WOMEN
Itō Shiori’s BLACK BOX DIARIES Will (Finally) Release in Japan After Controversy
The film, released in October 2024, has yet to screen in the filmmaker's own country due to questions around the footage it…
WOMEN
The film, released in October 2024, has yet to screen in the filmmaker's own country due to questions around the footage it…
INSIDER
Why did the Nakai Masahiro scandal become so big when previous celebrity sexual assaults in Japan had been swept under the rug?
WOMEN
It's the first documentary by a Japanese director ever nominated for an Oscar - but it still hasn't screened in Japan.
WOMEN
ホテル側に直接取材した。結論は映画公開に何の異議も唱えていない。それなのに誰がこの映像の使用に怒っているのか?
FEATURED
Itō Shiori's award-winning documentary BLACK BOX DIARIES still can't be screened in Japan. Is that truly in the interests of justice?
WOMEN
The Japanese government says it refused to grant the woman's kids new passports out of joint custody concerns.
LAW & CRIME
Politician Shiiki Tamotsu admitted in court that he sexually assaulted a child. So why did he get off so easy?
WOMEN
Ito's documentary about her sexual assault, which has won worldwide acclaim, is the first by a Japanese director to get an Oscar…