Producer of movie ”Your Name” arrested for instructing high school girl to take naked selfie - reported in South Korea

A producer who participated in the production of the globally popular animated film ``Your Name'' has been arrested on suspicion of violating child pornography laws. This news was also reported in South Korea.
On the 23rd, according to local media such as TBS and the Osaka Shimbun, Koichiro Ito (52), who runs a production company, was arrested on suspicion of violating the Act Prohibiting Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
In September 2021, Ito was accused of instructing a high school girl living in Nagano Prefecture to send her a naked selfie to him, even though she knew she was a minor under the age of 18.
. He was arrested at a production company in Tokyo. Photos and videos of other women were also found on Ito's computer. He said, ``Because there are other people's photos, this case is
He reportedly excused himself by saying, ``I can't remember what kind of child she is (from the data in the computer).'' The suspect Ito is a movie producer, and he has produced films such as ``Suzume no Doorjiri'' and ``Kimi no Tojijiri'' produced by director Makoto Shinkai.
Participated in the creation of theatrical animations such as ``My Name'' and ``Weathering With You''. Japanese netizens said, ``I hope this doesn't tarnish the film,'' and ``I don't want it to affect director Makoto Shinkai.''
It seems likely, but because of this incident, the work probably won't be broadcast on TV for a while,'' and ``There seem to be a lot of child sex crimes in the animation industry.''