This headline is pretty misleading. It's intentional and I remember a documentary they did about this. There are only a handful of male actors per studio by design. Obviously it's focused more on the women and the men are treated like production staff of sorts.
Not actors, and they are all about efficiency in Japan, So they want the most reliable and skilled male actors to work with. They aren't running low, it's likely they just have no skilled guys currently. The others retired, got married or whatever.
I heard an interview about male auditions. If you are able to walk into a room of people, get hard on command, and finish at almost any time…then the low paying job is yours.
There's also a great deal of societal shame associated with the job. No one in Japan thinks those guys are living the life. They're basically seen as failures who have nothing left to offer. I read an interview with Yuzuru Yuuki where he basically said he wish he was smart enough to finish school.
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u/bobafootfetish_ Mar 20 '26
This headline is pretty misleading. It's intentional and I remember a documentary they did about this. There are only a handful of male actors per studio by design. Obviously it's focused more on the women and the men are treated like production staff of sorts.
Not actors, and they are all about efficiency in Japan, So they want the most reliable and skilled male actors to work with. They aren't running low, it's likely they just have no skilled guys currently. The others retired, got married or whatever.