Project Detail

Black Box Diaries

Still: Tsutomu Harigaya

Synopsis

Young 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 Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s outdated judicial and societal systems.
Official selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 World Cinema Documentary Competition - World premiere
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2024 - European premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 104 min
Director: Shiori Ito 1st Feature
Producer: Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito
Co-Producer: Takashi Shinomiya, Ryo Yukizane, Ryo Nagai
Executive Producer: Mitsunobu Kawmura
Editor: Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Director of Photography: Hanna Aqvillin, Yuta Okamura, Shiori Ito, Keke Shiratama, Yuichiro Otsuka
Sound: Andrew Tracy
Composer: Mark degli Antoni

Genre

Human Rights Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Japan, US, UK co-production

Hanashai Films (JP), Star Sandra (JP), Cineric Creative (US) production in association with Spark Features (US)

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