Let’s be real here — only a few things come to mind when you think of Japan. Those things include their food or anime and manga, their vast and gorgeous nature, etc. However, we need to talk about their porn. The Japanese porn industry is one of the biggest in the world, but it’s being forced to slow down because of a certain crisis that may sound unbelievable — they lack male porn stars.
Who would have thought about that, considering how many adult videos Japan pumps out every month. Even though they have many attractive female porn actresses, guys just don’t seem to be that interested in joining them. Let’s discuss that problem.
Japan Porn Industry Needs You
Who would have ever thought that male porn stars would be out of stock? Well, it is a fact, and it’s happening right now in Japan. There are many factors at play here, and no one is quite certain why there is a lack of porn actors in Japan, but it is quite a problem. Most of the people who apply to become pornstars do it to fulfill their dream of having sex with a bunch of girls every day or to simply bed one of their favorite actresses. We can all relate to this to some degree.
But not everyone’s dream comes true, and many of them fail to become pornstars. The reasons are various — they have too many working hours, or they have to sleep with women who are not their type, etc. Many men quit early on, while some don’t even qualify, or they apply for the position as a joke.
Why the Shortage?
The demand for Japanese male porn actors has never been higher. Some speculate that it is due to the low birth rate of male babies, while others claim the problem is that no one actually wants the job. I mean, one would think that every guy would want to have sex all day every day, right?
However, contrary to popular belief, it’s not that easy to do so. Aside from it being physically exhausting, there is also another problem — once you become a pornstar, your normal life ends. You can no longer go back to your simple life of being a regular Joe because you will become easily recognizable. This is because, in the Japanese porn industry, there are only 70 male pornstars compared to the whopping 10,000 women. As Ken Shimizu, Japan’s most popular pornstar, has said: “The number of male pornstars in Japan is smaller than that of Bengal tigers.” Considering how many adult films they make every month, which is thousands by the way, this is quite problematic for the industry.
Be Like Ken
Now, let’s take a moment to appreciate the king of Japanese porn, Ken Shimizu, better known by his fans as Shimiken. He is a pornstar giant, having been in over 7,000 movies and being in scenes with over 7,500 women. With this record, he has become one of the allegedly highest paid porn actors in Japan.
Now that you know that, it won’t come as a surprise that he has a cult following. However, he did not always get paid as much as he does now, and his first scene involved eating actual feces. For that scene, he got paid only $126! This wasn’t enough to even fully pay the hospital bill that he received after getting sick. That was not the only bump on his road to becoming who he is now. He had many obstacles along the way but nonetheless that didn’t stop him from doing what he loves the most.
What You Need to Do
By now, some of you might be wondering how to become a porn actor in Japan. Well, there are a few prerequisites. For one, most of the Japanese prefer to work with people who speak their language. So if you wish to become a porn actor, maybe start learning some Japanese first.
The next thing you should know is that, at first, you might have to apply for jobs that seem unappealing to you. But we all have to start somewhere, right?
Some Japanese porn studios would gladly recruit foreigners for certain types of porn though. There are a couple of studios that accept applications from the general public. However, they might not always look for foreign actors. However, don’t get discouraged — most likely, they are not something you are looking for anyways.
Also, as you probably already know, they receive thousands of applications all the time, so it might take a while for them to get back to you, and don’t take it personally if they don’t reply. They say that there are no real professional porn stars since most of them kind of work part-time, but considering there are actors like Ken, we think they are wrong on that one. So, who knows, maybe some of you could become the next big star like him.
Conclusion
Now that you know what’s going on, you can go on and pursue your Japanese superstar adventure and rise to the stars. The dream of becoming a porn star is actually not that unachievable, considering how the industry expands nowadays. Get packing and get going — they desperately need reinforcement!
