Yōichirō Morikawa

Yōichirō Morikawa
Born	August 14, 1979 Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Occupation	Independent film director, screenwriter and actor

Yōichirō Morikawa (森川 陽一郎 Morikawa Yōichirō, born 14 August 1979, Fukui, Fukui) is a Japanese Independent film director, screenwriter, actor and calligrapher. He gained media attention when he was arrested and charged on suspicion of paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual services in March 2006. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Works

• Endress On The Road - 青春には果てない (Seishun Niwa Hatenai) (2003)
• Firstlove On The Little Beach - 小さな青春の浜 (Chiisana Seishun No Hama) (2004)
• For Every Fukui Revolution - 福井青春物語 (Fukui Seishun Monogatari) (2005)

See also

• Prostitution of children
• Enjo kōsai
• List of Japanese film directors
• List of Japanese actors

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008. "児童買春で映画監督逮捕：福井県警" (Fukui prefectural police arrests movie director for child prostitution), Kyodo News, April 26, 2006
2. "26歳「映画監督」児童買春…金支払わず事件発覚" (26-year-old movie director in child prostitution - Incident uncovered after failure to pay up), Sankei Shimbun, April 26, 2006
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008. "児童買春：映画監督、森川陽一郎容疑者（26）を起訴　福井" (Film director Yōichirō Morikawa (26) arrested for child prostitution), 2Channel News Navigator from Mainichi Shimbun, May 17, 2006

External links

• Morikawa's official website (Japanese)
• --- WEB --- kaigyoh.com - Calligraphy "KAIGYOH" directed by Morikawa Yoichiro (Japanese and English)