2007-Aug-23 - Big bust models and performers in Japan

Though large breasts were not traditionally valued in Japan, buxom actresses had been admired in Japanese erotic cinema since at least the 1950s.

 Anderson and Richie mention busty 1950s actress Michiko Maeda, and a nation-wide search for other breasty models which followed in the wake of her popularity.

 However, it wasn't until the mid-1980s that large breasts became very popular in Japan. Eri Kikuchi, who debuted in AVs (Adult Videos) in 1984, was probably the first Japanese adult performer whose career was based mainly on the size of her large breasts.

Nikkatsu capitalized on this change in cultural preference by naming as their Roman Porno "Queen of SM" for 1986, Ran Masaki whose 100cm (39in) bust was very large for Japan at the time. In 1989, Adachi says, the "Big Bust Boom" was set "on fire" with the AV debut of Kimiko Matsuzaka, who had an advertised 110.7cm bust.

 Following Matsuzaka's retirement, a new leading big-bust model appeared on the Japanese scene every few years, including Mariko Morikawa in 1994, and Anna Ohura in 2000. By the mid-1990s, a "Big Bust" genre had become established in adult entertainment in Japan with video companies, magazines such as D-Cup Japan, and websites dedicated exclusively to Big Tits models.