What do JAV actresses get paid?

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glc

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I assume there is some kind of pay scale and agents get involved also.

But is there a range of what a relatively well-known Japanese adult star makes for a full-length film with her as the only female?

It seems that some of the actresses make several dozens of films a year. What kind of salary do they get? Are they under contract with one studio?

If there's a link to a site(s) that have this kind of information, that would be helpful too.

Thank you.
 

glc

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Thank you for the information. I expected number in this range, but had no evidence. Again, thanks.
 

Inertia

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A top level actress's AGENCY may be paid around $5000USD for a day's shoot if it's one of those solo girl titles with 2 penetration scenes and 2-3 foreplay one (BJ, HJ, etc.).

Most JAV agency's take 50% of the cut.

There are exceptions if they're super popular/in demand. Like if Kirara Asuka was thinking of doing another title I bet she can get more. But otherwise, that's about as much as you'll be getting a day (2.5K'ish).
 

fenton

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I met Yuki Jin back in 2015:
http://www.waap.co.jp/work/item.php?itemcode=WDI053
She told me she earned 500,000yen per month, and all she had to do was make two movies per month. She also had to do hand-shake events etc., but wasn't paid any extra.

That's not actually all that much really. It depends on where she lives etc but 500k yen isn't going to finance a lavish lifestyle or let her save up a lot.

Also being in that line of work it's hard to get credit for stuff like buying a car or a house. You can see why so many actresses want their movies deleted when they retire so that they can get a normal job. 500k maybe seems like a lot when they are 18 but they eventually realize that it's not so sweet.
 

darksider59

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That's not actually all that much really. It depends on where she lives etc but 500k yen isn't going to finance a lavish lifestyle or let her save up a lot.

Also being in that line of work it's hard to get credit for stuff like buying a car or a house. You can see why so many actresses want their movies deleted when they retire so that they can get a normal job. 500k maybe seems like a lot when they are 18 but they eventually realize that it's not so sweet.

That's why she is a host in a casino or something like that. You can see on her twitter.

Few days ago, I found an interview of Kaho Shibuya done by a youtuber (easily the best porn star interview I've seen, so chill) and she explained how actresses are paid.
 

pukimai

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That's why she is a host in a casino or something like that. You can see on her twitter.

Few days ago, I found an interview of Kaho Shibuya done by a youtuber (easily the best porn star interview I've seen, so chill) and she explained how actresses are paid.

In this video, Kaho Shibuya said that Kizuna Sakura is retiring... so sad.... her next month video will be anal, so will she retire with anal video as her last video ?
 

darksider59

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In this video, Kaho Shibuya said that Kizuna Sakura is retiring... so sad.... her next month video will be anal, so will she retire with anal video as her last video ?

When they retire, there is often a mention on the movie cover (引退).
 

radaogapgap

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That's why she is a host in a casino or something like that. You can see on her twitter.

Few days ago, I found an interview of Kaho Shibuya done by a youtuber (easily the best porn star interview I've seen, so chill) and she explained how actresses are paid.
But have you seen this? This is way more professional.
 
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darksider59

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But have you seen this? This is way more professional.

More professional doesn't always mean better. With Kaho, they also talk about what she likes outside JAV, both know the anime or manga they are talking about. It's like when a radio will interview a band, they always ask the same basic question you hear everytime whilst when it's a fan interviewing, the questions are way more interesting.
 

asianbooblover

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Thanks for these video interviews. It helps humanize these women who we only see as sex objects. I am amazed at the number of films they do in a month's period. No one mentioned it, but I wonder if the pounding they take finally wears them out? Also, if their boyfriends feel somewhat inadequate during sex compared to the guys they perform with on-screen? I find it hard to believe that they would have the staying power of male porn actors. I realize you are comparing sex as a business as opposed to sex with real feelings, but still...
 

fenton

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Thanks for these video interviews. It helps humanize these women who we only see as sex objects. I am amazed at the number of films they do in a month's period. No one mentioned it, but I wonder if the pounding they take finally wears them out? Also, if their boyfriends feel somewhat inadequate during sex compared to the guys they perform with on-screen? I find it hard to believe that they would have the staying power of male porn actors. I realize you are comparing sex as a business as opposed to sex with real feelings, but still...

Vaginas don't work like that, they don't wear out any more than your dick does.

Private life sex is very different to on camera sex. No stop/start, less pressure to fake it and you can go at your own pace. Need another 5 minites warm up? No problem. It's also more relaxing to know that the guy isn't going to cum in their hair at the end of it and the director isn't going to want difficult positions.
 

smallbird

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A top level actress's AGENCY may be paid around $5000USD for a day's shoot if it's one of those solo girl titles with 2 penetration scenes and 2-3 foreplay one (BJ, HJ, etc.).

Most JAV agency's take 50% of the cut.

There are exceptions if they're super popular/in demand. Like if Kirara Asuka was thinking of doing another title I bet she can get more. But otherwise, that's about as much as you'll be getting a day (2.5K'ish).
How accurate would you say the numbers on these agency recruitment pages are?

http://www.t-powers.co.jp/job/
http://mines-pro.jp/pc/content.html
http://cmore.jp/recruit/work.html
https://linx.live/work/job/