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...series, Maniac Training of Lolitas, in December 2004. Its popularity led the company to follow up with Tokuda starring in Forbidden Elderly Care in August 2006. Other series followed, and soon elder porn had revealed itself as a sustainable new revenue stream for the industry. "The adult-video industry is very competitive," says Glory Quest p.r. representative Kayoko Iimura. "If we only make standard fare, we cannot beat other studios. There were already adult videos with Lolitas or themes of incest, so we wanted to make something new. A relationship between wife and an old father-in-law has enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Booming Sex Niche: Elder Porn | 6/17/2008 | See Source »

...made love in the previous year, while 38% of couples in their 50s no longer have sex at all. Those figures were attributed to the stresses of Japanese working life. Yet at the same time, the country has seen a surge in demand for pornography that has turned adult videos into a billion-dollar industry, with "elder porn" one of its fastest-growing genres. (See pictures of Japan and the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Booming Sex Niche: Elder Porn | 6/17/2008 | See Source »

...Tokuda stresses the appeal of his work to an audience of his peers: "Elderly people don't identify with school dramas," he says. "It's easier for them to relate to older-men-and-daughters-in-law series, so they tend to watch adult videos with older people in them." The veteran porn star plans to keep working until he's 80 - or older, as long as the industry will cast him. Given the bullish market for his work, he's unlikely to go without work. (See pictures of self-injury in Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Booming Sex Niche: Elder Porn | 6/17/2008 | See Source »

...Japan's adult-video industry is believed to be worth as much as $1 billion a year, according to industry insiders, with the largest video-store chain Tsutaya releasing about 1,000 new titles monthly, while the mega adult mail-order site DMM releases about 2,000 titles each month. Although films featuring women in their teens and 20s are the mainstay of the industry, a trend toward "mature women" has become evident over the past five years. Currently, about 300 of the 1,000 adult videos on offer at Tsutaya...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Booming Sex Niche: Elder Porn | 6/17/2008 | See Source »

...mature-women titles, says that when the company started offering the genre a few years ago, the term referred to actresses in their late 20s, and that last year it was expanded to those in their 70s. The company believes the advantage of mature titles is their enduring appeal. "Adult videos with young actresses sell well only in the first three months after the release," Kadowaki explains. "On the other hand, mature-women films enjoy a steady, long-term popularity, which after 10 years or so might lead to a best seller." And then there are the cost savings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Booming Sex Niche: Elder Porn | 6/17/2008 | See Source »

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