ID: DV-731
Actress: Yuma Asami
Release Date: 2007-01-26
Label: Alice Japan
Genres: Big Tits, Roleplay
Reviewer: Mr. Tan
Reviewer: Mr. Tan
Introduction
By
some estimates, modern JAV was born at approximately the same time that the
Western porn industry began to emerge. So far as I’ve been able to determine, JAV
first reached the West at about the same time as Japanese anime and in the same
way, via VHS tapes brought overseas, then copied and distributed via the networking
of the 80s nerds. Uncomprehending yet fascinated, JAV was a curiosity item
that, unlike anime, did not become a status item of 1990s hardcore nerd cred.
However, just like its compatriot, it did
benefit from the rise of the internet and the explosion of download speeds, as
superstars like Maria Ozawa, Yuma Asami, and Sora Aoi first entered the
awareness of a crowd that had become interested in Japanese culture and then
grown to desire more.
In
order to provide a larger view into JAV, I decided to make my first review one
of the older movies that came to the West in that initial wave and certainly
got me into the whole thing.
The Actress
Debuting
in 2005 when she was barely eighteen years old, Yuma Asami took the JAV
industry by storm, and by 2006 was the Number 1 actress. That isn’t an exaggeration;
in 2006 and 2007, she was at the top of the industry in terms of sales and
rentals, a feat that to the best of my knowledge hasn’t been repeated in recent
memory.
Now,
what is it about her? Yumachin, as her fans in Japan call her, rose to stunning
heights and she is my all-time favorite JAV actress, a status not bestowed
lightly. Physically, her attractiveness is indisputable. Her breasts are large
and shapely (rejoice, readers, that bosom was made by God and has not been mutilated
by human hands). Her waist is tiny; her butt is round and well-defined. Unlike her
contemporary Maria Ozawa and modern superstars such as Anri Okita and Julia, Yuma
Asami is 100% Japanese, her wide, large eyes set in a heart-shaped and lovely
face.
Her
physical assets and sexual abilities pale in comparison to her charisma.
Through a combination of her genuine personality and her performer’s instinct,
Yumachin’s charm overwhelms even the most jaded viewers. Even if she simply
laid back and thought of Japan (spoilers: she doesn’t), you’re perfectly ok
with it.
Rating: 4.0
The
Performance
I referred to this before, but Yuma Asami’s instinct
for performance is top class. She’s able to take her role, whichever it happens
to be, and play it to fulfill both the natural expectations as well as the
perverted fantasies lurking inside the mind. DV-731 is a collection of six vignettes, delivering a variety of
sexual content right where her audience wants it to hit. Her acting ability
makes it easy to believe she’s anything from a strict, exacting teacher to a
cheeky, barely legal cheerleader in the span of ten minutes. Again, not an
exaggeration: the film opens with a greeting from her in full cheerleader
memorabilia, comporting herself exactly the way an 18 year old cheerleader
would act, then transitions to the first scene, as Asami-sensei, sternly
teaching (and enunciating) English with only a mild accent, strides through her
classroom with absolute authority and complete confidence.
As for her sexual
skills, those can be summarized with the same words: absolute authority and
complete confidence. Even when she, apparently, surrenders the initiative, she’s
still in charge. The sex looks and feels perfectly natural, something your ears
will appreciate.
Rating: 4.0
Story/Theme/Setting
There are six scenes, each one with Yumachin in a
different role: teacher, office lady, tease, girlfriend, “health” provider,
cheerleader. As expected, each scene delivers differently. The first encounter
with Yuma Asami is completely non-sexual: cheerleader Yumachin greets the
audience, she cheerfully inquires as to how the viewer feels, verbally
anticipates the cynical thoughts most viewers would have, and then reassures
them that everything will be ok, which becomes a quick transition through the
personas we’ll be seeing throughout, with cheerfulness and seduction underpinning
each encouragement to “do your best.”
What follows is a different aura that fits each
role. As a teacher, Asami-sensei is strict yet sensual, aware of her own sexual
charm and sympathetic enough to her hapless “students” to give them a hand. As
an office lady, she’s hardworking and empathetic enough to help her “boss” out
with his stress. The scene as a tease is where she playfully toys with the POV
male, while as a girlfriend, she’s perfectly content to make fun of her POV
boyfriend for looking at a porn magazine at a love hotel, when all the love he
really needs is freshly showered and ready for a go. As a health provider, she’s
quite devoted to making the POV customer squeaky clean and as a cheerleader,
she’s high-spirited in her morale efforts.
If anything, cheerful seduction is the chief theme
of the film. In each role, Yuma Asami is energetic and making quite clear that
whatever gloom or listlessness the viewer may have (via the actor avatar) will
be screwed out by her.
Rating: 4.0
Sexual
Content
The sexual content varies with the role Yuma Asami
is playing. One thing should be made clear now and is reinforced at different
times in the film: Yuma Asami is in control and does not need any of the “wank
on her face” to get her colleagues to orgasm. With hand, mouth, and the kingdom
of Venus between her legs, it’s nothing more than a directorial convenience
that even makes that necessary.
As a teacher, Asami-sensei does a dual handjob/blowjob
with her students, with only her cleavage to show for it. That restriction
actually makes the scene even hotter, since it makes extremely clear who is in
charge. This is a favor granted and one should be grateful. Of course, her
hands and mouth are more than enough to reduce both men to sticky messes. As an
office lady, Asami-chan provides a full experience that flows quite naturally
and easily draws the viewer into feeling he is there. As the tease, she masturbates
to titillate, and then only uses her hands and mouth on one fellow and that is
more than enough. As a girlfriend, she screws the man to the point where his
token facial does not even need a wank for his orgasm to fall on her face. As a
health provider, everything except penetration goes, and it’s obvious that it is
more than enough as the man blows his load into her hands, just as his
predecessor in the previous scene did. As a cheerleader, you get the full
service package.
I’ve mentioned it before, but her performer’s
instinct renders each role believable and complete immerses you in the flow.
Rating: 4.0
Overall
Yuma Asami’s instinct for a good performance, her
obvious enthusiasm and genuine cheerfulness, combine in this movie into knockout
blow. She’s the girl next door, the angel in appearance and the devil’s
daughter in bed. This movie takes you through a variety of roles, each one quite
believable, with a certain note of authenticity behind it. Charm, cheer,
seduction, those are the elements she draws upon as a JAV actress and the combination
is intoxicating. She may have retired, but her past films are a treasure hoard
for anyone who pretends to be a serious fan of JAV.
Rating:
4.0
Must
Own
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