The producer of the famous Japanese animation ‘Your Name’ was sentenced to 4 years in prison on charges of child prostitution, etc.

According to the Japanese Asahi Shimbun and other newspapers on the 4th, the Wakayama District Court sentenced Koichiro Ito (52), who was indicted on charges of violating the child prostitution and pornography prohibition law, to 4 years in prison on the 28th of last month.

Previously, Japanese prosecutors demanded a 6-year prison sentence for Koichiro Ito, saying, “He had paid a large sum of money to have sex with over 100 women and was collecting videos of the sex.

In 2021, Koichiro Ito requested nude photos from a girl who was 15 years old at the time, and from November 2022 to July of the following year, he gave 20,000 to 60,000 yen in cash (in Korean currency) to two girls under the age of 18 at his home in Tokyo. He is accused of paying around 190,000 to 580,000 won for prostitution.

It has been reported that Koichiro Ito‘s crimes were discovered while the police were investigating another child prostitution case.


When Koichiro Ito was first reported to the police, he reportedly admitted to most of his crimes, but stated, “I’ve exchanged images with other people, too, so I can‘t remember which child this is (among the computer images).”

In fact, photos and images of other women were found on Koichiro Ito’s personal computer.

Koichiro Ito, who is currently running a production company, participated in the production of director Makoto Shinkai‘s ‘Your Name’. Koichiro Ito also served as a producer for Shinkai’s 2022 animated film, “Suzume‘s Secret Garden.”

“Your Name” and “Suzume’s Secret Garden” recorded 3.91 million and 5.57 million moviegoers in Korea, respectively.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com

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