K*West Explained
K*WEST |
Birth Place: | Japan |
Occupation: | Film director |
Yearsactive: | 2002 - |
Website: | http://blog.livedoor.jp/cb_k_west |
K*West or K*WEST is a Japanese adult video (AV) director who had directed more than 150 DVD productions as of September 2011.[1]
Life and career
K*WEST, along with several other directors, including Alala Kurosawa, [Jo]Style and KINGDOM, got his start at the Waap Entertainment AV studio.[2] [3] During his tenure at Waap, he has directed over 125 DVDs[4] going back to at least October 2002 with the video .[5] Many of his videos for Waap have been on the company's Cobra label.[6] K*WEST has also directed for other AV studios, including Dogma[7] and occasionally Moodyz[8]
In 2006, K*WEST was one of 11 directors invited to compete in the second Dogma D-1 Climax Awards. The resulting videos were released by Dogma on September 16, 2006. His entry for the contest was (labeled D1-201) starring Sarina, Riri Kōda & Aira.[9] [10] K*WEST was once again selected for the Dogma D-1 Climax Awards contest in 2007 with 13 other directors. His entry for the 2007 competition, released on September 15, 2007, was (labeled D1-310), an interracial bondage and simulated rape video starring Yui Matsuno.[11] [12]
Also in 2007, K*WEST was chosen by Waap Entertainment to direct their nominated video for the AV Open contest,, starring Marin and Shiho. The interracial-themed video, released in May 2007 as OPEN-0717,[13] [14] won the Lily Franky Honorary President Prize.[15]
K*WEST also was one of the directors (with Goemon) of Waap Entertainment's entry in the 2008 AV Grand Prix, the four-hour long Shall We Fuck x10, AVGP-042, starring Lemon Tachibana.[16]
As part of the celebration of Shelly Fujii's three-year anniversary with KMP in November 2011, K*WEST directed one of the 4 sections of her video, Shelly Fujii 3rd Anniversary - 4 Performances With 4 Different Directors, along with Hideto Aki, Takuan & Company Matsuo.[17]
During his career, K*WEST has worked with many AV Idols, including Sakura Sakurada, Riko Tachibana, Hotaru Akane, Riri Kōda, Kurumi Morishita, Maki Tomoda, Chihiro Hara, Yuka Osawa / Elly Akira, Hikari Hino, Nao Ayukawa, Maria Ozawa & Rio Hamasaki.
Bibliography
Notes and References
- Web site: DVD通販 > 監督 > K*WEST(けいうぇすと) (DVD - Director - K*WEST). 2011-09-03. DMM. Japanese.
- Web site: http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20050430A/index.htm . ja:甲斐正明・秋秀人にサバス堀中とヒット監督が続々! ホットエンターテイメントに注目 . AllAbout . 2010-06-20 . Japanese . Otsubo . Kemuta . April 30, 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416000342/http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20050430A/index.htm . April 16, 2009 .
- Web site: 第3回D-1クライマックス開催発表!. AllAbout. 2010-06-28. Japanese. Otsubo. Kemuta. May 9, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080105020100/http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20070509A/index2.htm. January 5, 2008.
- Web site: 監督で探す>K*WEST>該当数131件 (Search Director - K*WEST - 131 items). 2010-10-24. www.waap-bb.tv. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227183625/http://www.waap-bb.tv/public_html/searchlist1_1.html?director=0005&pg=0. 2012-02-27. dead.
- Web site: http://www.dmm.co.jp/mono/dvd/-/detail/=/cid=2go078/. ja:クラスで人気の尻ペット 森町ここみ. 2010-10-25. DMM. Japanese.
- Web site: Label: Cobra. 2010-10-25. Urabon Navigator. https://web.archive.org/web/20110704053907/http://urabon-navigator.com/?p=maker&maker_id=139&label_id=358. 2011-07-04. dead.
- Web site: K*WEST. 2010-10-24. www.dogma.co.jp . Japanese.
- Web site: 監督:K*WEST. 2010-10-24. www.moodyz.com . Japanese.
- Web site: 2006年最強監督は誰?D1開幕vol.1. AllAbout. 2010-10-24. Japanese. Otsubo. Kemuta. https://web.archive.org/web/20071205053942/http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20060912A/. 2007-12-05. dead.
- Web site: http://www.dogma.co.jp/products/dl/detail.php?product_id=100&pre_category_id=. ja:アドリブ痴女トリプルライブ!!!. 2010-10-24. www.dogma.co.jp. Japanese.
- Web site: 今年も濃厚!第3回D-1全作レビュー(後). AllAbout. 2010-10-24. Japanese. Otsubo. Kemuta. https://web.archive.org/web/20080110163023/http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20071006A/index3.htm. 2008-01-10. dead.
- Web site: http://www.dogma.co.jp/products/dl/detail.php?product_id=268&pre_category_id=. ja:陵辱の迷宮 黒人・小便・ドロ責めレイプ 松野ゆい. 2010-10-24. www.dogma.co.jp. Japanese.
- Web site: AV OPEN2007全タイトルレビューVol.5. AllAbout. 2010-10-24. Japanese. Otsubo. Kemuta. https://web.archive.org/web/20081229142724/http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20070525A/index2.htm. 2008-12-29. dead.
- Web site: AV Open Entries. www.dmm.co.jp. 2008-10-02. Japanese.
- Web site: 2nd AV Open Results. www.dmm.co.jp. 2008-10-02. Japanese.
- Web site: AV Grand Prix 2008 Grand Prix Stage. www.dmm.co.jp. 2008-10-05. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20081021023353/http://www.dmm.co.jp/avgp/sp/gp_list.html. 2008-10-21. dead.
- Web site: http://www.km-produce.com/works/detail_mild-730.shtml . ja:藤井シェリーと4人の監督4本番 デビュー3周年記念スペシャル . www.km-produce.com . 2011-11-19 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111123120957/http://www.km-produce.com/works/detail_mild-730.shtml . 2011-11-23 .