United States / Jan 20, 2024 / Sundance Film Festival
A night that changed her life became a scandal that rocked a nation.
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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 Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Black Box Diaries |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan, United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | STAR SANDS, Hanashi Films, Cineric Creative, Spark Features |
| Release date | 24 ottobre 2024 |
| Executive producer | Mitsunobu Kawamura, Robina Riccitiello, Josh Peters, Nina L. Diaz, Liza Burnett Fefferman |
| Production | Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito, Takashi Shinomiya, Ryo Yukizane, Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Yuta Okamura |
| Writer | Shiori Ito |
| Editing | Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Maya Daisy Hawke, Mariko Montpetit, Fumiro Sato |
| Cinematography | Yuta Okamura |
| Assistant directors | Shiori Ito |
| Camera operators | Yuta Okamura |
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| Additional photography | Yuta Okamura |
| Music | Mark degli Antoni, Andrew Tracy |
| Sound | Mark degli Antoni, Andrew Tracy |
Release dates
Premiere
Denmark / Mar 18, 2024 / CPH:DOX
Hong Kong / Apr 03, 2024 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Brazil / Apr 11, 2024 / It's All True Film Festival
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Canada / Apr 29, 2024 / Hot Docs International Film Festival
Australia / Jun 06, 2024 / Sydney Film Festival
New Zealand / Aug 01, 2024 / R13 / New Zealand International Film Festival
China / Sep 27, 2024 / Pingyao International Film Festival
South Korea / Oct 06, 2024 / 15 / Busan International Film Festival
Switzerland / Oct 08, 2024 / 20. Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 12, 2024 / BFI London Film Festival
Taiwan / Nov 08, 2024 / 12+ / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
India / Nov 24, 2024 / International Film Festival of India
Indonesia / Dec 06, 2024 / Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Estonia / Feb 05, 2025 / Docpoint Tallinn Documentary Film Festival
Limited release
United Kingdom / Oct 25, 2024 / 15
United States / Oct 25, 2024
Singapore / Nov 07, 2024 / NC16
Theatrical release
Thailand / Oct 24, 2024
Netherlands / Nov 28, 2024 / 9
Taiwan / Dec 13, 2024
Australia / Feb 13, 2025 / MA 15+
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France / Mar 12, 2025
Hong Kong / Apr 24, 2025 / I
Japan / Dec 12, 2025 / G
Digital
United States / Jan 07, 2025
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