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Doc Talk Podcast: Director Shiori Itō On Confronting Norms Of Japanese Society, Legal System In ‘Black Box Diaries’
Black Box Diaries is the personal story of Japanese journalist Shiori Itō’s attempt to seek justice after she became the victim of a sexual assault.
It’s the deeply personal story of Itō’s attempt to seek justice and accountability after she became the victim of a sexual assault, a public campaign of many years that ultimately led to changes in Japanese law. Initially, she found little support from police and prosecutors who told her they couldn’t file charges because Japanese rape statutes required evidence of a violent sexual assault (Itō was incapacitated at the time of her alleged attack). That’s on the new episode of Doc Talk, hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley( 12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Matt Carey, Deadline’s documentary editor.
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