is a Japanese
Independent film
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director
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screenwriter
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. He gained media attention when he was arrested and charged on suspicion of paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual services in March 2006.
[ "児童買春：映画監督、森川陽一郎容疑者（26）を起訴 福井" (Film director Yōichirō Morikawa (26) arrested for child prostitution), 2Channel News Navigator from ]Mainichi Shimbun
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, May 17, 2006
Works
*''Endress On The Road'' - (2003)
*''Firstlove On The Little Beach'' - (2004)
*''For Every Fukui Revolution'' - (2005)
See also
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Prostitution of children
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Enjo kōsai
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List of Japanese film directors
This article is a list of Japanese film directors.
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* Yutaka Abe
* Masao Adachi
* Kyōko Aizome
* Masatoshi Akihara
* Keita Amemiya
* Tetsurō Amino
* Hiroshi Ando
is a Japanese writer and director. Born 13 June 1965 in Tokyo, Ja ...
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List of Japanese actors
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* Hiroshi Abe
*Tsuyoshi Abe
*Osamu Adachi
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References
External links
Morikawa's official website(Japanese)
--- WEB --- kaigyoh.com- Calligraphy "KAIGYOH" directed by Morikawa Yoichiro (Japanese and English)
1979 births
Living people
Japanese film directors
Japanese male actors
Japanese calligraphers
People from Fukui (city)
Actors from Fukui Prefecture
Writers from Fukui Prefecture
Artists from Fukui Prefecture
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