The Junko Furuta case is one of the most horrifying crimes in Japan’s history. In 1988, Junko, a 17-year-old high school student, was abducted by a group of teenage boys after she rejected one of them. Instead of letting her go, they imprisoned her in one boy’s family home, where she was kept hidden from the outside world. For weeks, Junko was treated not as a human being, but as a prisoner, while those around them either ignored the signs or were too afraid to intervene. For 44 days, Junko was