Sexual abuse is an open secret in Japan's filmmaking world, says report

Cannes Jury Prize winner Koji Fukada has signed a petition expressing outrage over sexual abuse in Japan's film industry. Photo: 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.