A 20-year-old South Korean international student was arrested by local police for allegedly filming an animated movie secretly at a movie theater in Japan.
According to the Kyodo News on the 21st, the Tokyo Police Department's Otsuka Police Station is investigating A (24), a South Korean national residing in Tokyo.
A is suspected of violating copyright by secretly filming "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" (hereafter referred to as Demon Slayer) with a smartphone at a movie theater in Shinjuku on the 18th of last month, just four days before its release in Korea.
Previously, A was already arrested on the 30th of last month for purchasing about 200 Blu-ray discs containing the animation using a credit card under another person's name.
Police reportedly discovered approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes of "Demon Slayer" video on A's smartphone, which was seized during the investigation. A currently denies the allegations, and police plan to conduct further investigations into the details and motivations.
According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computerized ticketing system, "Demon Slayer" ranks first with a real-time booking rate of 82.8% as of 9 a.m. on the 22nd.