SSPD-083 - Kawakami Yu: Bound in Forbidden Pleasure

Watched this as part of 'Best of Yu Kawakami.' The sight of Kawakami bound in mourning clothes is just beautiful. I feel like I finally understood the beauty of bondage after watching this. The interview segments in between, where she's still in the mourning outfit, are great because you get a glimpse of her real personality. There isn't much of a story, but the process from being tied up to being released is filmed so carefully that it really is a documentary on bondage.

Her pretty nipples are quite impressive. It's presented in an interview format, and each segment has its own highlights, so if you're a Kawakami fan, this is a must-buy.

I love the current, more voluptuous Yu-chan, but she might have been at her most beautiful back then... This isn't just your typical AV; it felt more like watching a piece of art, if that's not too much of a stretch. It’s a long film with repetitive bondage scenes, but I never got bored! The reason? Yu-chan’s beauty, her intoxicating allure, and the way you can't tell if she's genuinely feeling it or just acting while being tied up and teased! Watching this made me feel like I understand Kawakami Yu even less than before... Regardless, she is stunning!!! Her moans are irresistible!!! Personally, the highlights are when she’s teased with clothespins on her petals until she climaxes, and the scenes with the dildo... The 'reward' sex scenes felt like an afterthought, and the male actor seemed to struggle, which was a shame... If they had filmed the intimate scenes more thoroughly, I would have given it 1,000 stars. (Given the flow, they could have captured some amazing chemistry.) If I had to ask for more, I’d say it would be perfect if the mosaic were lighter!!!

It's a two-part, over-two-hour production; it's a shame they couldn't have trimmed 10MB to fit it on a single DVD. The manufacturer should really be more considerate about that. That said, the film captures Yu Kawakami's naked body beautifully. There are no close-ups of her privates, but they clearly made an effort to capture her full figure. Kawakami has the chubby face and body that Japanese men love; she's not a glamorous supermodel, but her shy demeanor is quite stimulating. Seeing her stand naked before the rope master, being fitted with a white fundoshi and tied up, is far more erotic than just being naked. There's oral and penetration while tied up, but it ends too quickly. If they were going to do it, they should have untied her and shown some more intense, lingering action. The mosaic is worse than Madonna's. She mentioned in an interview that a woman with such a gentle face is an SM fan who frequented SM clubs, but I really don't want to believe it.

It consists of an interview with Yu Kawakami, a live bondage demonstration, and behind-the-scenes footage of the cover photo shoot. I was impressed that they captured everything from the tying to the untying of the ropes; the untying scene had a unique, lingering charm. When Yu Kawakami says 'thank you' to the bondage artist, it felt like a raw expression of a masochistic woman's psyche. The highlight is the photo shoot, which was overflowing with tension; both Kawakami, who adjusted her gaze and expressions to the photographer's demands, and the photographer himself, displayed incredible intensity.