Starring Japanese-American beauty Asa Akira and brash new British/Thai actor Keni Styles, PURE tells the tale of Sada Abe, a beauty with a troubled past who takes a job answering phones at a Los Angeles fetish dungeon staffed exclusively by Asian beauties.
Sada falls into an affair with Kichi, the husband and business partner of the head-mistress. Shutting out all others, the pair embarks on an insular existence of constant sexual experimentation and S/M ritual… a tenuous fantasy world shattered by real-life consequences.
Four time AVN winner David Aaron Clark’s first project for Evil Angel is a uniquely cinematic, visually stunning dark romance based on the legendary real-life Japanese sex scandal that inspired the controversial 1976 film In The Realm of the Senses.
Strikingly effective performances by the two leads are supported by fetish-driven hardcore turns by fan favorites Jessica Bangkok and Lana Violet as voracious dominatrices taking advantage of Mr. Marcus, Valentino and luscious Chinese slave-girl Destiny. Notoriously kinky Evil Angel director Jake Malone makes a rare on-camera appearance.
The director says of his first Evil Angel project, “I was surprised and pleased when John asked me to do a project for Evil Angel. Thanks to his policy of putting the creative options in the director’s hands, I was able to work with an extended shooting schedule manned by a small but extremely dedicated, tuned-in crew, as opposed to the way porn features are usually shot.
“This allowed space for Asa and Keni to get increasingly comfortable and familiar with each other – we shot in roughly chronological order, so the progress of their increasingly kinky and intense on-screen affair has a very real feel. I think it’s great to actually have an Asian male lead in an ‘Asian-themed’ title, much less a dynamic, smart, sexy fellow like Keni. Also, Asa gave one of the best female lead performances I’ve ever seen in adult.”
Clark has previously directed for Evil Angel General Manager Christian Mann, who speaks highly of the director. “This is our first Prime Evil release since I’ve been here, so I’m very pleased. We have more than the hard gonzo so many people equate with Evil Angel. Our movies are as diverse as the personalities of the directors on our roster. In the case of David Aaron Clark, my prior experience with his movies was a good one. His work yielded many award winning Asian features, a category that David made uniquely his own. I can attest that his style is unlike anything else out there. I’m hopeful that his prior success coupled with the power of the Evil Angel brand will make PURE a commercial and critical hit.”
The trailer is available at evilangel.com and at the movie’s site page. The deluxe Prime Evil DVD, with O-card packaging, is a two-disc set that includes Behind the Scenes footage, extensive photo galleries and interviews with the director and cast.