Overview
- Prosecutors asked the Tokyo District Court on Dec. 23 to sentence Hideo Sakaki, 55, to 10 years in prison.
- The case centers on allegations that he coerced two actresses in their 20s in 2015–2016, including at a Minato office and a Shibuya hotel.
- Prosecutors say he stopped women after staff left and filmed encounters as supposed acting instruction, asserting he leveraged casting authority.
- Victims told the court they feared losing roles if they resisted his demands.
- Sakaki maintains a not-guilty plea, arguing the encounters were consensual and that he did not threaten to withhold opportunities.