Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates (Japanese for “high school walking”) as fronts for commercial sex run by sophisticated criminal networks.
Released: Jul 20, 2015
Runtime: 17 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Simon Ostrovsky, Jake Adelstein, Yumeno Nito, Hinako Kera, Rina Kawaei, Ayano Mashiro
Crew: Nobutaka Shirahama (Camera Operator), Jeremy Rocklin (Editor), Simon Ostrovsky (Director), Andrew Glazer (Producer), Simon Ostrovsky (Writer)