Schoolgirls for Sale

2015•17m•7.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates (Japanese for “high school walking”) as fronts for commercial sex run by sophisticated criminal networks.

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Production

VICE Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Simon Ostrovsky

Simon Ostrovsky

Self - Reporter

Jake Adelstein

Self - Journalist

Yumeno Nito

Self - Outreach worker

Hinako Kera

Hinako Kera

Rina Kawaei

Rina Kawaei

Ayano Mashiro

Ayano Mashiro

Minako Honda

Minako Honda

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