Many people might not believe it, but the Japanese people I know are more sensitive to the cold than we are.
It's not because I'm fat and have thick skin, but because they turn on the heating as soon as it gets cold. Everyone in Taiwan, where heating isn't used much, can't stand it. The most ridiculous one is Yoshikawa Aimi. It's already quite warm in Taiwan in May, but she absolutely refuses to let anyone turn on the air conditioning, otherwise she keeps screaming that she's freezing to death!
What about when filming? Isn't the studio air-conditioned?
Of course, it varies from person to person. There are actresses like Yoshikawa Aimi who are extremely sensitive to the cold, and there are experts like Hasumi Claire who pride themselves on almost never turning on the heating in winter. But there's one type of film where the studio's air conditioning temperature must be fixed, and no one can adjust it:
That's the "sweating profusely" passion project!
Simply put, it's a performance of male and female actors sweating profusely while engaging in intense sex. Some fans find the sight of everyone drenched in sweat very sexy. However, when you see male actors like Daisuke Sadamatsu and Wolf Tanaka not only sweating profusely but also with flushed faces, you know it's not that simple. They're clearly suffocating; the air conditioning on set must have been tampered with...
[g]Yes, there's a standard operating procedure (SOP). Since not everyone sweats a lot, the air conditioning on set is set at 30 degrees Celsius, and heaters are brought in to further warm the set, whether in summer or winter. Even if you don't sweat much, you'll definitely be soaked in sweat in this environment, becoming a veritable hellish Kyojuro.
However, this approach is a blanket attack; not only are the male actors suffering, but the staff on set are also drenched in sweat. After filming, the studio becomes a sweaty hell—but there's nothing that can be done. Ever since Yoshizawa Akiho used sweating to attract attention, this tactic has become widely accepted as a result of "intense" scenes, so everyone just has to put up with it.
