Black Box Diaries
Oct 24 2024
•2h 43m
•Documentary
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 Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.
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Shiori Ito
Self
Noriyuki Yamaguchi
Self (archive footage)
Shinzo Abe
Self (archive footage)
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