Anri Sugihara – An Lover (July 20th, 2010)
Line Communications / I-One
Catalog # – LCDV-40428 – Al Regions Disc – 16:9 Aspect
Running Time: 77 minutes

The Skinny: Slim and STACKED. ‘Nuff said. Busty Anri Sugihara shows up in Bali at the eternally wonderful Villa Jatayu.Technically, there’s nothing new to be seen. This is just another of those tedious videos with big boobed Anri bursting forth in one skimpy garment after another.

Just kidding.

I mean about the ‘tedious’. Nothing could be further from the truth which is that Anri is simply great at commanding your attention because she has lots of what is called charisma. She is one of the best when it comes to making eye contact with the camera (viewers).

Of course, you will have to look at her eyes to verify this for yourself. This is easier said than done. You may have to struggle to do so,  but great eye contact and great boobs is always a win-win situation.

As I said above, there’s nothing new technically – the opening chapter which follows an excellent montage finds Anri asleep in bed. She hasn’t bothered with a top sheet.She’s not wearing much, but she manages to be endearing and cute while doing nothing much except lolling about on the bed.

Two begins with Anri in a sleeveless white turtleneck top and a short blue skirt. We are with her by the poolside. Soon enough, she’ll climb up the stairs to a second floor veranda. Then she will remove the top and skirt to show off in a bright red bikini.

Three is on Dreamland Beach. You can always recognize this beach because of that jutting headland which, every time I see it, I think of Treebeard, the giant Ent (walking-talking tree) from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The headland looks like his profile. Sorry for that brief digression. Anri gets into the water a little, jogs, inflates a beach ball and plays with it. Nothing new here either; we’ve even seen idols pumping up beach balls before.

Four returns to a bedroom with Anri wearing some sort of cute stylized tiger costume which includes leggings and cat ears along with a top, skirt, and panties. After a bit of posing, Anri then starts working on a pink and white lollipop. Then she climbs up on a glass dining table with the camera positioned – altogether now – UNDERNEATH! Which is the prelim for this kitty to lap up some milk from a saucer. No hands please! Oishi (delicious)!

Next we go for a drive – Anri sits to our left. She wears a red top and floral print skirt. Are we parked along the beach? Maybe because we hear the sounds of the surf hitting the shore. As we’ve seen over and over – whenever an idol is in a car – they have to take off their clothes. It may not be the law, but as sure as there are reclining seats, you may safely bet your last yen that it will happen.

In the lanai alongside the pool, Anri begins the next chapter with a large exercise ball. She chats amiably while balancing, bouncing and bending. The ball is a light color as is the marble flooring, so the scene lacks a strong color contrast. Anri’s panties have the words Paradise – Have you been there ? in English on the backside. Charming. But then they over amp the cute factor. The ball goes away and Anri just lies on the floor – and gets kind of silly.

When that mercifully ends, we are back upstairs. It is time for Anri’s bath. Unlike my bathrooms which are windowless, this one has a huge window. Anri isn’t nude, but she’s wearing only a bikini. Once more, she chats away in a friendly manner. Finally we have a soap brush in hand, and ‘we’ are brushing the soap onto Anri. When we approach her boobs with the brush, Anri says No! She will handle that chore herself. When she is all clean and glistening, Anri says “Arigato” (thanks).

Next we are back outdoors. Anri wears a blue bra and panties set that is trimmed in beige lace. It is a beautiful ensemble. In a  move that is somewhat surprising, Anri gets right into the pool. She struggles with a blue float before succeeding in getting atop of it. There is a good amount of footage shot with the underwater camera. Eventually Anri just simply reclines along side the pool, and looks glorious.

Ever wanted to take a shower in the open air? Well there are walls, but without a ceiling you are under the sun. Bali is famous for these roofless showers which come complete with ancient stone walls, and lots of plants and vegetation. Anri applies a gooey lotion and then rinses before…

…the scene ends and Anri emerges, wrapped in a towel, from a standard indoor bathroom. She will dry her hair with an electric hand held dryer. She gathers her hair and sweeps it up off her neck. The towels drops to the floor (which is where the camera is. Anril steps into a pair of panties. She walks into the living room wearing a shift of the kind that is backless, and side less. She applies a skin lotion all over and chats and chats and chats. Sounds like she’s enjoying herself.

Kawai des ka?

The last main chapter begins at 1:03:32. Nine minutes remain. Anri is in a bedroom. The bed is in a corner with lots of windows on one side and one end of the bed. She wears a red see-through nighty. She poses prettily while up on her knees. She says Domo (hello) then Kawai (cute)? There a white and print design bra and panties beneath the red nightie which is soon removed. This time, Anri is not talking a blue streak. This is a scene of allure, and romance, and it is as if she wants to make love. But this is Anri Sugihara and they choose not to emulate what Yoko Matsugane would likely do. There’s no simulated sex. Instead we have just a sexy woman posing languorously and seductively.

What follows is a brief look back at some outtakes and the tee-shirt signing. Anri thanks us and asks us to buy her DVD. There’s also a nearly five minute special bonus movie which is usually the model clowning around with the crew (a behind the scenes/making of segment).

Summary: An excellent effort. Despite a little too much of Anri talking her head off (yadda-yadda-yadda) at times, there’s more than enough of good times and glamour posing. Anri is curvier than most of her fellow gravure idols, and she doesn’t hesitate to make sure we know that fact as there’s no shortage of good looks at those curves. I’m scoring this at four and half. It could have been a tad better with less talking and better light management (a few of the scenes need a tad more contrast).

But on the whole, this one will really please you. Recommended for all of Anri’s fans and for those who are just at the start of their gravure idols watching careers.