Other performers (discussion about male performers)

[Nick_Wells]

OK, so I was intentionally vague with that title 'cos I didn't want to scare anyone off - but this isn't scary, so don't worry.

As I've been doing my reviews I've been dealing with something that I've noticed for awhile about JAV. The male performers seem to be fairly anonymous. In fact, they are almost never credited in a video.

Now I'm not into dudes or anything ("Not that there's anything wrong with that!") - but having names of everyone in a scene makes it much easier to write. There's only so many times you can refer to a performer as "dude" before it wears thin - some might say that's even one time.

Also, girls seem to enjoy working with certain guys more than others. For me, I find that I often enjoy a scene more if a girl is really into it. Then again, for some people, the opposite is true; they get-off on watching girls enduring a scene with a guy they're repulsed by (again, I'm not here to judge).

And finally, there's what I like to call the "Nick Manning" factor. For those of you unfamiliar with western porn, just google "dropping loads" and what I'm about to say will be crystal clear.

There are just some guys that are such douche-bags that it pisses me off that they get to have sex with anyone, let alone paid to screw hot chicks. OK, maybe I am here to judge... a little.

In these cases, I try to avoid them all together unless the female(s) in question are REALLY hot. Then I definitely make sure the volume is muted.

Anyway, my point is that there are several reasons you may want to know who a male performer is, regardless of whom you may be attracted to.

With that in mind I'm gonna start posting some names with pictures to help identify the guys. In addition, I'm hoping that some of you guys might be able to find some, too.

I think there's only like 70 guys working in the industry today so it shouldn't be that hard to track just about all of them down. So, here we go; I'm sure you'lll instantly recognize all of these guys...


Genjin Moribayashi 森林原人


Masatoshi Kuroda 黒田将稔


Ryo Sawai 沢井亮


Shimiken しみけん


Taku Yoshimura 吉村卓


Yoji Agawa 阿川陽志

* note the distinctive tattoo on his right arm

Anymore you guys can identify would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

-Nick

 

[Nick_Wells]

Three more familiar faces for you...

Manjiro Yamada 山田万次郎


Yoshi Hattori 服部義


Yoshiya Minami 南佳也


-Nick

 

[Nick_Wells]

OK, now I need to see if you guys out there can help me put names to the faces of these two:



This guy usually plays a pretty creepy dude. He's fairly skinny and he has two tattoos, a small one on his chest and some symbols in a band around his arm.

Off the top of my head, I know he's in XV-1099, n0666 & n0724 (from TOKYO-HOT) as well as countless other videos (naturally).

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I always mentally referred to this guy as "Monchichi" - if you recognize that reference and have seen this guy before, I think you'll know what I mean.

Anyway, he's in XV-1099, BLK-010 & BLK-016. And again, many many others.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

-Nick

 

[Zen10101]

Tony Ooki, who is massive in the Chinese community because of his incredible resemblance to popstar Jay Chou (who played Kato in The Green Hornet). There are dozens of fan made music videos on youtube featuring Chou's songs to Ooki's AV scenes, some of which are brilliantly hilariousandalaugh:

Don't ask me which one is him, I can't tell lol.

Does anyone know the name of this guy? I always refer to him as the "Pacino of JAV", would like to know his actual name.

 

[jugulear]

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This is unbelievable, Nick. I don't know how you did it. Don't you realize the identities of male JAV performers are a closely guarded secret? In order to uncover them, you have to do as Jason did, going to the ends of the earth to get that golden fleece, or as Indiana Jones went through two hours of action to unearth the Lost Ark. This is monumental!

I touched on this topic myself months ago in a thread entitled, "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Tubby!}... misplaced in the "Identification Help" section. Somewhat amusingly, I also felt the need to "apologize" for the topic at the outset, as did you (Hmmpph! We really care about the women, indeed we do), just in case certain mindsets do not misinterpret.

Someone in my thread had mentioned a curly-haired guy, after which I kept seeing him pop up all over. (Although there could be more than one curly-haired guy.) I suppose he is the one you refer to as "Monchichi," although I am not optimistic about the prospect of coming up with a name. (If you can't do it... who can? In other words: "... it shouldn't be that hard to track just about all of them down"; yeah, okay; if you say so. That is, among non-Japanese speakers, anyway.)

I would like to suggest those who may consider adding photographs to this thread - and photos are so important in a topic such as this - to go through the trouble of fixing up the shot (by fooling around with the brightness). I realize as well sometimes we don't have a choice and we have to post a photo that may be in shadows, but if possible, if you happen to have the movie handy, perform a frame grab from a well lit and clearly visible scene. Some of the shots above are difficult to make out, and, really, performing a frame grab is as easy as 1-2-3. (Not counting the time involved in seeking out the shot.)

I could not be sure, for example, whether the first one in your lot, "Genjin Moribayashi" may be the one I have unkindly referred to as "The Bad."

I did, however, recognize "Tubby," that lovable oaf. (Taku Yoshimura... check. He is actually quite talented.)

The actor who has made an impact on me is the one whom I have branded as "Tenant":

And the one who "irritates" me, but you simply can't get away from this omnipresent lucky bastard, is "The Creep":

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[Nick_Wells]

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This is unbelievable, Nick. I don't know how you did it. Don't you realize the identities of male JAV performers are a closely guarded secret? In order to uncover them, you have to do as Jason did, going to the ends of the earth to get that golden fleece, or as Indiana Jones went through two hours of action to unearth the Lost Ark. This is monumental!

Thanks for the high praise, but it didn't really require any special talent - just tons of patience and perseverance. Just like any research, it was all about starting with some tiny morsel of info then continuing to explore any variation/tangent/rabbit-hole you can find until you come up with something significant.

Prior to the internet, this type of research would've been realistically impossible. Now I find that Google, Wikipedia-Japan and Chrome have become my dear friends.
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I touched on this topic myself months ago in a thread entitled, "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Tubby!}... misplaced in the "Identification Help" section.

Nice. It appears that great minds think alike. andalaugh:

If I come across any of the guys from your thread I'll make sure to post 'em.

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Somewhat amusingly, I also felt the need to "apologize" for the topic at the outset, as did you (Hmmpph! We really care about the women, indeed we do), just in case certain mindsets do not misinterpret.

Funny, isn't it? I mean, honestly, I couldn't care less if people think I'm gay - unless it's an attractive female (then again, I might be able to use that to my advantage...) - but if you don't spell it out for some people, they get all weird about it. I only felt the need to clarify so people would actually read the thread.

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Someone in my thread had mentioned a curly-haired guy, after which I kept seeing him pop up all over. (Although there could be more than one curly-haired guy.) I suppose he is the one you refer to as "Monchichi," although I am not optimistic about the prospect of coming up with a name.

I'm guessing there's a good chance it wasn't "Monchichi" but this guy:

Mūmin ムーミン

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(If you can't do it... who can? In other words: "... it shouldn't be that hard to track just about all of them down"; yeah, okay; if you say so. That is, among non-Japanese speakers, anyway.)

Again, it wasn't exactly rocket surgery - once I found one or two sites I was able to get a lot mileage (so to speak) out of the info. You don't have to speak much Japanese, either - cut & paste, as well as the translate feature in Chrome, goes a long way in that regard.

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I could not be sure, for example, whether the first one in your lot, "Genjin Moribayashi" may be the one I have unkindly referred to as "The Bad."

Yup, that's definitely the same guy.

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I did, however, recognize "Tubby," that lovable oaf. (Taku Yoshimura... check. He is actually quite talented.)

Agreed. He's got a great deal of acting/comedic timing. He also fits a very Japanese cultural archetype.

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The actor who has made an impact on me is the one whom I have branded as "Tenant"

And the one who "irritates" me, but you simply can't get away from this omnipresent lucky bastard, is "The Creep"
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I haven't identified either one... yet. But I feel confident that as many things as I've seen them in that I'll be able to track them down soon.

Anyway, thanks for the feedback. I'll be posting some more shortly.

-Nick

 

[Nick_Wells]

OK, so here's another batch of faces. I think a few of these guys may be a bit more obscure but several of them seem to be in every third video that comes out of Japan these days:

Ittestu Suzuki 鈴木一徹


Jun Odagiri 小田切ジュン


Jun'ichi 純一


Kei Ikeda 池田径


Makoto 真琴


Sada-chan さだちゃん


Shinji Osawa 大沢真司


Taiko Tsukino 月野帯人


Yutaka Ikejima 池島ゆたか



-Nick

 

[vincent_z]

Names

There are two names of JAV males which I think many will recognize:
1) Mickey Yanai {a/k/a Helicopter Man - for all the acrobatic positions he uses in his sex scenes}, and
2) "Chocoball" Mukai (who now is mostly a director).
The male I would like identified I have glimpsed in a number of rough AVs. The most notable one being the third scene in JPS-2, "Offer Girl As A Sacrifice", in which he keeps a female in a dog's cage on the roof of a building.
{I've tried searching for JPS-2. All I find are my posts. :negligent:}

 

[paparoach408]

The Tenant seems to be
Jitta HANAOKA - 花岡じった

not 100% sure

Another guy I used to see alot

Takao KANEDA - 金田たかお

Masahiro TABUCHI 田渕正浩

Shigeo TOKUDA - 徳田重男

Masahiro UEDA - 上田昌宏

 

[jugulear]

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WOW, Paparoach408! How did you do that?? I thought only Nick had the gift to pull the old name-the-JAV-actor rabbit out of his hat.

I am not one hundred percent sure that Jitta Hanaoka is Tenant, but there is a striking resemblance. If so, only fitting given his first name, because the dangerous Tenant can certainly give one the Jitters.

As though it wasn't amazing enough that you came up with one name, you added several more. I recognize Shigeo Tokuda, that decrepit lucky old geezer..!

Sensational work. My deepest compliments.
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[paparoach408]

I'm just trying to make you proud Jugulear I found some more not sure how known they are...

As vincent stated earlier here is

Chocoball MUKAI - チョコボール向井

and Micky Yanai

Setsune KUROSAWA - 黒沢せつね

Tooru MURANISHI - 村西とおる who seems to be king of japan POV market these days.

and this guy I have seen him in a bunch of videos with foreign girls. he is Dango SHIRATAMA - 志良玉弾吾 or just Dango.

 

[jugulear]

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Anyone aware of the great job you've done couldn't help but feel pride,
Paparoach408..!

Caught a JAV that has done something very, very unusual. In an industry notorious for keeping its male actors anonymous, this one surprisingly provided penis recognition in the beginning credits.

What's more, the producers actually coupled the names with their English version.

Here is the card, from Mother and Son Who Are Driven Into the Ground, Vol. 2, [CM-1003], with Shizuko Miyauchi:

That was interesting enough, but what caught my attention was that "The Creep" (see previous page for reference; the annoying face at left, below, is his) was one of the two fellows.

When I Googled both names in turn, I got nowhere. (Keiji Edokawa, Ginji Sarukawa.)

It would be satisfying if this clue will finally allow for the uncovering of The Creep's identity. It seems he's got to be either one name, or the other. (That is, Keiji ... or Ginji. Hope it's not Keiji, as he can't be Keiji. He makes the people who watch him Cagey.)

The key is the Japanese names that a Japanese-knowledgeable party can look into, since the spelling of the English names could be off.


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[paparoach408]

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When I Googled both names in turn, I got nowhere. (Keiji Edokawa, Ginji Sarukawa.)



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I found Ginji SAGAWA - 佐川銀二 this is sadly the best picture I can link with his name, if I read his bio right he was born in 1965 and he is nicknamed the ANAL king

Also just found a compilation video of his opbd082 but couldn't find a unbanned image of it

the other I could not find

edit: I fixed images on my previous links

 

[jugulear]

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Paparoach408, you deserve a parade! How did you do that??

(Readers, see the middle icon at the top right of Papa's post? Please click on that and add to his reputation! He must be rewarded for this remarkable accomplishment.)

Finally, The Creep has been unveiled. I don't know whether to cheer... or to cry.

How appropriate for him to be known as "The Anal King," because that confirms he is an asshole expert.

Here is the cover of that compilation movie; I can't believe he got his own movie:


(Please click to enlarge OPBD-082)

"BEST Professional DNADY Sagawa silver following Transsexual and actress also be hight in FUCK Cock of Love! And FUCK like beasts have a lot of luck in the big cock greedily, I collect all of the SM humiliation play spree blame M woman reaches the limit grazing super hard!"

Eight hours of The Creep...

E-Eight hours...

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[barba]

my hero.

 

[Dogzenkatz]

My 2 favourites are Toru Muranishi and Masato Ichijo. When they take to a clitoris with vibrators, they are merciless!

 

[Jack1956]

I prefer these names!! Taken from the title sequence of [JBD-157] Lady Attackers From Hell II .

Both are well known and the guy who plays the fantastically named Don Mahler (who knew the Austrian genius was into JAV??) is one of the 5-6 who guarantees a good performance. I don't want to know their real names in particular but Nick has a good point - there are some men you can rely on to be appropriately sleazy, nasty, passionate, loving etc., without getting in the way of the women we slaver over. They are to me a lust filled reference point and a mirror of what we would do if we had the chance to have sex with all these women.

By the way, Don is especially good in the film as Yuu Kawakami slips him a lethal drug and then literally fucks him to death as part of the usual revenge story. The ever-lovely Yuu is superb in the sequence.

 

[jugulear]

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That was a very intriguing addition, Jack1956; and thank you for adding the photos, on a thread as this they become essential. The member who posted before you, Dogzenkatz, also seems to have unraveled a couple of mystery JAV men, but the names are almost meaningless without accompanying images, unless one takes the trouble to research. (I see Dogzenkatz has shed more light on Toru Muranishi, a few months ago, on this page in the Akiba-Online archives.)

LADY ATTACKERS FROM HELL II [JBD-157] sounded like fun, and I took a look around for it - pity the stream site "Redtube" carried the full version not long ago, but now not any longer. I see the film is available on this other stream site, unfortunately chopped up into five pieces. (If you feel like snatching it from here, each piece is about 78 MB and 22 minutes.)

I have not seen the film, but fast-forwarding on the site, it did not look to me like the featured English names ("Don Mahler" and "Jack Connor") were from the title sequence, but from into the movie; I got the notion the female agents were studying the villains they needed to pursue in "Charlie's Angels" fashion (in other words, the names reflect the characters the actors play in the movie). The next portrait shown is "Elisa Mahler," played by Yumi Kazama... probably the wife of Don Mahler.

Yu Kawakami looked pretty sweet, though, from the little I viewed. The death-through-sex angle reminded me of the final scene from the classic sleaze flick, ILSA, HAREM KEEPER OF THE OIL SHEIKS.


EDIT: Below... the amazing Paparoach408 has come through... again!

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[paparoach408]

Masato ICHIJÔ - 一条真都

Jack1956 found them

 

[Jack1956]

Jug,

Another perceptive post. You are absolutely right of course in that the screen shots of 'Don Mahler' and 'Lee Connor' are taken from the early part of the film, identifying the good guys and the bad guys to the heroic female avengers.

But Don Mahler seems to me to be a fantastic name. We want to know the names of JAV actresses but I do not really want to know the real names of the men - they are there to fulfil a purpose, lucky bastards. Pseudonyms like the one you use for 'Tenant' seem just right for me and that is how I will recall them.

Paparoach is also spot-on in that most of the reliably sleazy male performers are to be found in FA-PRO productions. It is almost a repertory company of them.

The Sleazy Six are attached. There is also another Lucky Bastard (last photo attachment), balding with greying hair who usually plays the father, husband's friend etc., and this guy is in a lot of movies where he and other males perform together with one woman. He is one of the attackers in [NSPS-145] Ultimate Father Daughter Swap with Misa Yuuki playing the mother to the hapless wheelchair bound Ai Mizushima who fucks mother and comatose daughter. Jugulear presented this brilliantly here:

http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1147827&highlight=nsps-145

The Lucky Bastard is also one of the fortunate recipents of the charms of Yui Tatsumi in [DV-1393] Old Man Paradise and punches the air when he dumps his sperm on her face. Git!

My names for the first three are there if you move the cursor over them : 'Don Mahler', then in the glasses 'Bernard Hepton' (one for old English actor fans!) and thirdly 'The Golden Archer' (after McDonalds because he is everywhere in father-in-law, stepfather and older adulterer movies). These are my nicknames for them in my archive and I've used Jug's great name 'Tenant' for number 4. The others are named just 'Lucky Bastards 1 to 3.'

One for the moderators : is there any way this great thread and Jugulear's terrific thread outlined above can be combined?

Best

Jack