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How ‘Black Box Diaries’ Director Shiori Ito Set Out to Change How Japanese Society Deals With Sexual Assault


'Black Box Diaries' tracks Shiori Ito's arduous, five-year struggle to bring to justice TV reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, who sexually assaulted her.

Shiori Ito ’s feature documentary “ Black Box Diaries ” about the investigation of the director’s own sexual assault, earned a standing ovation following its Hot Docs Canadian premiere on Monday. The 103-minute film tracks Ito’s arduous, five-year struggle to bring to justice renowned TV reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, who sexually assaulted her. In 2017, Ito’s memoir about the rape, titled “Black Box,” was published and went on to win the Free Press Association of Japan Award for Best Journalism in 2018.

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