Black Box Diaries

Logline
Journalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault, seeking to prosecute the high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case, exposing Japan's outdated judicial and societal systems.

Co-Producer and Cinematographer: Yuta Okamura

Film Festivals

• Academy Awards 2025 — Best Documentary Feature
• British Academy Film Awards 2025 — Best Documentary
• National Board of Review 2024 — Top 5 Documentaries Winner
• Sundance Film Festival 2024 — World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize
• SXSW Film Festival — Audience Award
• CPH:DOX 2024 — Human:Rights Award Winner
• IDA Documentary Awards 2024 — Emerging Filmmaker Winner
• Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards 2024 — Best True Crime Documentary
• Cinema Eye Honors 2025 — The Unforgettables Winner
• Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024 — Golden Firebird Award, Documentary Competition
• San Francisco International Film Festival 2024 — Special Jury Award Winner
• Seattle International Film Festival 2024 — Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision Winner
• Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival 2024 — Inspiring Voices & Perspectives Award Winner
• Zurich Film Festival 2024 — Golden Eye for Best International Documentary Winner
• Astra Film Awards 2024 — Best Documentary Feature
• Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards 2025 — Best Documentary