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 Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.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
Self
Shinzo Abe
Self (archive footage)
Director
Shiori Ito
Tagline
"A night that changed her life became a scandal that rocked a nation."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
STAR SANDS, Hanashi Films, Cineric Creative, Spark Features
CinemaSerf
January 29, 2025
This is quite an harrowing watch at times whilst we follow Japanese journalist Shiori Itô as she seeks justice for an alleged rape a few years earlier. To be fair, up front, this is not a balanced documentary but a potent video-diary style presentation crafted by the woman herself to not only document the course of her own battle, but also to illustrate just how out-dated the legal processes were ...
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