Nobuharu Minato (now Shinji Minato), who originally received a four-to-six-year sentence, was re-sentenced to five to nine years by Judge Ryūji Yanase upon appeal. He was 16 at the time of the murder. Minato's parents and brother were not charged. Furuta's parents were dismayed by the sentences received by their daughter's killers and won a civil suit against the parents of Minato, in whose home the crimes were committed. Miyano's mother reportedly paid Junko Furuta's parents ¥50 million (US$425,000) in compensation, as ordered by the civil court, after selling their family home. Aftermath Junko Furuta's funeral was held on 2 April 1989. One of her friends' memorial address stated: Furuta's intended future employer presented her parents with the uniform she would have worn in the position she had accepted. The uniform was placed in her casket. At her graduation, Furuta's school principal presented her a high school diploma, which was given to her parents. The location near where Furuta's body was discovered has been developed since and is now Wakasu park. At the time Japanese people were concerned about a US-influenced epidemic of violent crime, what they called the "American disease". At least three books have been written about the crime. An exploitation film, (), about the incident was directed by Katsuya Matsumura in 1995. Yujin Kitagawa (later a member of the music duo Yuzu) played the role of the principal culprit, and Mai Sasaki played the role of Furuta. The case was also the inspiration for the film Concrete in 2004, where Furuta's name was changed into Misaki and is portrayed by Japanese Porn Actress Miki Komori, and the manga 17-sai. See also Hello Kitty murder case Murder of Suzanne Capper References External links Court document (Archive) 1980s missing person cases 1989 murders in Japan 1989 in Tokyo 1989 murders in Asia Adachi, Tokyo Child abduction in Japan Deaths by person in Japan Female murder victims Formerly missing people Incidents of violence against girls Incidents of violence against women January 1989 crimes January 1989 events in Asia Missing person cases in Japan Murder committed by minors Murder in Tokyo Rape in Japan Rape in the 1980s Torture in Japan Violence against women in Japan