Anti-piracy warnings at the movies are nothing new these days but Japan's equivalent of the MPAA, JIMCA, has taken things to a new level (low?) with their recent campaign. As recently mentioned on BoingBoing, the campaign features dark and disturbing images of the apparent destruction that piracy can cause. A friend of TechJapan, Whiteangle, recently risked life and limb at a screening of The Island in Tokyo to capture exclusive footage of JIMCA's "Save Our Movies" anti-piracy campaign. Read on to view the video and a transcript.

TRANSCRIPT

(Picture of girl looking sad.)
Girl: "Movies are being stolen."
Girl: "Our enjoyment (of movies) is being stolen."

(Black tear appears on girl's face.)
Girl: "Important things will be destroyed."

Text: I want to protect movies, I want to protect our enjoyment (of movies).

(Tear runs down girl's face, drops into water and skull appears. Fades to image of eroding film.)

Text and voiceover: Pirate movie eradication campaign

(Closeup of girl's eyes)

Text: Don't watch or buy illegal downloads and pirated DVDs
Girl: I won't watch, I won't buy (pirated movies)

Text: "SAVE OUR MOVIES" Heart logo