{"id":22657,"date":"2024-03-28T18:47:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22657"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:47:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:47:52","slug":"hankyu-hanshin-apologizes-to-family-over-actress-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22657","title":{"rendered":"Hankyu Hanshin Apologizes to Family Over Actress Death in Takarazuka Revue"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp\/en\/\">Hankyu Hanshin Holdings<\/a>, the parent company of Japan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/kageki.hankyu.co.jp\/english\/revue\/index.html\">Takarazuka Revue<\/a>. has apologized to the family of an actor in the all-female company who allegedly committed suicide last year after sexual harassment that led to both verbal and physical abuse.<br \/><br \/>The unidentified 25-year-old victim died in September 2023 after being harassed by older members of the troupe as well as by executives of the entertainment company. <br \/><br \/>According to the Kyodo news agency, the apology was made at a press conference in Osaka on Thursday after a series of meetings between Hankyu Hanshin officials and the victim\u2019s family. The company will also pay compensation as a result of the incident.<br \/><br \/>At the press conference, Kazuo Sumi, the chair and CEO of the company, offered an apology to the family. Yasuo Shimada, the president of Hankyu Hanshin, was quoted as saying: \u201cWe have committed an irretrievable act toward the individual who entered the revue with high hopes, as well as her bereaved family. We cannot give any excuse for what we have done, considering the feelings of the bereaved family.\u201d Shimada added that \u201cfull responsibility lies with the theater company. We are deeply remorseful.\u201d<br \/><br \/>After an investigation, the company had originally denied it was guilty of \u201cpower harassment,\u201d claiming in November only that it had failed to properly oversee the long hours the entertainers had been working in the week\u2019s before the young woman\u2019s death. Her family protested this report while offering detailed allegations of verbal and physical abuse, including an incident in which senior members of the Takarazuka troupe had burned the victim\u2019s forehead with a hair iron.<\/p>\r\n<p>The apology is considered a significant step forward, given the fact that in the patriarchal Japanese entertainment industry, sexual harassment has long been ignored or covered up. In another recent case, it was revealed that Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused several hundred young males in his role as founder of the Johnny &amp; Associates talent agency. The company\u2019s CEO ultimately resigned. and the agency changed its name and agreed to compensate victims for the incidents.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out more of Edward\u2019s articles.\u00a0<\/a><br \/>.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, the parent company of Japan\u2019s Takarazuka Revue. has apologized to the family of an actor in the all-female company who allegedly committed suicide last year after sexual harassment that led to both verbal and physical abuse. 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