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Mako Fukata is a film scholar and writer based in New York, who works in film distribution. As a native of Japan, her academic and professional pursuits revolve around Japanese cinema, with global media ethics and formations of racial representations in cinema. Mako actively contributes to the localization and promotion of Japanese cinema in the city; she engages in soft-titling, translating, and event coordination for various occasions, ranging from retrospectives to government-funded film fairs. In 2023, she collaborated with prestigious institutions such as Anthology Film Archival, IFC Center, and Japan Society. Having completed her BA in Film at CUNY Hunter College in 2023, Mako is eagerly anticipating the commencement of her MA in Film Studies this summer.

BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director and journalist Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Unfolding like a thriller and combining secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting and emotional first-person video, Shiori’s quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s desperately outdated judicial and societal systems.

Director : Shiori Ito

Producer : Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito

Distributor : MTV Documentary Films

Production Co : Hanashi Films, Cineric Creative, Spark Features, Star Sands

Genre : Documentary

Original Language : Japanese

Release Date (Theaters) : Oct 25, 2024, Limited

Runtime : 1h 43m

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