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submitted 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse.

The latest case involved a 17-year-old high school girl from Yokohama. Investigators believe Itou knew the girl was a minor when he paid her 30,000 yen for having sexual intercourse at his residence in December 2023.

He is also suspected of taking and saving photographs of the act.

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[-] neatchee@lemmy.world 290 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Koichiro Ito was the producer, NOT the director who is famous for creating those movies. He collaborated with the studio, he did not write or direct the films. Please do not destroy and undermine these beautiful works of art over a single credited contributor who did not create the films.

Further, he was only arrested in February of 2024 so the studio hasn't even had an opportunity to turn down future collaboration with him.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 62 points 7 months ago

Thank goodness. I loved "Your Name" and hope for more films.

[-] neatchee@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

Have you seen Suzume yet? It's truly wonderful.

[-] zammy95@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Seconded. Weathering with You is also good, but Your Name and Suzume are absolutely top notch

[-] neatchee@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

I was so salty when they gave the Emmy for Best Animated Film to Boy and the Heron instead of Suzume. Absolute travesty and so clearly only because of Miyazaki's name and art style.

Suzume is honestly my favorite of the three and one of my favorite films of all time. I adore how well all of the fantasy and imagery connects with real human experiences. It comes so close to providing perfectly clear, direct metaphor without actually arriving at it and to me that is the most beautiful type of storytelling: where you can see characters, themes, etc and feel deeply how they connect to your own life but never with a concrete "this thing specifically represents that thing". You can get really close with Suzume, but it never quite coalesces, leaving you with a powerful story, intense emotions, and a sense of wonder that sticks around long after viewing.

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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 52 points 7 months ago

30,000 Yen is only about $300 in USD (using the "move the decimal point" method). That's a pretty cheap price...but it's probably going to cost him a lot more, especially if they find any photos

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago

Current conversion puts it at $192. But yeesh...

Here's the kicker though... Japan JUST raised the age of consent from 13 to 16 LAST YEAR(!)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/japan-raises-the-age-of-sexual-consent-to-16-from-13-which-was-among-the-worlds-lowest

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 67 points 7 months ago

Yes, but none of the local governments had it at 13, so this is purely symbolic

[-] yukichigai@kbin.social 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If you compare that to the average cost of living in Japan it's a bit closer to $300 in terms of spending power.

Either way it's a lot cheaper than I'd expect to have to pay anyone for sex work, much less something that blatantly illegal.

Oh, as for the age of consent thing that change just made it a national crime. Every prefecture in Japan had already raised the age of consent to 16 (or higher) well before last year. The only places it didn't apply were some remote military bases and IIRC the portion of Antarctica that Japan claims. Still a good move but it's not like Japanese pedos were just having sex with 13-year-olds without consequence before then.

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[-] Silverseren@kbin.social 18 points 7 months ago

I certainly hope so. Japan is notoriously light on punishment for pedophilia. They usually just give small fines for people found with child pornography, no matter the amount.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

Well, it’s like 90% of their entertainment industry.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Divide by 150. It’s more like $200 these days due to a weakened Yen.

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[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 42 points 7 months ago

For those confused about Age of Consent in Japan:

Romeo and Juliet Clauses apply starting at age 14 to 18 with some small local differences in regions, but an adult over 18 cannot date somebody under 18 without a pre-existing relationship. This has lead to the myth that consent starts at 14, which is false.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The misconception is because the Federal law says age of consent cannot be below 14 but it’s up to the prefectures (none below 16 afaik)

Like how the US has no age of consent, it’s up to the states

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 7 months ago

My name? What the fuck did i do!

[-] Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

You know what you did 😤

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