Remember the controversy between male actors Pierre Ken and Tony Oki?
Pierre Ken accused Tony Oki and another male adult film actor, Yokoyama Kazumitsu, of raping his girlfriend, and even released a video of the two kneeling in apology to him. However, the situation turned into a Rashomon-like controversy. Pierre Ken's side accused Tony Oki of being a disgrace to the industry, unqualified to be an adult film actor, and deserving to be permanently removed from the industry. After a period of silence, Tony Oki countered that he was merely apologizing to a junior colleague, and recently resumed work with his band…
So, is everything alright?
Probably not. Pierre Ken updated his Twitter yesterday, saying that things have finally come to a good end and those who do bad things will eventually be punished:
Does this mean that Tony Oki has been found guilty?
On the surface, it doesn't seem like he's been found guilty. Last night he even uploaded a funny video of himself making funny faces, not at all like someone who has been found guilty. Furthermore, Pierre Ken reiterated that this was not a honey trap to frame Tony Takagi and his associates, and he doesn't want such a thing (his girlfriend being raped) to happen again...
What exactly does "the person who did wrong should be punished" mean? I also consulted the middleman who introduced us to Tony Takagi yesterday, but as you know, Japanese people tend to avoid commenting on these kinds of things, so his reaction was exactly what I expected: he kept saying he didn't know, only that the two sides were arguing fiercely.
Okay, I'll report back to everyone when I have concrete information.
