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.
Films shown at Nippon Connection
Black Box Diaries,
Japan, USA, UK 2024 (Director)
NC25
Black Box Diaries,
Japan, USA, UK 2024 (Cinematography)
NC25
Guest at Nippon Connection
Black Box Diaries, NC25