Thursday, June 30, 2016

Review: KMI-095 Me and Girlfriend and Race Queen


ID: KMI-095
Actress: Hasumi Kurea
Release Date: 2015-04-19
Label: Miru
Genres: Big Tits, Cosplay
Reviewer: Mr. Tan

Introduction

Race queens are a distinctly Asian product, the modern Far East’s version of the classic pinup girl. They’re Asian women who, at from highest to lowest, are involved with the advertisement of products, particularly vehicles. They’re attractive, which makes whatever they’re hawking more appealing. As a bonus, they’re a bit like information help desks. They are common sights at car shows, circling the latest souped-up racer while wearing appropriately branded clothing and insipid smiles.

In terms of tools, race queens do not necessarily require good looks to accomplish their jobs so much as glamour. This is probably the reason why race queens are rarely truly beautiful. Instead, they’re more of a conventional man’s “hot,” just good looking enough to pass muster for those with cruder tastes. This film is a particularly good example of what goes wrong when the model chosen to play the race queen lacks both beauty and glamour.


The Actress

Unlike Mr. White, I do not think Hasumi Kurea is anywhere near a 3-point-bloody-8, let alone bloody well perfect. Let’s take it from the top.

First, her face. It’s a long face, the kind that isn’t softened by the gentle curves oval faces possess that are more attractive. Her nose is weird. It’s not helped by the fact she probably has cheek implants – it’s incredibly rare for a long face to possess such prominent cheeks naturally. The large folds under her eyes are also a giveaway. Let’s also note that even without the obvious plasticity, her features aren’t attractive in the first place.

Moving downward, we come to those unnatural insults to proper order in this world. Fake breasts are grossly offensive. Real breasts should not look like they were bolted on like a cheap aftermarket add-on to a nice car. Real breasts should not look like they are flesh balloons layered as a thin skin over cannonballs. At least the falsehoods are blatantly obvious.

The only positive aspect I can find in this Western-style actress in a JAV world would be her buttocks. I’m not as expert in spotting fakes below are the waist as I am for breast and faces, but after studying her rear, her waist, her thighs, and their proportions in relation to each other, I’m almost certain it’s genuine. It’s a shapely and large pair of buttocks, her primary “selling point,” and, please forgive the pun, her only asset.

Rating 2.0


The Performance

"Overdone” is probably the operative word for her performance. I might also use “bored,” but again, I’m giving the benefit of the doubt and guessing that her facial surgery distorts her natural expression enough that you could mistake her arousal for “she’s bored out of her mind.” Or high.

Her acting is lackluster, a disappointment given the high ratings for this movie online. It feels routine and contributes to the impression that she is phoning it in. It’s true that she’s loud, but loud in a stereotypical JAV way. No, I am in error describing it thus. Her squeals, even while performing a paizuri using those rocks she calls breasts, are just so… Western. It feels more like she’s making noise for the sake of making noise, similarly to how Western actresses often talk dirty simply to fill the time between the routine layout of a Western porn scene. Her attempts to play to the audience are… inadequate.

The only noise she makes which is well done and actually feels like she’s enjoying herself is her fellatio, but more on that below.

Rating 2.0 


Story/Theme/Setting

Unlike JUX-600, I originally acquired this film due to the premise, not the cover. As Mr. White has noted in his reviews, the virtual girlfriend/wife genre is fantastic. I was highly curious to see how the director managed to combine race queens with girlfriends. The title itself suggested there would be some interesting tension, as it divides the relationship into the man, the girlfriend, and the girlfriend’s race queen persona. I assumed there would likely be extra measures to reassure the boyfriend that the girlfriend would be completely faithful. I gave them far too much bloody credit.

First, let’s start the problem I referenced in the introduction. Hasumi Kurea lacks any kind of glamour whatsoever. She is simply not believable as a race queen. When I think of glamour, I think of Anri Okita or Yui Hatano or especially Maria Ozawa. Maria Ozawa certainly got lazy at points, but there was never a point where you missed how alluring she was. Hasumia Kurea just looks bored/high out of her mind. Again, maybe it’s the plastic surgery.

In the third scene of the movie, Hasumi Kurea is dressed in the race queen uniform. She stands atop a pair of boxes and gyrates her hips and moves her butt in a manner appropriate for an exotic dancer. There is no music. If this was supposed to sell the viewer on her race queen status, the lack of even a cheap bass line to stimulate the heart rate shot its chance of success in the back of head.

Then there’s the second part, the girlfriend. This isn’t your significant other. No part of the scenario is delivered. This is some bimbo in a leotard who is strutting around for you to admire her shapely buttocks. Even then, you see more breasts and butts at a strip club than in this JAV movie.

Rating 1.0


Sexual Content

For most of the movie, her breasts are covered. Sound familiar? While a small mercy for a purist like me, this will be a doubtlessly massive turn-off for less discerning consumers of JAV movies. In addition, she’s never actually naked. There is a kink where the panties (and in two cases, the leotards) are pulled to the side, and that is how the sex scenes are done. It would be hot once, but the repetition renders it pointless. This is not off to a good start, is it?

There are two extended sex scenes in this two hour movie. There’s an intermission of sorts in the middle, where Hasumi Kurea walks on a treadmill, has a vibrator placed inside her while her leotard is moved over the vibrator to keep it in place. It’s actually mildly interesting to watch, which is good, since the rest of the intermission is the same old “grope ass, shove fingers in, molest with sex toy, penetrate with phallic object” I had already seen for the previous hour. The rub is that the intermission lacked any intercourse.

The only standout would be the two times she delivers fellatio. When the viewer is not obliged to wonder how the actress got her hands on so many hard drugs in Japan, the observation that she is eager to have foreign objects in her mouth. It’s about the only time in the movie she does not appear to be bored. My theory is that having her mouth full changes the shape of her face enough that the distortion from the plastic surgery is reduced.

Rating 2.5


Overall

I know Mr. White will protest quite loudly, but I remind him I chose one of her highly-rated films for this review. It’s a lackluster movie in ways that could have been avoided. Even if Hasumi Kurea is about as glamorous as a balloon filled with rocks, this could have been compensated with the “girlfriend” part, but was not. The sex could have been better, but was not. There’s only so much a perfect ass can do, and bluntly, it was nowhere near capable of making up for the hours lost rewatching this and reviewing it.

Rating: 1.9 D
Completionists Only

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Review: MIDE-219 Hitomi Your Bride




ID: MIDE-219
Actress: Hitomi (Tanaka Hitomi)
Release Date: 2015-04-01
Label: Moodyz Diva
Genres: Huge Tits, POV, Housewife
Reviewer: Mr. White

Introduction

The virtual wife/girlfriend genre is in my opinion one of the best in all of JAV.  There's just something completely awesome about getting a glimpse of what it would be like to have your favorite JAV stars as your wife.  Typically shot in POV (point of view), these films are not just a collection of lazily slapped together virtual camerawork, but are a truly immersive experience.  It really is the ultimate man's fantasy, having a true hottie that will just degrade herself for you and devote herself to your ultimate pleasure.  From welcome home tittyfucks to good morning blowjobs, this genre is a true gem within JAV.  I only wish we could see some fully interactive films with input from the viewer, like the largely defunct genre of virtual sex DVDs that were popular in western porn in the early to mid 2000s.  Still, I can't complain.  The Moodyz Diva label's "Your Bride" series is one of the consistently excellent series in this genre.  I can't say I've seen a bad one.  The interesting thing about this genre is that while it can be tricky for filmmakers to pull off in terms of the camerawork required, when it comes to staging and writing the scenes it's relatively simple.  As long as they deliver a great virtual experience, checking the boxes for various scenarios, making usage of different locales in a house like the bathroom, they will usually pull off a well-executed film.  What it really hinges on is the actress.  If you get a solid performance with all the other pieces, you will have a winning film.  With that in mind, I decided to take a look at this genre entry starring the one and only Hitomi.



The Actress

Hitomi has to be the most fascinating actress in JAV.  When I say fascinating, what I mean there is that she is a bit of an enigma.  Her face is certainly not unattractive, and depending on who you ask you will get responses ranging from hot, to cute, to acceptable, and you might even get some accusations of her being a butterface, though I think that opinion's a bit off base.  But there's no denying that in terms of raw beauty, there are far better performers.  Hitomi's overall body shape is solid, if unspectacular.  However, I will say that I think her ass is often overlooked compared to everything else.  It's not shapely in a tight way like Hasumi Kurea, but it's a big ass, and a great shape as far a big (but not fat) asses go.  I think what really does it for me is the curvature of her hips and the nice hourglass figure she's got going on.  I don't know if it's the Japanese genetics at play, but she definitely has a more shapely and petite frame than many naturally large-chested western stars, who usually carry a wider though still pleasing frame, hence the term "brick house".  You may have noticed that I am a paragraph in to describing her and have yet to mention her tits.  That is intentional.  I really wanted to paint an accurate overall picture before I went into her most obvious feature: her tits which can only be described as titanic.  Due to their massive size, they definitely don't have as pleasing a shape as many other naturally busty (but smaller compared to Hitomi) JAV idols, and I think for some that can also be a drawback.  Yet, on the other hand they are simply amazing and all you want to do is just have a field day with those things.  Regardless of any man's detached and objective opinion on Hitomi, I challenge any red-blooded heterosexual man to deny that they wouldn't go to town on her because she isn't "hot enough".  Still, the reason why I do call her as an enigma is because she does have the drawbacks that I mentioned.  But unlike other actresses, whose drawbacks peg them down on overall attractiveness, there is something very animal about my attraction to Hitomi, almost uncontrollable, which is why I simply have to give her a perfect rating.

I really could spend a lot more time talking about Hitomi, her career, snd her popularity and recognition in the west, and in fact I think I will save that for a full article exploring her career at a later date.  But the focus here is on the film, so I think I'll save those thoughts for another time.

Rating: 4.0






The Performance

In short, she knocks it out of the park with this performance.  One thing I've enjoyed about Hitomi throughout her films is that she is damn good when it comes to eye contact, and given that this is an entirely POV film, there's plenty of it.  She also conveys a level of eroticism that is really a turn on.  She also makes liberal use of aggressive dirty talk, and really looks like she's enjoying herself on camera.  The key to a good virtual wife performance is for the actress to convey that she is really enjoying pleasuring you, as opposed to being more resistant and demure like in other genres.  Hitomi does exactly that in completely immersive performance that will have you thinking that she really is your wife.  She shows absolute perfection in every component, even down to the few parts of dialogue that prelude some of the sex scenes.

Rating: 4.0

Story/Theme/Setting

The execution the virtual wife theme is just about perfect.  You get a welcome home blowjob and tittyfuck scene.  There's a scene where Hitomi is cleaning like a maid and then engages in some fetish lingerie play.  You get to experience what it's like to take a bath with her (hint: it's awesome), followed by an at-home nuru massage.  Later, you can't focus on dinner because her outfit is too much to handle.  Finally, the film closes with a good old fashioned session of banging your wife in the bed.  This is a flawlessly executed example of the genre, with reference-quality camerawork.

Rating: 4.0




Sexual Content

The sex in the aforementioned scenarios is top notch.  You get plenty of tittyfucking action, blowjob action, massage play and more.  Of course, Hitomi's signature cowgirl position dominates, but there's nice virtual missionary and doggystyle, which I find to be very underrated because I love her ass and love to see her tits hanging down from that angle.  Hitomi does all of this enthusiastically, there's not a single disappointing sequence.

Rating: 4.0


Overall

Ladies and gentlemen, what we have got here is a perfect film.  Every Hitomi fan needs this, and for those of you who have been put off by her in the past, this is the one to give it a shot.  If this one doesn't convert you, nothing will.  It is by far the best Hitomi film in recent days, and perhaps the best film of hers I've ever seen.  After I completed my draft of this review, I noticed that it was perhaps a bit shorter than any of my other reviews.  At first, I thought I needed to go back and flesh it out a bit more, but I realized that I already said it all.  There's really nothing to criticize in this one, and in terms of the content, it hits you like a force of nature.  This film singlehandedly reinvigorated my interest in Hitomi, and I have to say that a lot of her work since this film, from 2015 into 2016 has been top notch.  If you were ever a fan of hers who lost interest like I did, this is a great time to jump back on board, and you can start with this amazing film.

Rating: 4.0  
Legendary Classic




Monday, June 27, 2016

Editorial: Apologies, Agencies, and Agency



While the world loses its mind over Brexit, there have been an interesting development in our distinctly Japanese industry. The Intellectual Property Promotion Association, the JAV industry group that represents the labels, issued an apology last week for "not acting of its own volition" after Japanese police arrested several executives from a talent agency after a former talent alleged she had been raped repeatedly on camera for adult videos and threatened with financial penalties if she didn't complete her contractual obligations. The IPPA further revealed it had spoken with human rights lawyers and come up with suggestions to "govern the behaviour of production companies to try and prevent further abuse."

This is not a new development. A human rights group publicly announced that the number of young women hoping to be models and then forced to participate in pornographic movies was rising. What's different here is that the young woman decided to go to the police on this matter. Usually, the women stay silent. In this case, the fact the young woman was allegedly forced to participate in over a hundred films probably gave her enough impetus to do something about it.

The apology is probably the first of its kind, but there are issues with the "proactive" side. First, about 20% of "legit" adult film producers are not part of the association, and none of the underground pornographers (obviously). Second, this does nothing about the profit motive of the likely true owners of the entire entertainment industry, the yakuza. Third, this is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. There won't be any penalties for not following it. Don't expect the Japanese government to make much of an effort to regulate the industry beyond the famous censor mosaic - yakuza involvement virtually ensures a blind eye.

Let's analyze a bit and look at the perp. I know I've spoken in legalese, dropping in the "allegedly" often, but I'm 99% certain that the executives from the Marks Japan talent agency are guilty. The Japanese justice system is risk-averse, underfunded, and undermanned - they only prosecute cases they are absolutely certain they will win. In other words, cases with a preponderance of evidence. At the same time, who the bloody hell are Marks Japan? I spoke with Mr. White before writing this, and he only learned of them when I sent him the BBC article. Given Mr. White's encyclopedic knowledge on the "backstage" of the JAV industry, that was all I needed to confirm my suspicions that Marks Japan was another "pump and dump" agency, the kind that takes up expensive offices in an overpriced, trendy area like Shibuya in order to use the veneer of respectability to use and discard the naive. Of course, step on one of these cockroaches and they'll respawn under new management elsewhere.

In my Yua Mikami review, I noted what she probably had to do to continue her career as an idol until she was (probably) dismissed for rebellion. If this happens at a talent agency with global notability, a no-name agency without even a website is even more likely to use the young women desperate to become a celebrity. Aspiring talent should look for reputable agencies and if they are found wanting, they should give up and do something else. There's no reason to take a chance on celebrity when they're more likely to end up scarred. This approach preserves the naive from despair they could have avoided in the first place and leaves only those willing to accept the risks.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Review: IPZ-606 FIRST IDEA POCKET Kaho Shibuya


ID: IPZ-606
Actress: Kaho Shibuya
Release Date: 2015-08-01
Label: Tissue
Genres: Big Tits, Slut
Reviewer: Mr. Tan

Introduction

The contrast between whores and sluts is interesting. Whores, and by extension their well-publicized kin porn actresses, are part of a simple economic equation: in exchange for money, they will have sex, either with your or a designated surrogate. This service exists, amongst other reasons, because the demand for the commodity they offer is far outstripped by supply. In addition, the unwritten contract between consumer and provider includes certain securities for the length of the transaction, such as nearly absolute discretion and being able to leave without commitment. Even when they chose to get out of the business, most are quite forthright about their pasts and enable prospective romantic partners to make informed decisions.

Unlike a whore, a slut is a woman who does not provide this commodity in exchange for something of equal transactional value. In market terms, the value of a slut consists mostly of sexual availability and little else. Even so, no matter how talented the slut in a sexual sense, the men she attempts to attract benefit more from a “pump and dump,” as Mr. White would put it, than from anything else. For the cream on top of this recipe of disaster, interaction with the slut does not have the implicit guarantees that come with transactions with whores or ex-whores. The average man can easily be fooled into being a cuckold. Or to quote Mr. White, “You can’t turn a ho into a housewife.”

This, of course, leads into the appeal of the “slut” in adult films. The actress taking on the role of the slut thereby sells not only the usual sexual fantasy, but furthers it with new connotations:
  • I find you attractive.
  • I’m sexually open and available.
  • I need to have sex.
  • I won’t charge you for this exquisite fulfillment of lust.
  • I will not deceive you.
  • I will not entrap you with another man’s offspring.
It’s an intoxicating potion too good to be true, but that’s the point of JAV, with this movie as a good example.


The Actress

In my last review, I complained about the deceptions of Photoshop and judging a film by its cover. My sharp disappointment with JUX-600 caused me to go on a JAV break. This movie pulled me out of that funk. Having been fooled once, I was thorough in researching if Kaho Shibuya was as attractive as her cover picture and, praise the Maker, she is!

As much as I favor Yuma Asami, Kaho Shibuya is more beautiful. The oval shape is well-framed by short black hair and her face is rounded off with a pair of dimples that lend her a mischievous air when she smiles. That mischief is quite attractive, even as it quietly advertises what we’re really dealing with. Let me out put it this way: when she smiles, she makes clear she’s no Yua Mikami.

Physically, Kaho Shibuya has a similar figure to Yuma Asami, with a small waist and large breasts (K cups) that were formed naturally and not butchered into existence by some would-be Pygmalion. This shapely body combined with her beauty makes her bankable.

As to her career, it’s rather non-traditional. She initially appeared under Alice Japan, but didn’t cause many waves until she was signed by Tissue. This is speculation, but it seems that Tissue intended to set her on a path similar to China Matsuoka’s, appearing once a month in much hyped releases. However, Kaho Shibuya decided against that in the most brazen way possible, breaking her contract and appearing in nine films for a number of different labels in a single week. It seems like that worked, given her production schedule since.

Rating 4.0


The Performance

This isn’t Kaho Shibuya’s first time by any reasonable measures of the phrase, but this video is her first appearance working under contract working for the Tissue label. It’s fair to say that after the relative obscurity of her early career, it was her antics in this one which truly promoted her to notoriety.

No innocent here, folks – the star of this film plays the slattern with panache. Even during the introduction sequence, where the camera, much like the male gaze, goes right to her cleavage, Kaho Shibuya’s response can best be summed up as “not yet, eyes up here, then we can play.” Vocally, she reminds me a bit of the Western actress Devon twenty years ago, as she expresses her pleasure without doing the stereotypical JAV whine.

As you might guess, the best word to describe Kaho Shibuya’s performance is “slutty,” but other words that come to mind include enthusiastic, energetic, even greedy. She is certainly conscious of the camera and does a good job of playing to the audience behind the lens, but further brings to mind another word to describe her performance: hedonistic. Even as she plays to the camera, a suspicion lurks that her chosen career is not due to its relative ease or the good pay at the upper tiers, but because she is seeking pleasure. Of course, it could all be a play to the viewer’s fantasies, but at this point, either she’s a fantastic actress or a shameless sybarite.

Rating 4.0 


Story/Theme/Setting

No story, no setting, the theme is how much of a slut Kaho Shibuya is. It’s the weakest part of the whole film as the director seemed more focused on blatant slutdom. It’s an approach that has more in similarity with the average Brazzers scene than with the more typical build-up of JAV. There’s a lesson in creativity that showing is stronger than telling, but this film would have benefited from a bit of subtlety. Even as in your face as it is, there are still a handful of moments that stand out that are more subtle, such as the casual “eyes up here” or the simple practicality of when she uses her cleavage to hold a bottle of water as she drinks. There are four scenes, which don’t necessarily flow together, but more on that momentarily. They mostly work.

Rating 3.0


Sexual Content

This is what the majority of you came for, so to address the obvious question: yes, she plays the slut to perfection. The first sex scene opens with Kaho Shibuya entering an apartment where a couch has been covered with a blanket. She pulls off the blanket to reveal a man bound by sophisticated bondage gear that leave him in a position more often associated with female actresses. After a deeply formal dogeza which brings her head to the ground, our heroine assesses the situation and… analingus ensues.

No one said a slut needed to be rude.

After analingus and fellatio, Kaho Shibuya proceeds to… well, cowgirl position and mounts him like a pony. She remains fully clothed until the director reminds her that maybe it would be polite to give her new toy some room to move, perhaps even free her breasts from the confines of her sweater and bra. Our heroine amiably agrees and… frees the actor’s legs, leaving essentially exactly how she found him, before she proceeds to further fellatio and a bit of paizuri. She’s about to mount the actor again when the director suggests freeing him completely.

The actor proceeds to eat out and finger Kaho Shibuya so aggressively that she squirts. What ensues is an aggressive sex scene where the two aim to assert dominance via sex. A variety of positions follow as each pushes against the other more forcefully until the winner is, obviously, Kaho Shibuya. She’s almost disappointed when she finishes off her challenger, but her good humor returns quickly.

The next scene is more routine, as Kaho Shibuya wears a silky white baby doll and uses her hands, mouth, and breasts to bring the male actor to orgasm.

The final two scenes are gangbangs, but of very different natures. The more routine gangbang opens in a way that suggests slut Kaho Shibuya has been called upon to provide a man with a deeper comprehension of sex, but that’s dispensed with after two more fellows appear. Our heroine appears quite pleased with the scenario and goes on the attack, using almost every means available to her to seek pleasure for herself. I say almost as there is no anal in this film. There’s one particular moment where she’s on her back and one actor is pounding away, another is using her mouth, and the last makes aggressive use of her breasts. The scene continues as the actors drop out one by one as their inevitable orgasms renders unable to compete, the sexual version of Highlander. The last survivor is as aggressive as the actor from the first scene, but even as he finishes on Kaho Shibuya’s face, we all know who won.

The last scene reverses the first, where the three actors seized Kaho Shibuya and bind her with the bondage gear from the first scene. The actors are armed with all kinds of sex toys, including dildos, vibrators, and massagers, but even as she squirts onto the camera, it’s clear she loves it. Even after they remove her restraints, they discover she has no interest in escape. When they finally leave, it’s clear that even as she recovers her breath, Kaho Shibuya would gladly take more for free.

Rating 3.5


Overall

This film was Kaho Shibuya’s breakout role, as her popularity grew exponentially after this point. Three months after this film, she was confident enough in her staying power to deliberately break a contract with a label and essentially get away scot-free. Kaho Shibuya is the college slut, the hottest girl on campus whose sexual availability is legendary, but does not capitalize on her assets. She portrays a sexual hedonist and I’m not convinced it’s an act. This film is worth watching, particularly for those who enjoy her particular brand of slatternly brazenness.

Rating: 3.6 B+
Strongly Recommended

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Review: WANZ-342 Big Ass Maniacs Hasumi Kurea




ID: WANZ-342
Actress: Hasumi Kurea
Release Date: 2015-05-01
Label: Wanz Factory
Genres: Butt
Reviewer: Mr. White

Introduction

Hasumi Kurea is an interesting performer.  She has a bit of a following among western JAV fans, largely due to her roles typically being more dominant and active like western starlets, as opposed to some of the more passive traits in demand among many Japanese fans.  She also has quite the body on her, and knows just how to use it.  This film, as the title suggests, is very ass-centric, albeit it does not contain anal.  However, it can be a refreshing departure to a degree to have an ass film where anal is not in the cards.  Released in the middle of 2015, this is considered by many of her fans to be one of her signature performances.




The Actress

As I said, Hasumi Kurea is interesting, not just by way of her performances, but for her look.  She has a bit of a "fake/plastic" look going on, yet it's more restrained than a gyaru girl for example.  She has a nice set of big fake boobs, but they are proportionate to her body and don't have an excessively artificial look about them.  The best way I could describe them is that they have that nice symmetrical roundness that comes with plastic without a lot of the drawbacks that can come from a poor surgical job or a poorly chosen shape or size.  When coupled with her natural curves, they work well.  She also has a facial shape that I can't really describe well, but I find appealing.  But most of all, she has what many consider to be the current best ass in all of JAV.  That's a pretty strong statement, but I've heard it from many corridors and I certainly think she very well could be.  The most similar actress to her would probably be Tia, who shares a similar facial structure, fake boobs, and great ass as well, though I think Tia might've had a bit more done in the plastic department.  Comparing them head to head might make for an interesting future article.  I consider myself more of a Tia fan, but I've been getting into Kurea-chan a little bit more these days.  Rating her is a bit of a challenge.  I think you have to start at a minimum of 2.5 out 4.0 just for the ass alone, and then work your way up from there.  She's got a little bit of an overbite, but not in a fucked up snaggletooth way, in a cute sort of way, though that might be a turn off for some.  In my heart I want to give her an overall perfect rating, but objectively there's just something missing that comes up a bit short.

Rating: 3.8






The Performance

Now this rating is much easier.  She easily knocks out of the park with a dominating and aggressive performance.  She shoves her ass into the male actor's faces with force.  She also face sits and receives a healthy licking.  There's also a fair amount of ass-focused cowgirl action.  Yet as you might expect in an ass film, there is a ton of doggy style, where it's her turn to get dominated, though she does not just lay there and take it, she really knows how to work that ass and play up her best feature.  The Ass Maniacs series has been going for some time now, but it felt as if it was tailor-made for her.

Rating: 4.0



Story/Theme/Setting

This ass-centric film really doesn't have much in the way of story, it makes use of its running time to focus on the ass of the performer.  For those looking for story, that will be a disappointment, but if you pick this up based on the title and the cover, what you see is exactly what you get.  There is no shortage of quality ass action, so this film delivers exactly what it's supposed to.  I'm going to give it just shy of a perfect rating though, because I feel they could've done just a little something to go the extra mile.

Rating: 3.8


Sexual Content

In terms of quantity, this is almost 3 hours of pretty much nonstop sexual content, so you are literally getting a lot of bang for your buck.  While ass-focused, I did appreciate that there was still room for some blowjob action.  Particularly early in the video, the filmmakers score points with me when they have Kurea-chan giving an eager blowjob while squatting in high heels.  The reason why this is so awesome is because they devote a lot of camera time to the view from behind, so you get to her ass moving up and down as her whole body bobs along to the blowjob she is giving.  Really nothing short a of a well-conceived and staged scene.  Naturally there is all the ass you could ever dream of, with lots of great doggystyle variants, including her pounding backward along to her partner, having her head buried in the bed, and using her hands to spread her ass open.  Really, this is an ass-lover's dream.  I also liked the usage of some short solo interludes between the sex scenes, where you can just admire her form.  Finally, I don't know if it's just my personal taste or what, but out of the approximately 2 hour and 51 minute running time, I found the first sexual sequence (at about 45 minutes) and the final sequence (also at about 45 minutes) to be the best parts of the film, with the ending narrowly being the best.  I have to knock off just a little bit of points though.  For some reason, the filmmakers decided it would be a good idea for Kurea-chan to cover up those great tits of hers with clothing for a good portion of the film.  I would understand that if it was a cosplay or lingerie film, but just because this is an ass film doesn't mean I don't want to see her completely nude, or even have some tit grabbing to go with the doggystyle scenes.  Luckily the end sequence and the beginning sequence offer some good looks at her tits.

Rating: 3.8


Overall

Overall, this is an excellent execution of the ass-focused concept.  It belongs in every ass fan's collection, as well as for fans of Hasumi Kurea, this truly is one her definitive performances.  For those of you new to her, I also think it's a great introduction as long as you aren't put off by the limitations of the film being so ass-focused.  It's not quite a legendary example of JAV perfection, but in my book it's pretty much a must own for just about any JAV fan, because we all could use a great ass in our collection.  All in all, a very very high B+.

Rating: 3.8  B+ 
Must Own