Black Box Diaries
“A night that changed her life became a scandal that rocked a nation.”
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 Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.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 Director · Mark degli Antoni Composer Yuichiro Otsuka Cinematographer
United States release October 25, 2024 · Produced in Japan, United States, United Kingdom · Languages English, Japanese
Production
STAR SANDS
Production
Hanashi Films
Production
Cineric Creative
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Spark Features
Production
Japan · United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2024
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 25, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · January 7, 2025
Digital
Australia
June 6, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 13, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
February 13, 2025 · Theatrical
March 4, 2025 · Premiere · Australian International Documentary Conference
Brazil
April 11, 2024 · Premiere · It's All True Film Festival
Canada
April 29, 2024 · Premiere · Hot Docs International Film Festival
May 5, 2024 · Premiere · Doxa Documentary Film Festival
September 14, 2024 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
China
September 27, 2024 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
December 5, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Denmark
March 18, 2024 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
Estonia
February 5, 2025 · Premiere · Docpoint Tallinn Documentary Film Festival
France
March 12, 2025 · Theatrical
July 7, 2026 · TV · ARTE (La Lucarne)
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
India
November 24, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
Indonesia
December 6, 2024 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Japan
December 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 28, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 1, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Singapore
November 7, 2024 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Switzerland
October 8, 2024 · Premiere · 20. Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
December 13, 2024 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 24, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 25, 2024 · Limited theatrical
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