After attacking human rights lawyers online, Tenshi Moe became a representative actress opposing the new law.
August 4th, rainy.
At 4 PM, at Shinbashi Station in Tokyo, Tenshi Moe, Tsukishima Sakura, and Inamori Miyu, among others, distributed leaflets to passersby in the rain. They demanded amendments to the new AV law, and a petition was open for signatures, hoping to convey the industry's voice to the government authorities…
This feels so tragic.
Even now, some people still don't understand whether the new AV law has been implemented or not. Let me say it again: yes, Japan completed the legislation and implemented it with lightning speed. So now the AV industry is operating under the new law. What do you think is the biggest difference compared to the past? It's probably because there are fewer new actresses, more contracts for both male and female actors, and the entire process of arranging actresses' schedules has to be reworked. Since hiring an actress requires detailed job descriptions and signed contracts, scheduling an actress is now much slower than before.
In collaboration with Yoshiyuki Kurishita, who lost the election, the actresses hope to amend the unreasonable aspects of the new law.
Okay, so back to people like Tenshi Moe (天使萌), since the new law has been implemented, what's the point of them distributing flyers and asking people to sign petitions? Is it even useful?
That's why I say it's tragic, because it's ultimately futile. First, this group lacks influential figures to help them. Their main collaborator, "Kurishita Yoshiyuki," lost the election. Everyone knows there are many elections in Taiwan. If you need help, you'd naturally go to the incumbent legislator, hold a press conference, put on a fisherman's hat and mask, and act all dramatic and pathetic. Going to the defeated is either because they're politically inexperienced or because others are unwilling to help. Second, if you've been to Japan, you know that almost no one takes flyers from the street. Even toilet paper meant for emergencies is rarely accepted. It's truly astonishing that the reporters covering this group could find interviewees who support these actresses. Finally, it's difficult for actresses to articulate their demands quickly. Everyone knows they don't want their work affected, but honestly, it's none of our business. Who would bother to carefully study the impact of the new law on the AV industry? The films will still be released, won't they? Especially when some actresses claim the new law will reduce their income, it backfires, as people think, "What does that have to do with me?"
The flyers tell everyone the new law infringes on actresses' right to work, but they're not very clear on the details.
That's really bad, isn't it? But what I find most worrying is that, given the sheer size of the AV industry, there are far too few agencies and actresses who have stood up to oppose the new law to the end. You've probably noticed that I haven't mentioned production companies because since the new AV law was implemented, they haven't expressed any opinions. As for agencies and actresses making public statements, most were limited to before the vote. After the vote, we only saw Tenshi Moe and Tsukishima Sakura running around advocating for the new law. Not to mention actresses from other agencies, even actresses from the same agency as Tenshi, Shiraishi Marina and Toda Makoto, haven't taken any significant steps to support it. No wonder Tenshi is disheartened and posted on social media hoping everyone would speak up for their rights:
But, that's not easy. I'm not referring to amending the new law—that's 99.99% impossible—but rather getting everyone to step forward and unite with Tenshi to say no to the new law. It's a fait accompli; it's too late to change anything…
