High Class Rebellion Onscreen in Japan

According to Japantoday.com, two daughters of high class, respectable Japanese families have admitted they've turned to porn as the ultimate act of rebellion and many folks are up in arms about it.

Last month, word got out that the daughter of a powerful Liberal Democratic Party Diet member had become a porn star. The news resulted in a panic within the political circles of her hometown, Nagata-cho.

"I became a porn star to escape from the control my father had over me," she said after describing the strict household he runs.

After her story broke, another gal -- the daughter of a political big wig -- announced she too had turned to porn.

"I wanted to show my dad that I can live by myself," she told reporters. "I was always called 'his daughter' and it weighed on me. This (being a porn star) is my resistance to his repressiveness. I really hated my dad's double personality. His eerie smile in front of supporters turned to abuse toward me and my mother. He destroyed our family life."

So why are these ladies turning to porn movies as a way to get back at their parents? Why not just move out or tell them off? Well, being a porn star in Japan isn't as taboo there as it can be elsewhere. Heck, in Japan, porn stars have gone on to become popular TV entertainers. Dabbling in adult entertainment might actually be a better way to rebel than crashing your dad's car or flunking out of college.