A fledgling industry of professionals who choreograph intimate scenes, provide equipment to safeguard actors privates and discuss consent with filmmakers has grown rapidly since a 2017 investigation into Harvey Weinstein forced a wider reckoning.
Intimacy coordinators liaise between cast and crew when shooting sex scenes or nudity to create a safe plan. Chiho Asada, one of two intimacy coordinators in Japan, talks about how she got her job.