Ichihashi CAPTURED!!!!

[matsuki]

WTF??? What a waste of (tax payers?) money this will be.

[SIZE="4"]Ichihashi appeals against life term for killing British woman+[/SIZE]

Ugh....

The appeal was filed with the Tokyo High Court two days ahead of the deadline. During hearings at the district court, Ichihashi denied any intention to kill Hawker, an English teacher, but acknowledged he had caused her to die.

...just watch his sentence be reduced with the reasoning "he must be a good Japanese, as he filed ahead of the deadline as one of blood type A would be expected to do"

[Yokohammer]

[Coligny]

Wait to see him painted as some sort of victim...

and pile up some ammo...

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Here we go again.
Personally, I find this repulsive.


Ichihashi book on life on lam to be made into flick

The last line of the article states:

And there is the problem in a nutshell. People are happy to cash in on the escapades of this fucked-in-the-head subhuman slimeball without considering the feelings of the bereaved family. It's almost as though Hawker's family is irrelevant, when they are obviously the people who are most profoundly affected. Just the fact that they would go ahead and start making a movie without even checking with the victim's family (I assume they haven't) is unconscionable.

This sucks.

Well said.
Where are the hairy legs in cases like these where you have obviously unscrupulous bastards cashing in on a case of female degradation with the costliest result of all?

[Coligny]

Seriously, this has to be the most disrespectful thing I have ever heard . .

So you missed that whole rape of nankind thing...

[matsuki]

Making the movie is one thing, always someone scummy enough to want to profit off off this crap...but who will actually carry it? Will we see it playing at major theaters? (if so, will FG come out in numbers and show Japan what a real demonstration is? )

[canman]

Who the hell is Dean Fujioka? That sure doesn't sound like a full blooded Japanese to me. So not only is he the director but the leading actor, this almost sounds like a joke.
I thought there was a law where criminals cannot profit from their crimes. Maybe all of the money will go to the Hawker family? I expect not!

[matsuki]

I thought there was a law where criminals cannot profit from their crimes. Maybe all of the money will go to the Hawker family? I expect not!

That doesn't stop them from creating dummy companies and channeling the money through there...lot of scandals popping up like that recently.

[GomiGirl]

Who the hell is Dean Fujioka?

Dean Fujioka

Unfortunately the text on his site is not selectable so I can't quote anything here. Click on the link to see his profile etc.

[Samurai_Jerk]

People make movies about famous murder cases all the time. How is this any different? Is it the source material that bothers you?

[Coligny]

Dean Fujioka

Unfortunately the text on his site is not selectable so I can't quote anything here. Click on the link to see his profile etc.

-> right click copy over the text, you don't see the selection for some reason but everything comes anyway:

<Message for you from Dean Fujioka>

Friends and fans.
It's been a long time since I made a substantial public appearance due to the preparation of my first directed and starring movie in japan 'I am Ichihashi.'
I feel truly honored to be entrusted with this controversial subject matter as an individual who is aware of the potential traps and pitfalls me and this main character 'a convicted murderer of a violent crime' both share growing up in the same generation.
I believe, as living in distant countries far away from comfort zones, I may be able to shed some light on an angle that may not have yet been explored.
The forces in society that may have distracted this man to make him what he is..
What this man could've had but didn't..
These are some of the challenges i'm hoping to battle throughout this story... and as a result meditate on the reality of things not only in my own country, but also in the current world.

Dean Fujioka

[Coligny]

People make movies about famous murder cases all the time. How is this any different? Is it the source material that bothers you?

Usually they wait for the corpse to be cold to make the movie...

[Mike Oxlong]

At least the theme is familiar...

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[Yokohammer]

People make movies about famous murder cases all the time. How is this any different? Is it the source material that bothers you?

If the victim's family are still alive and still mourning it would seem to be common courtesy to at least check with them. The article suggests that the movie is going ahead without the consent or perhaps even the knowledge of Hawker's family (of course they're going to know now that it's news).

Another problem is that it's not so much a movie about the murder, from a 3rd party moviemaker's viewpoint, but a film that uses Ichihashi's (the murderer's) book as the screenplay. There's going to be some bias there, even though the filmmaker claims that Ichihashi won't be portrayed in a good light.

The Hawker family should be consulted on this. It's the only right thing to do.

[GomiGirl]

I think what has been hurtful to the Hawker family is the "rock star" status that he has in some circles.

He has become the "star" and the victim, Lindsay, who died a horrible death at his hands, has been largely forgotten.

[Russell]

Didn't Ichihashi pledge to forward all the proceeds from his book to the Hawker family?
(not trying to defend the guy, but ...)

[Yokohammer]

Didn't Ichihashi pledge to forward all the proceeds from his book to the Hawker family?
(not trying to defend the guy, but ...)

I think so, but I also seem to remember that the Hawker family turned the offer down (perhaps somebody who's been keeping tabs can straighten us out here). It is a fact that they were offended by the book, so that's probably right. If they were offended by the book, which I think is understandable, it follows that they're likely to be even less happy with the idea of a movie. If you think about it, depending on the tone and content of the book, an offer of proceeds could even be perceived as adding insult to injury.

To take that a step further, the people who are making the movie must know that the Hawkers were not happy about the book, and therefore they must know that they're going to hurt and offend them even further by making the movie.

It's just a really low, insensitive thing to do.

[Mike Oxlong]

I think so, but I also seem to remember that the Hawker family turned the offer down (perhaps somebody who's been keeping tabs can straighten us out here). It is a fact that they were offended by the book, so that's probably right. If they were offended by the book, which I think is understandable, it follows that they're likely to be even less happy with the idea of a movie. If you think about it, depending on the tone and content of the book, an offer of proceeds could even be perceived as adding insult to injury.

To take that a step further, the people who are making the movie must know that the Hawkers were not happy about the book, and therefore they must know that they're going to hurt and offend them even further by making the movie.

It's just a really low, insensitive thing to do.

That matches my recollection, and I agree that it is a really sleazy, insulting way to make a buck off the crime.

[Russell]

[Russell]

Who the hell is Dean Fujioka? That sure doesn't sound like a full blooded Japanese to me. So not only is he the director but the leading actor, this almost sounds like a joke.
I thought there was a law where criminals cannot profit from their crimes. Maybe all of the money will go to the Hawker family? I expect not!

I think this is a law in Australia, but I am not aware about that in Japan.

[Mike Oxlong]

Who the hell is Dean Fujioka? That sure doesn't sound like a full blooded Japanese to me.

From the link GG provided, it kinda looks like Dean is just a nickname he adopted from one of the characters he played.

[Ganma]

I feel a law suit coming on.

[Bucky]