New Film
BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director and journalist Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her ownsexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Unfolding like athriller and combining secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting and emotional first-personvideo, Shiori's quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s desperatelyoutdated judicial and societal systems.
It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and has since been released worldwide. The film has been nominated for both an Academy Award and a BAFTA, won the Peabody Award, and received more than 20 international prizes. Screened in over 50 countries.
About
Shiori Ito is an Oscar and BAFTA nominated documentary filmmaker, journalist, writer, and co-founder of Hanashi Films, focusing on gender-based human rights issues. Named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2020, her voice continues to resonate globally through film, writing, and public speaking
Films
Ito’s earlier work includes documentaries highlighting social justice and personal stories from across the globe. Her debut feature, Black Box Diaries, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and has since been released worldwide. The film won a Peabody Award, received Oscar and BAFTA nominations, and earned more than twenty international prizes. Screened in over fifty countries, it has sparked global conversations on gender, power, and justice.
Books
Ito is the author of Black Box (2017), a memoir based on her own experience of sexual violence that exposed systemic sexism in Japan. In 2018, it won the Free Press Association of Japan’s Best Journalism Award and has since been translated into ten languages including English. Her latest book, Swim Naked (2023), was published in Japan and China, exploring themes of resilience, vulnerability, and survival.
Journalism
Ito’s work has appeared in outlets such as the BBC, Al Jazeera, and The Economist. She was recognized by Newsweek Japan as one of the “100 Most Respected Japanese People in the World” in 2019 and named One Young World’s Journalist of the Year in 2022.
Talks
Alongside her filmmaking and writing, Ito delivers lectures at universities, high schools, and public events worldwide. She shares her experiences as a filmmaker and journalist to inspire the next generation.
伊藤詩織
アカデミー賞とBAFTA賞にノミネートされたドキュメンタリー映画監督、ジャーナリスト、作家、Hanashi FIlms共同設立者。ジェンダーや人権を中心に活動を続け、2020年に米『TIME』誌「世界で最も影響力のある100人」に選出。映画、執筆、講演を通じ、その声を世界へと広げてきた。
Films
初期の活動では、世界各地で社会正義や人々の物語に光を当てる作品を制作。長編初監督作 『Black Box Diaries』 は2024年サンダンス映画祭で正式出品され、その後50か国以上で上映。ピーボディ賞を受賞し、アカデミー賞・BAFTA賞ノミネートを含む20以上の国際映画賞を獲得。ジェンダー、権力、正義をめぐる対話を国際的に広げている。
Books
著書 『Black Box』（2017年）は、自身の性暴力被害を基に日本社会に根付く制度的な性差別を描いた作品。2018年に日本自由報道協会賞「ジャーナリズム大賞」を受賞し、英語を含む10言語に翻訳。最新刊 『裸で泳ぐ』（2023年）は日本と中国で刊行され、レジリエンスや脆弱さ、生き抜く力をテーマとしている。
Journalism
作品はBBC、アルジャジーラ、エコノミストなどの国際メディアで発表されてきた。2019年『ニューズウィーク日本版』「世界が尊敬する日本人100」に選出、2022年「One Young World 世界若手ジャーナリスト賞」を受賞。
Talks
映画制作や執筆活動と並行し、大学や高校、各地のイベントで講演を行い、映画監督およびジャーナリストとしての経験を共有。次世代に向けて声を届け続けている。