Despite denials from Japanese authorities, there still exists in Japan something called "enjo kosai", which means compensated dating where adult males, often married ,secretly date schoolgirls like the Japanese character in Babel, often trading money for sex, with the girls using text messages, pagers cellphone, emails etc. to arrange trysts after school to get money for clothes, CD's electronic etc. After highschool graduation, they usually grow out of this form of prostitution. The schoolgirl fantasy exists in many countries and the girls often play to it. When I was in highschool, girls at neighbouring all girl private schools would often wear their skirts much higher after class on the street, buses, subway deliberately as many of them admitted to get attention. I agree with Goodtimes, this actress is alright looking, nothing spectacular, but the movie scenes and themes make her seem erotic.