Japan's porn industry is in crisis
The Bengal Tiger (Panthera Tigris Tigris) with a conservation status listed as endangered, is still the most numerous tiger subspecies with a population (though in decline) of 2500. However, Shimiken, a Japanese porn star in a moment of solicitation took to Twitter recently to say that male Japanese porn actors are rarer than Bengal tigers.
Shimiken, who is considered the "king" of the Japanese porn industry and has appeared in over 7,000 adult films in his career, tweeted:
“There are only 70 or so male adult video actors. That’s less than the number of Bengal tigers."
His remarks provoked a Twitter storm in Japan, with nearly 3,000 re-tweets as users weighed in on the debate. The actor further continued, “there are ten thousand adult video actresses, and with four thousand releases every month, the number of male actors simply isn’t enough.”
Shimiken was tweeting in an effort to encourage more men to enter his profession. He also noted that he has the staying power to keep on going, despite making a jaw-dropping two to three films in a day. With having sex two to three times every day, Shimiken is not only living the life but is enjoying the time spent exercising his libido.
Shimiken (shown above) has been in the business for 17 years, and he is yet to hit boredom and is looking forward to working until he is 100 which is quite a good decision assuming the decline continues. Lack of male porn stars have been associated with a growing social trend known as herbivore men and is common among those who shun sex and traditional masculine values in favor of a quiet, uncompetitive lifestyle.
An adult film actress, Yuko Shiraki, said men have become weaker mentally, less macho and proactive about sex. A celebrated director who has been in the business for 25 years also attributed the decline to less "hunger" for sex amongst men.
The growing demand for men in the $20 billion industry is a cause for worry as the sex demand of the whole country is too big a task for 70 men to carry. With any luck, help should find its way to Shimiken soon. On another note, it is the writer’s opinion that Japans porn industry’s men shortage will be solved in less than 24 hours if they opened their doors to foreigners.
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