Shiori ITO 伊藤詩織
Black Box Diaries
Nippon Docs ¾
After going public about her rape, Shiori ITO faces resistance due to the perpetrator’s influence in the political sphere. In BLACK BOX DIARIES, Shiori ITO documents her fight for justice, revealing persistent patriarchal structures in the Japanese justice and political systems. This multi-award-winning documentary received an Oscar nomination in 2025.
Guests:
Shiori ITO, Eric NYARI
Fri., May 30, 2025, 11:45
NAXOS Cinema
In presence of the director Shiori ITO and the producer Eric NYARI
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)
Thu., May 29, 2025, 15:30
Kino des DFF
Additional screening due to high demand
In presence of the director Shiori ITO and the producer Eric NYARI
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)
Documentary Obsessions Social issues
Japan, USA, UK 2024
102 minutes
Director
Shiori ITO
Cinematography
Hanna AQVILIN, Yuta OKAMURA, Shiori ITO, Keke SHIRATAMA, Yuichiro OTSUKA
Editing
Ema RYAN YAMAZAKI
World sales
Dogwoof
About Shiori ITO
伊藤詩織
Shiori ITO, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1989, is a journalist, author, and filmmaker. After studying photography in New York, she started working for the media corporation Thomson Reuters in 2015. She is the co-founder of Hanashi Films. In 2017, she published the book BLACK BOX, in which she depicts her rape by an influential journalist. The book served as a basis for her directorial debut BLACK BOX DIARIES (2024 / NC ’25), which was nominated for an Oscar in 2025. In 2020, she was included in Time Magazine’s list of the top 100 most influential people.