Black Box Diaries

A raw, first-person plunge into trauma and institutional resistance, harrowing yet vital, carried by the filmmaker's own recordings and relentless resolve.

Directed by

Shiori Ito

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Shiori Ito, Shinzo Abe

Tagline

A night that changed her life became a scandal that rocked a nation.

Overview

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.

How it feels

Dark, tense and earnest. Measured and demanding.

About

Justice, power, corruption, trauma

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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