W

hile the lurid indictment depicting a titillating handjob between Antasari Azhar and golf caddy Rhani Juliani (aired live on national television) apparently failed to enrage hardliners, a comedy film that will feature Japanese porn star Maria "Miyabi" Ozawa - who will definitely remain fully clothed throughout - has sparked serious protests.

Dozens of members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) rallied in front of Maxima Pictures production house in Mangga Dua, North Jakarta, on Friday afternoon after the mass prayer, demanding that Miyabi be removed from the film.

"We reject Miyabi's visit! She must not be allowed into Indonesia. If she comes here, we are ready to die fighting to cancel her visit," FPI West Jakarta head Umar Alatas told members during the protest.

Awiet Mansuri, one of several FPI representatives, said he had not received confirmation from Maxima about the date of her visit.

"Maxima told us they could not say when Miyabi would arrive because they needed to reconsider her visit," he said.

Ody Mulya Hidayat, the film producer of Menculik Miyabi (Kidnapping Miyabi), said he appreciated protesters' aspirations, but that he could not accommodate them.

"This film has to be made because we have signed a contract with the Japanese side. We would be embarrassed if we have to cancel it," Ody told The Jakarta Post over the phone.

Miyabi's planned visit on Oct. 14 will be postponed until Maxima can find a solution to ease the tension, he said.

Ody said his previous attempts to reassure the public that Maxima was making a comedy (not pornography), had been unsuccessful because hardliners simply objected to Miyabi on the grounds she is a porn star.

"There are many Indonesian movie stars who *used to be porn stars*, who returned to favour after playing roles in good movies. If a porn star wants to appear in a non-porn movie, why shouldn't they?" he said.

Miyabi, one of the main characters in Menculik Miyabi, written by witty blogger Raditya Dika, will not perform any of the erotic scenes she is famous for.

Ody said a number of organizations responsible for censorship would determine whether the film is fit for viewing.

With her distinctive looks, and a mix of genes from her Japanese mother and French-Canadian father, Miyabi rose to global stardom after first appearing in the flesh in 2005.

One FPI protester admitted to having seen Miyabi naked in a movie uploaded to a mobile phone.

"I have watched a video of her on a mobile phone, but it was blurred and was not clear. The video is morally destructive," said Fajar, 20, as quoted by okezone.com.

When asked why he had watched the film, Fajar said he had seen it unintentionally.

He said his own mobile phone did not contain any such videos, because pornography was haram.

The protest ran peacefully, with more than 50 officers from Sawah Besar Police guarding the Maxima office.