Yoshiya Minami
| Yoshiya Minami | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 24, 1971[1] Kanazawa, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
Yoshiya Minami (南佳也 Minami Yoshiya) is a male pornographic actor from Japan.
Life and career
Minami was born on January 24, 1971 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. He has become one of Japan's most popular adult video (AV) actors but he has introduced a new aspect to Japanese porn by his extraordinary appeal to women due to his good looks and gentle sex technique.[2]
He was discovered by female porn director Minami Nagasaki[2] who from 2002 directed him in a series of videos Kibōsan mō gaman dekinai (義母さんもうガマンできない) for Paris Video. The stepmother-based stories have him as a young man introduced to sex for the first time by an older woman.[3]
He also appeared in several of the videos in the series "Nagasaki-Minami" for Graffiti Japan, mostly in romantic or incest roles.[4] Many of the video box covers from these series feature Minami, often as prominently as the main actress, a sharp departure for Japanese porn where the male actors are mostly anonymous. In fact, two of the videos, Face & Body Collection[5] (MIDV-011) from 2006 and Face & Body Collection 2[6] (MIDV-015) from 2007 are a celebration of the male physique. Not surprisingly, Minami also appeals to the gay community[2] and several gay websites internationally display his photos and (heterosexual) videos.[7][8]
In the latest video series from Minami and director Nagasaki, "Eternal Record" (2008), his picture and name dominate the video box cover and the actresses are not even named. The romantic illustrations seem to be definitely aimed towards a female audience.[9]
Minami is not a newcomer to the adult video world; in a story dated October 2002, he was said to have made about 1,500 videos in the previous five years.[2]
References
- ↑ Infobox data from: "Minami Yoshiya". ThePPN. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 "Porno stud explodes into gals' hearts". Daily Model. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) This is a copy of the original Mainichi Shimbun article by Ryann Connell from October 31, 2002 which is no longer available. Another copy can be found at: http://www.xcritic.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2958298&postcount=1 - ↑ 動画 ビデオ > シリーズ > 義母さんもうガマンできない (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "DVDレンタル > レーベル > 長崎みなみ" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Face & Body Collection" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Face & Body Collection 2" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "FACE & BODY COLLECTION OF BEAUTIFUL BOYS -DVD". www.rainbow-shoppers.com. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Minami Yoshiya Movie List" (in Chinese). Basei City. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "DVD通販 > シリーズ > Eternal Record" (in Japanese). DMM. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
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External links
- "Porno stud explodes into gals' hearts". Mainichi Shimbun. October 31, 2002. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- "IMDb - Yoshiya Minami". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-11-06. External link in
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