Black Box Diaries
sexual violence references, suicide references
Director(s)Shiori Ito
Production year2024
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes103m
CastShiori Ito
Black Box Diaries
sexual violence references, suicide references
Challenging subject matter is handled responsibly and sensitively in this intimate documentary, as a journalist films th ...
Challenging subject matter is handled responsibly and sensitively in this intimate documentary, as a journalist films the investigation into her own sexual assault, exposing systemic failures in the Japanese legal system.
language
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
theme
violence
threat and horror
sex
discrimination
sexual violence references, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof
language
Bad language is infrequent and mild (e.g. 'bullshit').
sexual violence and sexual threat
References to sexual violence run throughout the film, although the detail is not graphic. These references include a verbal account of an incident of rape, and real footage of the rapist manhandling the intoxicated victim out of a taxi and into a hotel, against her will. There are also frequent references to dismissive, hostile and victim-blaming attitudes towards survivors of sexual violence, and to the barriers against prosecuting sex crimes within the Japanese legal system. The film clearly condemns such attitudes.
suicide and self-harm
A person cries while delivering a video message strongly implying a subsequent off-screen suicide attempt. The scene cuts to the view from a hospital bed, but there is no further detail.
theme
There are scenes of emotional distress.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
sexual violence references, suicide references
Classified Date:
19/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Dogwoof
language
Bad language is infrequent and mild ('bullshit').
sexual violence and sexual threat
References to sexual violence run throughout the film, although the detail is not graphic. These references include a verbal account of an incident of rape, and real footage of the rapist manhandling the intoxicated victim out of a taxi and into a hotel, against her will. There are also frequent references to dismissive, hostile and victim-blaming attitudes towards survivors of sexual violence, and to the barriers against prosecuting sex crimes within the Japanese legal system. The film clearly condemns such attitudes.
suicide and self-harm
A person cries while delivering a video message strongly implying a subsequent off-screen suicide attempt. The scene cuts to the view from a hospital bed, but there is no further detail.
theme
There are scenes of emotional distress.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified date19/09/2024
LanguageJapanese
language
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
theme
violence
threat and horror
sex
discrimination
Director(s)Shiori Ito
Production year2024
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes103m
CastShiori Ito
sexual violence references, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof
language
Bad language is infrequent and mild (e.g. 'bullshit').
sexual violence and sexual threat
References to sexual violence run throughout the film, although the detail is not graphic. These references include a verbal account of an incident of rape, and real footage of the rapist manhandling the intoxicated victim out of a taxi and into a hotel, against her will. There are also frequent references to dismissive, hostile and victim-blaming attitudes towards survivors of sexual violence, and to the barriers against prosecuting sex crimes within the Japanese legal system. The film clearly condemns such attitudes.
suicide and self-harm
A person cries while delivering a video message strongly implying a subsequent off-screen suicide attempt. The scene cuts to the view from a hospital bed, but there is no further detail.
theme
There are scenes of emotional distress.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
sexual violence references, suicide references
Classified Date:
19/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Dogwoof
language
Bad language is infrequent and mild ('bullshit').
sexual violence and sexual threat
References to sexual violence run throughout the film, although the detail is not graphic. These references include a verbal account of an incident of rape, and real footage of the rapist manhandling the intoxicated victim out of a taxi and into a hotel, against her will. There are also frequent references to dismissive, hostile and victim-blaming attitudes towards survivors of sexual violence, and to the barriers against prosecuting sex crimes within the Japanese legal system. The film clearly condemns such attitudes.
suicide and self-harm
A person cries while delivering a video message strongly implying a subsequent off-screen suicide attempt. The scene cuts to the view from a hospital bed, but there is no further detail.
theme
There are scenes of emotional distress.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified date19/09/2024
LanguageJapanese
