Sora Aoi & Other Japanese Porn Stars Go Mainstream In Indonesia

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“Ms. Aoi, and others like her, are the secret of a winning formula stumbled upon by Maxima Pictures, the production house where Mr. Hidayat is an executive producer. For two years, Maxima has made some of Indonesia’s most popular domestic films based on a simple premise: that many in Muslim-majority Indonesia will pay to see foreign porn stars perform — clothed — in local films. Just don’t expect Indonesians to own up to it.

‘We’re hypocrites,’ said Mr. Hidayat, who is a Muslim. ‘People know who they are, but they won’t admit it. It’s a love-hate thing.’”

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