When former Beboga! cutie Ichika Nagano was danching her kawaii ass off as an idol, you wouldn't have imagined her even doing AV. But here she is in STARS-256, not only stripping and having sex on camera, but also getting reduced to a sobbing fuck toy. STARS-256 is an intense, and understandably divisive title, for this newbie with an angelic face. 

Plot

Ichika Nagano arranges a meeting with a group of old men. The agenda: to let them use her to satisfy their sick desires. This AV doesn't ease into the hardcore content. Ichika-chan finds herself in too deep the moment she enters the cursed hotel room. 

Sex

To be honest, watching Ichika get used as she did in STARS-256 was kind of a shock. She did everything, and more, than you'd expect from a STARS title. She was deepthroated, played with giant vibrators, spat on the mouth, slapped, bound, tossed around like a doll, got her hair pulled, piston-fucked to oblivion. 

The actors were really rough and Ichika-chan is obviously not used to this treatment. She was in tears throughout the entire movie, and she even burst into an ugly cry at one point. Personally, I'm not a fan of seeing women as cute as Ichika in distress, but I guess if you're really into hardcore stuff, this STARS-256 is a gold mine. 

But regardless of its intensity and whether you like hardcore or not, you have to admit that STAR-256 was nicely done. It doesn't have the shoddy gonzo vibe that is common in hardcore titles. Every angle seems and sequence seems to have been planned. 

Moreover, the energy throughout the movie doesn't let up. There are also lots of interesting positions and unique scenarios that I haven't seen before, such as when they made Ichika crawl on all fours with a vibrator tail on her pussy. Whoever came up with these is a sick genius. 

Production Quality

As this is an SOD Create production, you'd expect a bit of quality. And yes, they did give Ichika-chan the production quality she deserves. Although most of the film was filmed inside a hotel room, there were also outdoor shots of Ichika in uniform. There were also a number of props, such as this gigantic vibrator they used on Ichika. It's the first time I've seen that in a movie. There's also some sweet bondage frames, collars, chains, and other goodies. 

The camera angles and lighting were also nicely done. Everything is clear and we can get really close to Ichika's taught body. 

One small but important detail is seeing how the movie transpired from the early morning til night. The glass windows allows us to see the subtle changes in the background, giving us a vague approximation of the movie's duration. When the night finally falls on Ichika, the director did not switch the lights on, so it seems as if Ichika is descending deeper into being a total fuckslave. A minor detail, but that tells you that they're not joking about the 'whole-day' piston fuck thing. 

Overall Satisfaction

The interview at the end showed Ichika smiling despite all the things she had to go through, so let's just jope Ichika-chan was properly compensated. Who are we to say that she didn't enjoy it? Perhaps, our little ex-idol is really that much a pervert. 

If anything, it tells us that despite her innocent looks, Ichika is a total champ,and we could only expect more adventurous titles from her as her young career continues to bloom.