Famed Directors Denounce Sexual Abuse in Japanese Filmmaking

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda poses for portraits during the Rome Film Fest in Rome on Oct. 18, 2019. (AP)

A #MeToo crisis is raging in the Japanese film industry.

A petition signed by top names, including Cannes’ Palme d’Or-winning Hirokazu Kore-eda, Cannes Jury Prize winner Koji Fukada and “Under the Sky” director Miwa Nishikawa, expresses outrage over sexual abuse.