is a Japanese
adult video
Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, sex films, and 18+ films are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse and satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films present sexual fantasies and usually include eroticall ...
(AV) production company which has its headquarters in
Tokyo
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, Japan and specializes in works featuring amateur actresses in "reality" videos.
Company information
Hot Entertainment was founded on March 29, 1991 by
Shungo Kaji
(born 1961) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and company executive who is active primarily in the adult video (AV) field.
Life and career Nikkatsu and Hot Entertainment
Kaji was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1961. He says that he w ...
.
The company is located in the Sasazuka district of
Tokyo
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's fashionable
Shibuya
Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
As of April 1 ...
ward.
Hot Entertainment produces about 10 new videos per month and the DMM website, the distribution arm for the
Hokuto Corporation
DMM.com, formally , is a Japanese joint stock company involved in the distribution of adult videos (AV) and adult toys. The firm, founded in March 1990, is headquartered in Tokyo at the Ebisu Garden Place Tower. By late 2008, DMM was handling pr ...
, had over 1250 DVDs listed as manufactured under the Hot Entertainment brand in September 2011. Hot Entertainment also produced and released the 1999 theatrical movie
''Ekiben'' directed by
Shungo Kaji
(born 1961) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and company executive who is active primarily in the adult video (AV) field.
Life and career Nikkatsu and Hot Entertainment
Kaji was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1961. He says that he w ...
.
In 2005, the AV columnist for the AllAbout website, Kemuta Ōtsubo, singled out Hot Entertainment as the most interesting AV company of the year, noting that the company had the best track record for turnover in AV rental stores for 2003 and 2004 and had programs featured on TV. He also lauds the studio for producing future directorial talent including AV directors Masaaki Kai,
Hideto Aki
is a Japanese adult video (AV) director who has directed more than 300 movies since 1998.
Life and career
Hideto Aki was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1970. He tells how AV Idol Hitomi Kobayashi came to his neighborhood video rental sho ...
and Sabbath Horinaka.
The company operates its own website (hot-et.com) (created January 26, 2001) which offers information on new releases and a market for DVD sales.
Hot Entertainment AV Visual Arts Academy
In the Fall of 2007, Hot Entertainment set up a series of courses for people wanting to enter the adult video industry, under the name of Hot Entertainment AV Visual Arts Academy. A separate series of courses consisting of seven or eight 90-minute classes was available for a 200,000 yen (about $2000) fee for aspiring producers, directors and actors.
Instructors at the Academy were Hot Entertainment founder
Shungo Kaji
(born 1961) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and company executive who is active primarily in the adult video (AV) field.
Life and career Nikkatsu and Hot Entertainment
Kaji was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1961. He says that he w ...
, Naoki Fushimi (伏見直樹) and Kaoru Mizuki (水木薫).
The curriculum for the directors' course included topics such as planning, themes, documentary versus dramatic works and whether videos should be based only on the actress. Salary scales are also mentioned, running from 8000–10,000 yen per day for extras and "soup men" to 50,000 yen for veteran actors and 100,000 to 300,000 yen for directors.
Labels
In addition to Hot Entertainment, the company has also used the following labels:
* Cheery
* Kaji
* Masaaki Kai
Directors
Directors who have worked for Hot Entertainment include:
* Masaaki Kai
*
Shungo Kaji
(born 1961) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and company executive who is active primarily in the adult video (AV) field.
Life and career Nikkatsu and Hot Entertainment
Kaji was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1961. He says that he w ...
* Gunji Kawasaki
Actresses
Some of the actresses who have appeared in Hot Entertainment videos:
AV Grand Prix
Hot Entertainment was one of the 77 companies which submitted entries for the 2008
AV Grand Prix
AV Open is a major awards contest for the Japanese adult video industry. It went from a limited sales contest in 2006 to become, via its successor the AV GrandPrix, the major Japanese AV award with nearly 100 participating companies competing for t ...
contest. Their nominee was the video (labeled AVGP-031) with amateur actresses. The company also participated in the 2009 AV Grand Prix competition as well with the video , labeled AVGP-142, and starring Yūka Ōsawa, Riku Shiina, Yūho Kitada, Saki Tsuji, Ren Hitomi and Hikari Aoyama.
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