Drawing a line between the arrest of a related party and its impact on the work, based on the arrest of Chairman Kadokawa.

【Arrest of Tsuguhiko Kadokawa may affect future film production…. “There is a possibility that some sponsors will refrain from investing in the film”, said an official.】
https://hochi.news/articles/20220914-OHT1T51266.html?page=1

・Haruyuki Takahashi, a former director of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was arrested on suspicion of bribing a former member of the committee, Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of the publishing giant KADOKAWA, with approximately 69 million yen in a corruption case involving the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

・Kadokawa sometimes participates mainly in major productions with titles such as “executive producer,” and “there may be a possibility that some sponsors will refrain from investing in the work” for works in the planning stage or those set to be released next year or later, a source said.

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Drawing the line between arresting the people involved and the impact on the work

Every day, the Olympic corruption cases are reported, but personally, I am not too surprised, feeling that “well, it is possible. Incidentally, the World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar, scheduled to be held from November, is also being disturbed by bribery and corruption issues, and the other day a French newspaper declared a boycott, saying, “We will not report on the World Cup! and declared a boycott of the World Cup.

Sadly, I believe that corruption is inherent in any convention where big money is involved. The truth is, there is something wrong with the world and the sense that this is the norm.

Back to the corruption case of Kadokawa suspect.

We are told that Kadokawa Films may be affected by this incident.

It’s also a hot topic on social networking sites,

The author or people involved in the work are arrested → The work is stopped at the box office, and the work disappears from stores.

Such has often been the case in the past. (I myself am basically against this trend. I feel too sorry for the people involved.)

And now, a top of the line person has been arrested, even though he or she was involved in the production. What will happen to Kadokawa’s works in the future? (Will all of the works related to them be put on hold?)

This is a different level of arrest than the arrest of a director, actor, or musician. It’s top of the top for all concerned.

If we are going to punish society in the way we have been doing, it could affect quite a lot of works.

But, why don’t we take this opportunity to calmly reconsider the line? Why don’t we reconsider? I think so.

To expand on the story, consider,

Japanese people have a strong sense of solidarity and joint responsibility, for better or worse.

As for the crimes committed by people involved in the entertainment, music, and creative industries, such as this one, I think that sense has been put to work, but in a bad way.

For example, let me tell you a funny analogy,

One of the members who developed the vacuum cleaner committed a crime.

Will the manufacturer stop selling that vacuum cleaner?

Think about it in comparison to these examples,

I wonder if those who impose social sanctions are more likely to be emotional because the entertainment, music, and creative industries are also emotional and appealing industries. I can’t help but wonder if this is the case.

I, personally, think that since the work is innocent, basically only the person who committed the crime should be punished.

What do you think about this issue?

See you then.

Parents of criminalized children. A child of a parent who became a criminal. An employee of the company of the president who became a criminal. The president of an employee who became a criminal. And so on. The line between crime and its effects is an issue that must be carefully considered.