Japanese porn industry hit by shortage of men

[sgk]

Only about 70 male actors to 10,000 women; $20 bn porn industry under threat


TOKYO:

For a man carrying a nation's libido on his shoulders, Japanese "porn 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 porn 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."


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[Lethn]

.............. *Immediately buys airline ticket to Japan*

[caskey4521]

Where to apply? I accept minimum salary for this job. Do they accept non japanese?

[Spendulus]

Where to apply? I accept minimum salary for this job. Do they accept non japanese?

A long resume is required.

[Wilikon]

Where to apply? I accept minimum salary for this job. Do they accept non japanese?

A long resume is required.

... Not in japan.

[Chef Ramsay]

Sleeping w/ 8000 women just seems wrong and way to big of a pain in the ass. It's one thing to have a couple dozen girlfriends over time but to sleep w/ a plurality of women on a daily basis is just way too much work.

[nandaltc]

I wanted to go to japan, Where to send my CV  Lets Have some fuck

[Lethn]

Sleeping w/ 8000 women just seems wrong and way to big of a pain in the ass. It's one thing to have a couple dozen girlfriends over time but to sleep w/ a plurality of women on a daily basis is just way too much work.

Maybe Japanese women just aren't as bad as Western women? lol I must GO!

[camelson]

Sleeping w/ 8000 women just seems wrong and way to big of a pain in the ass. It's one thing to have a couple dozen girlfriends over time but to sleep w/ a plurality of women on a daily basis is just way too much work.

Maybe Japanese women just aren't as bad as Western women? lol I must GO!

I think they are, But there is another option, may be Japanes man are not too much hard to work on it lol.
Secondly Women are more and men are less in this filed and men has to work more.

[Spendulus]

Sleeping w/ 8000 women just seems wrong and way to big of a pain in the ass. It's one thing to have a couple dozen girlfriends over time but to sleep w/ a plurality of women on a daily basis is just way too much work.

It's hard enough to argue with one woman.

How can eight thousand of them be wrong?

[Towlie]

Isn't Japanese porn all censored? I've never understood the actual point of watching censored porn. Kinda just defeats the whole purpose to me. I really don't understand how there can be a shortage of men either. Just ask some men on the street if they wanna be a pornstar and I'm sure you'll get plenty of eager participants.

[tvbcof]

Isn't Japanese porn all censored? ...

Oh!  Now I get it.  I thought Japanese reproductive organs looked like cotton candy?

[--Encrypted--]

Isn't Japanese porn all censored? I've never understood the actual point of watching censored porn. Kinda just defeats the whole purpose to me. I really don't understand how there can be a shortage of men either. Just ask some men on the street if they wanna be a pornstar and I'm sure you'll get plenty of eager participants.

not all of them are censored, there are plenty of japanese porn that is not censored. I just finished watching one..  *cough*

though I'm not sure if they got decensored or never got censored in the first place.

[gentlemand]

Isn't Japanese porn all censored? I've never understood the actual point of watching censored porn. Kinda just defeats the whole purpose to me. I really don't understand how there can be a shortage of men either. Just ask some men on the street if they wanna be a pornstar and I'm sure you'll get plenty of eager participants.

It takes a very particular set of skills. I can't imagine there are actually that many men who could do it.

You have to get it up and spurt all over the place on command even if you're totally repulsed by your co star and you're more concerned with repairing the dishwasher when you get home. Then you gotta do it all again tomorrow and the next day etc etc.

It might be fun to start off with. No way I could or would want to sustain it.

[ausbit]

Sleeping w/ 8000 women just seems wrong and way to big of a pain in the ass. It's one thing to have a couple dozen girlfriends over time but to sleep w/ a plurality of women on a daily basis is just way too much work.

If sleeping with 8000 women is a pain in the ass for you then im sorry to say this but i think your doing it all wrong. 

[pattu1]

8,000 different women?
I think I will be happy if I have sex 800 times in my life. 

[ipbo]

Sometimes watching a Japanese Porn is like watching a black and white in a tv better to take off the censored part.

[CoolRunnings21]

Isn't Japanese porn all censored? I've never understood the actual point of watching censored porn. Kinda just defeats the whole purpose to me. I really don't understand how there can be a shortage of men either. Just ask some men on the street if they wanna be a pornstar and I'm sure you'll get plenty of eager participants.

Its like when the porn channel used to be squiggly lines and you would watch it for 5 minutes hoping to see a tri colored titty.

Although it sounds like a dream job, I wouldn't do it.

It would ruin sex and your in jap porn so its going to get really wierd really quick.

[Gyfts]

Christ I was laughing hard as hell when I saw this. Japanese pornography contains the weirdest and repulsive content I've heard of. I wouldn't blame men for staying away though, sex for 2 hours a day? 

[edward222]

I think many chinese men applicant are now falling in line,
since they only have dolls on their bed.