LZDQ-012 - Longing and lust, Nozomi Arimura & Mao Hamasaki

Getting to have a lesbian scene with an actress she admired must have been a moment of pure bliss for Arimura Nozomi, who has had lesbian experiences in her private life as well.

Hamasaki was cast at Arimura's request. Arimura has had bisexual experiences in her private life and has always admired Hamasaki. How will Hamasaki receive this admiration and love? How will Arimura express her feelings? Within this dynamic, Arimura completely drops her 'actress' persona, showing confusion as she faces the person she admires, while Hamasaki stays in character, focusing on making the production work. The conflict arising from this difference in stance is the theme of the work. Ultimately, I empathized more with Arimura's raw honesty than Hamasaki's performance, though that was partly because Hamasaki was trying to keep the production professional.

Perhaps the emotion of 'yearning' doesn't quite fit the AV genre. However, this film captures the real, raw emotions of AV actress Nozomi Arimura as she yearns for her colleague, Mao Hamasaki, and it's executed with high quality as a lesbian AV production. Hamasaki, being a seasoned veteran, rarely drops her professional mask, but in this film, I felt like I caught a glimpse of her true self—even if it wasn't entirely complete. It's a work that opens a new door for the future of documentary-style lesbian AV.

I liked it from the very first interview. I love the feeling of them getting closer and being able to see the human side of their emotions. Masaki-kantoku's works always have that special touch that moves me. I think the highlight is seeing how clumsy both Mao and Nozomi are.

The quality of the cinematography goes beyond typical AV; the structure is so high-level it feels like a documentary film. I'm amazed every time.