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h.m.p. (Japan)

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h.m.p. Co., Ltd.
IndustryPornography
Founded1981
Headquarters
Bunkyo,Tokyo
,
Japan
ProductsAdult Videos,Sex toys
Websitehttp://www.hmp.jp/

h.m.p. Co., Ltd.(Chu thức hội xã h.m.p,Kabushiki gaishah.m.p),formerly known asHouyuu Media Produce(Phương hữu メディアプロデ),is a Japanese company which is involved inadult entertainmentincluding the production and sales ofadult videos(AV) and the marketing ofadult toysandsex aids.[1]

Company information

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The company, headquartered in theBunkyoward of Tokyo,[2]was founded in 1981 under the name Samm(サムビデオ,Samu Bideo),making it one of Japan's oldestadult videofirms.[3]The Samm label's name was taken fromS&Mand that genre dominated the company's videos in the early 1980s but the direction changed in the mid-1980s under the influence of three directors,Kaoru Toyoda,Ryutaro Kanno and Yukihiko Shimamura. In 1984 the Miss Christine label was created for videos with single featured actresses. The Tiffany label came later and was made popular by actress Hikaru Hoshino.[4]

Among early AV actresses who performed for h.m.p. were Keiko Nakazawa who appeared for the Samm label with the videoPakkeeji Zenmen o Hyōjireleased in 1986,[5]Rena Murakami,who debuted on the company's Miss Christine label in March 1988,[6]andAV IdolYumika Hayashiwho made her debut with the Miss Christine videoShigamitsuku 18-sai: ojōsama wa shitanaiin June 1989.[7]In the decade of the 1990s, Maiko Yūki also made her debut with h.m.p.'s Miss Christine label.[8]

Bringing his own particular style was formerpink filmdirector and screenwriterShuji Kataokawho joined the company in the early 1990s.[4]Another influential director at h.m.p. wasCompany Matsuowho made videos with the studio starting in 1996 while he was still primarily working forV&R Planning.[4]

At the beginning of 2010, h.m.p. had a capital of 100 million yen (about $1 million).[2][9]Their official websiteh.m.p.onlinesells a variety of goods including adult DVDs (some on Blu-ray), downloadable video content and adult toys. The website also contains a valuable database of over 3700 h.m.p. titles which can be searched by title, series, genre, media and date.[10]

UMD videos

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In July 2005, h.m.p., along with two other Japanese AV producers (Glay'z andTMA), attempted to expand their offerings into a new medium. In the controversial venture frowned upon bySony,[11]h.m.p. offered adult videos forUMDmedia, the proprietary disc format used in the SonyPlayStation Portable(PSP).[12]By early 2006, according to company spokesperson Yumiko Okazaki, sales in Japan "weren't bad" but were far less than the same titles on DVD or VHS. She said the company would release another set in 2006. They were also offered overseas by JList.com whose founder, Peter Payne, estimated sales of UMD discs at about 500 a month.[13]The provocative h.m.p. advertising campaign for the PSP discs touted the advantages of portable porn.[14]

The discs featured such h.m.p. superstars as Risa Coda[15]and Hikaru Koto[16]and in addition to two hours of video, many contained adult minigames playable on the PSP.[17]The last of the discs, labeled with ID codes HOUM-00001 to HOUM-00013, was released April 21, 2006.[18]

h.m.p. labels

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h.m.p. has produced videos under a number of labels including the basic h.m.p. label which uses production codes beginning in HODV or HRDV. Other labels past and present include:[19][20]

  • Tiffany
  • Platinum Tiffany
  • Diamond Tiffany
  • Girls Tiffany
  • ForYou
  • Hoyusha
  • Chu
  • Cream
  • Video Bank
  • Miss Christine
  • Samm
  • Jamm
  • Petit Chri
  • Ace
  • SEX9
  • Aqua
  • G
  • Kitan Club (S&M/Bondage)

See also

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References

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  1. ^"h.m.p. online Top"(in Japanese). h.m.p. online.Retrieved2009-01-13.
  2. ^Otsubo, Kemuta (February 20, 2009).アダルトビデオクロニクル 81’～85’/2(in Japanese). All About. Archived fromthe originalon June 16, 2009.Retrieved2010-05-08.
  3. ^abc1980 niên đại(in Japanese). h.m.p. online. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-21.Retrieved2010-05-10.
  4. ^Cấm gian sắc.(in Japanese). www.hmp.jp.Retrieved2009-07-22.
  5. ^1988 niên ( chiêu hòa 63 niên(in Japanese). AV nghiên cứu sở (AV Research Laboratory). Archived fromthe originalon 2011-06-20.Retrieved2009-08-08.
  6. ^"1989"(in Japanese). AV nghiên cứu sở (AV Research Laboratory). Archived fromthe originalon 2011-06-16.Retrieved2009-02-22.
  7. ^"1995"(in Japanese). AV nghiên cứu sở (AV Research Laboratory). Archived fromthe originalon 2009-12-05.Retrieved2007-07-21.
  8. ^"Hội xã khái yếu (Profile)"(in Japanese). h.m.p. online.Retrieved2010-05-10.
  9. ^"h.m.p. online Catalog"(in Japanese). h.m.p. online.Retrieved2009-01-16.
  10. ^"Sony Computer Entertainment Frowns On PSP UMD Porn, Can't Stop Sales".GameInformer. June 17, 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-31.Retrieved2009-01-06.
  11. ^"PSP procures porn in Japan".GameSpot.com. June 2, 2005. Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2007.Retrieved2009-01-06.
  12. ^"Adult content producers eye PSP, iPod".PCWorld. January 13, 2006.Retrieved2009-01-16.
  13. ^"PSP Gets 'Lift' With Japanese Ad".GameSetWatch. February 2, 2006.Retrieved2009-01-16.
  14. ^"Hạnh điền lê sa Risa Koda UMD"(in Japanese). www.hmp.jp.Retrieved2009-01-06.
  15. ^"Cổ đô ひかる Hikaru Koto UMD"(in Japanese). www.hmp.jp.Retrieved2009-01-16.
  16. ^"h.m.p. risa (UMD Video) (PSP)".Gamespy. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-06-29.Retrieved2009-01-16.
  17. ^"UMD Video Database - hmp".www.umddb.net. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-10-04.Retrieved2009-01-16.
  18. ^"Movie Makers h.m.p."Urabon Navigator. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-12-02.Retrieved2009-01-16.
  19. ^"Động họa ビデオ > メーカー > h.m.p".DMM.Retrieved2009-01-17.
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