion �naked people movies� industry is under threat as their men have refused to participate. According to reports, there are about 70 male actors to 10,000 women. Lol. Below is a report from Punemirror
For a man carrying a nation's libido on his shoulders, Japanese "�naked people movies� king Shimiken" looks as fresh as a daisy. The 35-year-old cult hero, described by one director as the Cristiano Ronaldo of sex and famed for his Herculean powers between the sheets, grins as he tells AFP, "It's a hard job, but somebody's got to do it."
Shimiken - real name Ken Shimizu - has slept with more than 8,000 women for his 7,500 movies, and recently caused a stir by begging for reinforcements, tweeting that there were more Bengali tigers alive than male �naked people movies� actors in Japan. "There are about 70 male actors to 10,000 women," he said.
Shimiken's call to arms was retweeted thousands of times by fans worried about Japan's $20 billion adult video industry coming under threat. "It is boring for viewers to watch the same actors all the time. That's the biggest worry," he added.
Shimiken insisted he has the staying power to keep on going, despite making an eye-popping two to three films in an average day. "Usually I sleep with two or three girls a day, so I have sex for about two hours every day," he chirped. "It's my dream job — I've been doing this for 17 years and I never get bored of it. It beats working in an office. I'll do this until I'm 100."
He may have to, if the decline in male actors continues. Many industry insiders blame the conundrum on a growing social trend known as herbivore men: Those who shun sex and traditional masculine values in favour of a quiet, uncompetitive lifestyle. "Mentally, men have become weaker," said actress Yuko Shiraki. "They're less macho, less proactive about sex."
Celebrated director Tohjiro agrees Japanese men are going soft. "I've been in this business for 27 years and you can see the increase in herbivore males," he said. "Men aren't hungry anymore. They've lost their desire. Everything's on a plate for them. It wasn't like that for my generation. If we got a banana or a pineapple, we went crazy with joy. These days, men don't get excited by anything. The same applies to sex and attitude towards women and relationships. They just click on the internet for it."
The actor in the newspaper cutting – Ken Shimizu – has had to sleep with about 8,000 women.