{"id":1576,"date":"2024-12-10T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:47:13","slug":"shiori-ito-on-black-box-diaries-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/shiori-ito-on-black-box-diaries-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiori Ito on Black Box Diaries (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trigger warning: Please be advised that this episode includes discussions about sexual violence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this powerful episode, host Elliot sits down with Shiori Ito to discuss her film debut,\u00a0<em>Black Box Diaries<\/em>. The documentary is a firsthand account of Shiori\u2019s harrowing experience of sexual violence by media mogul Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a man with ties to Japan\u2019s political elite, including former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Shiori\u2019s decision to speak out in a culture where sexual assault is often silenced sparked a movement that resonated far beyond her personal story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through Shiori&#8217;s unwavering resolve,\u00a0<em>Black Box Diaries<\/em>\u00a0critiques Japan\u2019s archaic laws surrounding sexual violence, which often leave survivors with little recourse for justice. The film transcends its role as an expos\u00e9, offering a deeply personal narrative of trauma, healing, and resilience. Shiori&#8217;s journey of reclaiming her voice and confronting systemic patriarchy underscores the power of solidarity in the pursuit of truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this intimate conversation, Shiori reflects on the emotional toll of her fight, the necessity of breaking the silence surrounding sexual violence, and the broader societal forces that shield perpetrators from accountability. Join us for a discussion on courage, justice, and the transformative power of speaking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book tickets to<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lab111.nl\/movie\/black-box-diaries\/\">\u2060<strong> Black Box Diaries<\/strong>\u2060<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book tickets to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lab111.nl\/celebrating-cinema-film-club-one-from-the-heart-reprise-incl-intro\/\">\u2060<strong>CC Film Club: One From The Hear<\/strong>t<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/celebratingcinema\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffc8dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/nl\/podcast\/celebrating-cinema\/id1558165273 noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to our podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Shiori Ito on Black Box Diaries (2024)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1cSqFJLgaIK1HCqR5NSVe4?si=074db74580c041ad&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FILMS MENTIONED<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Black Box Diaries (Shiori Ito, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our hosts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped 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Shiori Ito&#8217;s Black Box Diaries is one of the most courageous acts of filmmaking in recent memory: a first-person documentary about her own assault by media figure Noriyuki Yamaguchi, made in a culture where speaking publicly about sexual violence carries consequences most people would not accept. In conversation with Elliot, Ito reflects on her decision to film rather than simply testify, on what the camera allows you to say that words alone cannot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","post_format-post-format-audio"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1576"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2002,"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1576\/revisions\/2002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}