Bathhouse Companions 3
Timing by Patonyan
Translation by ZENRA


We're back with another visit by the BATHHOUSE COMPANIONS, a truly bacchanalian affair shot by V&R during the Golden Age of JAV when thinking big led to one's wildest dreams becoming adult video reality.  A title starring five beautiful Japanese women all having sex together in some pretty unique ways that runs a respectable two hours?  The norm once upon a time for even medium-sized studios.  And yes, this time we're treated to a beautiful and sultry (and most importantly, charismatic) leader who oozes unchained eroticism and then some.

We're aware that while the first iteration of BATHHOUSE COMPANIONS was well-received, the popularity of its sequel fell a bit short.  On one hand, they're pretty much the same visually and both follow the same plot structure (as does today's update with one slight exception), but yes, going from RIO HAMASAKI to KASUMI UEHARA may have been a maker misfire.

I find KASUMI very cute.  Older now, I prefer my Japanese women looking realistic and traditional:  black hair, pale skin, approachable.  RIO is far from that with her amazing looks and ginormous...uh, personalities.  And really, for any harem JAV title, even with all that beautiful eye candy, you still need someone in particular the viewers can focus on.  An "It" girl.  COMPANIONS 2 may have lacked that, but in BATHHOUSE COMPANIONS 3 we're provided with RISA ARISAWA, a massively underrated JAV star who debuted shortly before this title was shot and still remains active today if you can believe it.  She's beautiful from all angles, has a near flawless body that's both busty and curvy where it counts, and dare I say it, even her voice oozes sultriness.  Her companions also are top-end making COMPANIONS 3 a title V&R really went to town with for casting.  I'm a happy camper and I hope you are too.

As noted above, the overall format of the movie is pretty much the same as previous ones.  We're shown some familiar actor faces, familiar play including strip rock-paper-scissors and more, and of course, the big orgy at the end.  However, about that orgy:  they dun goofed.  I don't know why--I really don't--but the director (most likely TAROU KAMBE) for some reason has two of the five couples migrate to different rooms in the middle of it.  Why would you willingly reduce the numbers of a glorious bathhouse sex party is beyond me.  To make matters worse, it seems like after the split occurred, the A- and B-team cameras went to film the solo affairs leading for some pretty shoddy group sex footage that finished out the title.  This was the only misfire in this title and sadly, in the fourth and final title in this series we'll be showing later, something similar happens again.

Splitting an orgy is a travesty, but that only makes up perhaps 15 minutes of an otherwise wonderful JAV movie.  The picture quality for its time is great (this is a master tape transfer after all) and I really do envy the lucky Japanese businessmen who could afford such a supernal service.  Yes, companions like this exist in some form and yes, they don't come cheap.  Watching them on on adult video is probably the most cost-effective way to experience their company, but in a more private setting.

Score:  3.5/5

Pro's:  Beautiful actresses and fantastic group sex from start almost to finish.

Con's:  Final orgy suffered from weird split and questionable picture quality.

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