BFAZ/DFAZ-002: I Will Spoil You

Actress: Tsukasa Kanzaki (23)
Studio: FACE

Release Date: 2018-08-25
Runtime: 110 Minutes

6.1/10

Introduction

Tsukasa has been in the Gravure game for several years now prior to this release, and she continues to make new content with a variety of producers. Originally debuting with the likes of UNO, Club Teen’s, and Minisuka back in 2014, Tsukasa has earned a following throughout despite a brief break in her career that looked as if she was bowing out. However, she made her return to Gravure with a slew of releases from FACE and other producers, including a lift on her nudity ban (although a nudity ban within the context of purely Gravure models is a bit different than an AV model crossover where all is on display). Nonetheless, this film marks Tsukasa’s debut with FACE and is a non-nude affair, let’s see how she does.
 

Production & Setting

In contrast to basically every other film I’ve reviewed, this release has no intro montage, instead it just gets straight to the point. The film opens with Tsukasa heading to the hotel room where the first shoot takes place, almost half of the film takes place in this room. The first shoot is done in a well-lit room with a bland color gradient, going from white sheets and furniture, to white drapes and a touch of brown from the closet doors and flooring. This a largely neutral backdrop, it does little to overpower or compliment the model, but it does allow for the viewer to focus on her instead of everything else. Tsukasa starts off in a nice purple and white dress with some stockings which is then slowly removed to reveal a bathing suit that she would wear for the remainder of the scene. It’s a solid piece and its design lends well to amplifying her butt and pelvic region as evident by the camera work focusing on these regions with the help of a mirror and some added water droplets to give some visual complexity to what would otherwise be a boring shot. Unfortunately, this scene doesn’t last long, and we are off to a different theme with Tsukasa now naked and using the white bedding to strategically mask the body parts she isn’t keen on showing. The camera movements are smooth for the most part but whatever artistic direction is being peddled by the director isn’t quite working, there just isn’t any emotion or liveliness coming out of Tsukasa or the setting. Music is virtually non-existent and oddly timed.
 
The scene ends and we move to another shoot in the same room, this time with Tsukasa on a mechanical bull, so we know there will be lots of annoying mechanical spring sounds ahead, and sure enough that’s all we get as there is no music, no emotion or interest on display by Tsukasa, it’s just ten minutes of a girl bouncing on a chair in different poses, which visually looks nice in some shots but otherwise is a bit of a mess. The tone changes completely by the next shoot as Tsukasa is now an office lady, she is interacting with her environment and there is music, albeit the poses and modelling aspect shown by Tsukasa still appears a little uninspired but she appears at least somewhat into it compared to the last shoot. The third act starts to pick up the quality and then tosses it out the window for some reason. To start the scene begins outdoors showing footage of a lake and surrounding area which is a common shooting location for Gravure and tourism. The music is upbeat casual, Tsukasa talks to the camera and is wearing a very appealing lightly colored summer dress. The surrounding environment is nice as greens and natural lighting always complement people. The music isn’t prevalent all the way through but that is a good thing during the talking parts. However, what started out good turns bad as we get to the typical dessert food play part, and while there is some additional sounds from the birds outside the hotel room, it can’t overcome the sound of smacking lips on a popsicle, music would have been preferred, or no dessert play. 

The undressing component again is rather boring. Visually it looks good, the natural lighting creates a pleasing color palette when it hits the interior wall designs and Tsukasa looks great in general, her outfit looks good as well, despite there being pasties in use. The cuts from shot to shot are a bit jarring, a smooth transition would have been preferred and possibly would have yielded a more life like expression from Tsukasa instead of just her being told to lay somewhere and do some poses. From there, we move to a pool scene which visually looks great, the clarity of the water and its usage on Tsukasa is a nice added visual device, especially as it’s dripping down her backside and such. The shower bit is a little boring, the sound of the water isn’t a lighter more appealing sound and no music or interaction from Tsukasa also makes the scene a little deaf. Backdrop aesthetic isn’t anything special, it’s a typical tiled indoor pool setting with some natural lighting that does look good at certain points. The soapy massage part can go. 

The last two scenes are a mixed bag once again, but the last scene is just garbage, visually the color palette is fine, the backdrop is uninspired however, and the hand oil massage component is never a welcome addition in my mind. Tsukasa does not appear interested, and while there are some nice visual angles such as the focus on Tsukasa’s butt, the rest is just boring, and a lack of music does not help. The penultimate scene however, short, and visually sweet. There is an actual musical score for the entire duration, and while the choir component is a bit misplaced it does work with the guitar beat, and the visual elements. Tsukasa looks great in this scene; she is wearing a beautiful white swimsuit/lingerie type piece and is posing in front of a window with plenty of natural lighting. She is interacting with herself for the scene and the music continues to evolve, adding a short bit of strings before slowly winding down with a guitar. Tsukasa’s poses are a bit abrupt in their transition which is indicative that the music while acoustically was a nice touch it was not well timed with the scene’s visual elements in some respects.
 
To end it all we get a BTS scene with Tsukasa talking to the camera across many of the shoots in the film, it’s nice even if you don’t understand anything. These are always welcome additions no matter how short as they show the person and the product in a more realistic light. 
 
Score: 7/10 (Production), 7/10 (Setting)

Music

Sadly, this is the weakest part of the film. About 20 minutes of the film has music present and outside of the BTS content at the end that can do without music this is disappointing. For what it’s worth, the music isn’t bad for the most part. Out of nine scenes there is music present in four of them. The first track is a soft and slow piano piece. It suits the visual direction of the scene as the setting is a morning wakeup with a brightly lit surrounding. Had this piece been used throughout the whole shoot that would have been a nice addition to the atmosphere that was being conveyed, however, that is not the case. Moving on, the second scene with music actually has two tracks, an opening upbeat tv show type intro track that is fairly brief and used just before a slightly rough transition into the Gravure component of the scene and then the second track is a mix of bass and synths to create a casual track with a bit of a mysterious vibe given off. It then jumps to a very different percussion track using something akin to a marimba. The track maintains its lighthearted pacing, but it doesn’t really sync up with the poses or the setting.

Moving on we have the outdoor intro scene and the music is a nice guitar piece but it’s hardly worth recognition as it’s present for about two minutes. The track is good for what was heard and would have been a welcome companion to the following shoot. The last scene with music present does decent. The music plays for the entirety of the scene and has a nice soft guitar and string ensemble, mixed with some choir notes here and there. This is a good track and works with Tsukasa’s performance, which is the livelier of the scenes in this film. It loses some of its presence as the scene winds down and lacks the energy otherwise required for the visuals, but it’s better than nothing. 

Score: 3/10

Aesthetics & Performance

Visually the film is done well from a fidelity standpoint. From a creativity and backdrop perspective it was weak, catering to the usual tropes is fine but without any creative takes on the settings then it just looks boring. Tsukasa looked great throughout, with outfits that did well to compliment and highlight her figure and prominent features, such as clothing that focused on bringing out her butt and vaginal area to as much as is reasonably possible in a non-nude film. Tsukasa’s first purple bathing suit type affair and her second to last white lingerie style outfit are easily the best articles present. Colors throughout the scenes are largely muted except for the outdoor mini shoot. Even the pool shoots which in other Gravure productions often have some vibrant outfit was a little subdued despite the red top, largely due to the tile colors reducing its vibrancy. Overall, it was well shot from a clarity and fidelity standpoint and Tsukasa looked great, but it could have used some more effort on the backdrop complexity and color dynamics aspect.

Tsukasa is boring, that’s about it. Now often Gravure productions fall into a few camps of presentation, there are those that are super active and enthusiastic, showing a personality along with the looks, even some that go the tourist vlog route, then there are those that focus on the eye candy visual modelling side of things. Both types have their pros and cons, however, at least from my perspective it’s better to be in the middle or more on the energetic side of things than to purely model an individual as the tendency to appear disinterested will become more of a risk in shoots that ask nothing of the actress outside of looking pretty. Tsukasa is not boring in all her productions, and other actresses that have done work for this label also have not been as disinterested as Tsukasa. Given that in some scenes and especially during the BTS and outdoor intro component Tsukasa is lively, it likely is an artistic choice driven by the producer of this film. I hope she improved in her future work with this label and any others she partnered with in the following years. 

Score: 7.5/10 (Aesthetics), 6/10 (Performance)

Summary

This film marked the return of Tsukasa Kanzaki to Gravure films and having not watched her prior content outside of some skimming, I will say she is certainly attractive and has an enthusiastic personality. However, that is basically non-existent in this film and so what remains is a standard fare modelling set with limited interaction and personality on the part of Tsukasa, and a boring set of Gravure backdrop tropes. Visually the film was done well save for some jarring jump cuts. It could have benefitted greatly by being more diverse in the shooting spots, such as more time spent outdoors or in a more visually dynamic area. More colors and elements would have helped greatly. It’s unfortunate to see such talent wasted due to a desire to produce a modelling film with focus on specific body parts instead of doing that and adding in personality.

Score: 6.1/10
Pros

– Tsukasa looks nice
– Visual quality is good
– Plenty of butt shots
– Some BTS stuff, would have liked more

Cons

– Music is lacking
– Tsukasa’s performance
– Uninspired set pieces
– The riding bull scene