On March 10, according to reports from a number of Japanese media, the film "Honeymoon", which was originally scheduled to be released in March, was exposed to the fact that the director Luo Hero had coerced an actress to have a relationship with him during the casting stage and announced the suspension of the release.
The film was directed by Hideyoshi Yuki and starred Aimi Sazukawa, Mariko Tsutsui, Tsutomu Soro, and Ryūzen Hamada.
At present, the producers of "Honeymoon" have officially issued a notice of the termination of the release of the film after consultation with relevant parties.
In response to the online breaking news, director Yu Yingxiong has the latest response, he said that when the movie "Honeymoon" was released, due to personal problems, it caused an uproar in the art circle, and sincerely apologized to the crew members affected by the incident, and vowed to reflect on the mistakes in the future. Finally, we apologize to all those involved and discuss with the experts to proceed to the next step of the response. At the same time, he revealed that he had been forgiven by his wife.
"Honeymoon" is a film with the theme of sexual assault, which caused controversy at the beginning of the official release, and the scandal was exposed at the beginning of the release.
The first to come forward was actor A, who met Hero Luo in December 2013 and later paid 10,000 yen (545 yuan) as an acting director fee. Under the initiative of the hero, the two went to an izakaya near Shibuya to eat. After that, The Hero sexually assaulted Woman A in the parking lot near the apartment.
At that time, in order to continue to be an actress, there was no voice. Now he is retiring from the circle and living a peaceful life, standing up and saying that this matter is a hope that he will not let go of what he has done.
Actress B met Hero In November 2017, the next month the two had dinner at another family tavern, after which actress B was forcibly pulled into the alley and sexually assaulted for up to 10 minutes.
Actress C was frequently invited to the office by Hero Yuki in 2015, and then directly invited to the hotel. Actor C said he was reluctant at the time, but if he refused, he would not let himself play the role.
Actress D attended the Seminar for Heroes of the Mountains in December 2015 and had a relationship with heroes within a few days. D said that because he wanted to get the role, and the hero was a director he respected. After that, the hero sent repeated explicit pictures to harass D.
For the statements of the above four actresses, in addition to denying having a relationship with A, the other three admitted, but he said that he and the other party were voluntary. Now, many years have passed since the incident, and it is difficult to prove whether it is subjective will, and only a few screenshots of chat records can pale the truth of the facts.
The 51-year-old Hero of Yuki, who graduated from Fukuoka University, made his debut as an actor in 1995 by starring in the movie "This Window Is Yours". Since then, it has been tepid, and the acting career has fallen into a low tide and stagnation. After that, he directed "R" unch Time, which was noticed by the film and television circles, and in 2009, he won the 20th Japan Film Critics Awards Newcomer Director Award for "Kidnapping Rhapsody", and became famous in one fell swoop.
The whole incident is shocking, after confessing to his wife, he quickly forgave him, and the two married in 2005 and had two daughters. It is reported that his wife Orange Spring also participated in the music creation of "Honeymoon", and the couple can be described as a grasshopper on a rope.