Mitsuha Kikukawa - Temptation Clothing Shop
Translation and Timing by ZENRA

Some find the best kind of sex to be that of a risky variant.  Why settle for a private intimate affair when you can really push the limit of decency by doing the deed somewhere where being caught can actually happen?  Well, once upon a time there were some JAV studios that did just that though nowadays actual public filming of sex within the Japanese adult video umbrella essentially does not happen; too many risks, too hard to even get good footage filming so covertly and hastily, and the legal repercussions if done wrong are simply too great.  We're in modern times which call for modern solutions.

Enter DREAM TICKET.  It already was a few years ago where we tested the waters of their newfound #holdthemoan fetish by releasing a pair of movies from the TEMPTATION SALON series (mild spoiler:  we'll be showing more in the future!).  Both movies did very well and we're happy to see that not only have they been pushing out releases with that setup somewhat regularly, they've expanded to other themes as well...like a clothing shop.

Some may wonder:  is TEMPTATION CLOTHING SHOP filmed on location?  Is that a real clothing shop that somehow let DREAM TICKET shoot at?  The answer is no.  And no, this isn't based on insider knowledge (we wouldn't ever share that!).  Rather, anyone who's seen more than two movies shot by them or WAAP (both companies are very closely related) would be able to recognize the location as that big industrial room on the second (or was it third?) floor of the studio building WAAP owns.  Either way, they did a fantastic job making it appear like an actual clothing store.  We've the outfits of course, but even beyond that, the decorations are top notch, they've a counter, a register, a female coworker and female extras (!).

In fact, I think it's having those extra females on hand that really give this title an air of legitimacy.  Nothing says "we put money into this!" by having multiple women share a scene.  Even though in TEMPTATION CLOTHING SHOP, MITSUHA KIKUKAWA (now known as NATSUNA HAYAMA) is the star and the only one who 'misbehaves', seeing her in an environment that screams risky realism makes TEMPTATION CLOTHING SHOP such a fantastic release.  

MITSUHA KIKUKAWA is a new face at ZENRA.  I haven't heard much about her until working on this and am happy that she still regularly pushes out titles.  Adorable with a proper amount of charisma, a release requiring her to take the lead from the get-go ends up being a success due to her acumen.  I can believe with total conviction that she's had experience working in clothing shops and love how she combines that with her salacious JAV alter-ego.

I've two tiny issues with this title:  the audio and the last moments of the last scene.  This is a movie that really needs volume normalization.  The far-away shots did not seem to be recorded with a mic near the actress making it nigh on impossible to hear her and even the close-ups weren't too loud either.  We got most of the subtitles down, but please pardon any gaps.  And then the end of the last scene:  another spoiler here, but there's no cumshot.  There's no creampie.  There's nothing but a major missed opportunity.  The title ends with MITSUHAWA supine with legs up being penetrated on the floor behind the register.  After a few minutes, the picture fades to white.

What happened here?  My take:  the guy couldn't finish.  It was a hard floor and the pain of resting on it while trying to pop one out was too much.  Time ran out and that was that.  What SHOULD the director have one?  Easy, logical JAV option:  fake creampie (ugh).  BETTER option given the 'risky sex' theme of the series:  have either a female coworker or customer suddenly stumble upon them.  "MITSUHA!  NANI SHITTERU NO?!" followed by MITSUHA looking up with a shocked expression as the camera fades to white.  Future titles from this series (we're showing all of them) seem to finish more properly.  How exactly is something you'll need to wait a bit and see for yourself.

Score:  4/5

Pro's:  Fantastic setup, very realistic recreation of a clothing store, super risky sex, and a beautiful actress.

Con's:  Sound issues and conclusion of final scene.


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