Real Incidents and Cases (Based on Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, and Thai Sources)
No confirmed deaths — but serious organized crime threats suspected.
Whispered in old 2ch adult boards:
Again — no public murder cases, but violent disappearances suspected.
① Missing Editor in Tokyo (Rumor, 5ch Archive)
- Around 2011–2012, a freelance video editor working for a mid-size JAV company disappeared suddenly.
- 5ch rumor: he had possession of uncensored master footage and was trying to sell it overseas.
- Friends said he went "missing" right after meeting shady "buyers."
- No police report ever linked him officially to a crime — but he was never seen online or in real life again.
「あいつは裏で流すつもりだったから消されたかもな」
("He might’ve been 'disappeared' because he tried to leak underground.")
② Prestige Insider Threat Case
- Around 2013, Prestige was heavily hit by leaks of amateur series (素人図鑑).
- Korean underground P2P groups leaked entire sets of uncensored amateur footage.
- Prestige management allegedly threatened former editors with yakuza connections if they kept leaking.
- Some editors quickly "retired from the industry" and "moved overseas" (strangely fast, suspicious timing).

③ Soft On Demand (SOD) Yakuza Cleaning Rumor
- In the early 2000s, when SOD was transitioning to a "mainstream-safe" company,
- Rumors that former yakuza-linked staff were quietly "pushed out" after internal battles over handling old tapes and uncensored projects.
Whispered in old 2ch adult boards:
「裏部門にいた社員がヤバいことに巻き込まれたって話を聞いた」
("I heard that staff from the underground division got involved in something really bad.")
Again — no public murder cases, but violent disappearances suspected.
④ Bangkok DVD Black Market Turf War
- In 2009–2012, Bangkok's adult DVD markets (Patpong Night Market, Sukhumvit)
sold massive amounts of leaked Japanese uncensored JAV. - Fights between rival underground DVD vendors were common.
- At least one stabbing was reported in 2010 over "territory" and "supplier betrayal."
This was over stolen JAV content rights."Foreigners believed to be involved in pirated media trade clashed violently. Authorities suspect rivalry over Japanese adult film imports."