70 male pornstars vs. 10,000 female pornstars

Japan's AV industry is well developed, and most people outside the country believe that being an actor is one of the most "sexually" satisfying jobs in life. But the fact is, there are only 70 professional male actors active in the front line in Japan, but there are more than 10,000 active female actors. Such an unbalanced gender ratio in the workplace makes these male actors seem outnumbered.

It is reported that Japanese AV director Risawa Yujiro is about to release a documentary film to show the outside world the living conditions of Japanese male actors, so that people can understand the sadness of this job that seems like heaven but is actually hell. Director Risawa Yujiro has over 20 years of experience in shooting AVs, and has produced over 2,000 films. The film is initially scheduled to premiere in Shibuya, Japan on February 23 this year. It is titled "The Survival Guide of AV Actors". The film interviews 20 well-known AV actors in Japan, including the male god among actors Kato Toru, and Agawa Yoshi, who holds the record for the highest number of ejaculations in a single month (72 times). The film mentions that Japan releases more than 4,500 new films every month on average, with an annual output value of 55 billion yen (about 3.3 billion yuan). There are more than 10,000 actresses and only 70 actors, which shows the huge workload.

Japanese AV actors mainly work part-time, and many of them are college students. There is also data showing that one in every 200 women in Japan has appeared in an AV film. The film mainly explains the Japanese AV industry from the perspective of male actors. The film begins with sexually transmitted diseases and sexual techniques, and then extends to explore the values, emotional outlook, and realistic shooting style of the male actors in the industry. The purpose is to allow the public to truly and fully understand this seemingly mysterious world.

AV actors have hard work and low pay

There is a term in the AV industry for male actors, calling men who shoot AVs in order to get close to their idols "juice", which is the lowest level of male actors. There are also a large number of semi-amateur male actors who only expose their organs and are irresponsible, almost impossible to count. There are about twenty real professional male actors. The "professionalism" of these people lies in the fact that they can get "hard" automatically anytime and anywhere without external stimulation, unlike semi-amateurs or "juices" who have to prepare themselves for a long time before they can go into action. However, compared to actresses who can easily earn hundreds of thousands of yen, the value of professional male actors is much lower.

"Juice" male actor: 5,000 yen (about RMB 292) per film.

Semi-amateur male actors (such as Nagase in charge): 20,000 yen (about 1,217 yuan) per film.

Professional male actors (such as Togawa Natsuya who appeared last): 50,000 yen (about RMB 3,042) per film.

Top male actors (such as Kato Toru and Chocolate Ball): Each film is paid 100,000 yen (about 6,085 yuan).

What can you buy with 30,000 yen (about 2,100 yuan) in Japan today? The most common LV cosmetic bag is 31,500 yen; a 30 ml bottle of Chanel perfume costs 36,750 yen; if you go traveling, Japanese women's favorite three-day tour to South Korea costs 29,800 yen. According to the current market situation in the Japanese AV industry, actresses can only earn 30,000 yen a day by stripping naked and working hard. What excites fans is that most of these actresses who are paid 30,000 yen are standard "amateurs", or what we Chinese call good family girls.

Japan was once a world-famous "sex superpower". But as the Japanese economy continues to be sluggish, the AV industry is becoming increasingly sluggish. In recent years, Japan's monthly AV production has been only 2,500 films. Due to the shrinking market size, the AV profession has seen a situation of "too many monks and too little porridge". The average actress can only get 30,000 yen (about 2,500 yuan) per film, which is a huge contrast compared to the 10 million yen 15 years ago.

My roommate, who was called the "AV Queen" in the late 1990s, said that when the AV industry was at its peak, the pay for a film reached 5 million yen, and actresses who performed alone could earn an average of 1 million yen. But the pay is inversely proportional to the actress's qualifications. As they get older, the money they get will become less and less.