Japan's Secret Shame
7.7
The story of Shiori Ito, the woman who shocked Japan with a public allegation of rape in a country where sex crimes are rarely discussed.
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Cast
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Shiori Ito
Self
Also in
The Whispered City
Hanna Aqvilin
Erica Jenkin
Jake Adelstein
Self - author of 'Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan'
Brian Woods
Also in
The Woods
Hiroko Goto
Self - doctor of laws, Chiba University
Motoko Rich
Self - Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times
Noriyuki Yamaguchi
Noriyuki Yamaguchi
Kazuko Hirakawa
Self - head of Tokyo Rape Crisis Centre
Makiko Deguchi
Self - associate professor, Sophia University, Tokyo
Mio Sugita
Self - politician, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Michiyoshi Yunoki
Self - politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
Erica Jenkin Director · Ella Newton Editor
First release June 28, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Japanese
Production
True Vision
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 28, 2018
TV · BBC Two
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
May 7, 2019 · TV premiere
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