Black Box Diaries

Name: Black Box Diaries
Director: Shiori Ito
Genre: Documentary, Crime/detective
Released: 2024
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Cast: Shiori Ito

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Documentary
Crime/detective

2024
Shiori Ito
102 mins
15

Summary

Documentary. After her case is dismissed by her Japan's judicial system, journalist Shiori Ito undertakes her own investigation into her rape at the hands of a powerful media figure.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Terry Staunton

Investigative journalist Shiori Ito directs and narrates a compelling documentary about her own rape ordeal at the hands of one of Japan's most high-profile political reporters. Wading through conspiracies and cover-ups, she asks questions of a culture and society where women are often treated as second-class citizens, and police are routinely callous in their response to victims of sex crimes. Ito's initial accusations are met with online abuse, but she emerges as a figurehead of Japan's #MeToo movement, her personal experiences prompting others to come forward. It's an extraordinary piece of detective work, backed up by shocking CCTV footage and damning police files - the black box of the title refers to her own case, quickly closed by the authorities. An uneasy watch at times, but a testament to one woman's courage and determination to fight not just her own corner but that of potentially thousands more.

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7.5/10