Shiori Ito took on a powerful journalist and the Japanese legal system after an alleged date rape, turning the ordeal into 'Black Box Diaries,' a documentary that premiered at Sundance.

Black Box Diaries, nominated for best documentary feature at the 97th Academy Awards, follows Ito's investigation into the sexual violence she suffered herself.

Australian director Rionne McAvoy tackles issue that can make uncomfortable viewing in The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan.

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito's debut documentary "Black Box Diaries" is not only one of the most acclaimed films of the year, but also a high point in Japanese cinema. Nominated for Best ...

The latest issue of the highly recommended Japan or Die Newsletter has review of Ramen Heads (2017), a documentary about Japan's dedicated ramen culture. The documentary focuses on Osamu Tomita ...

After spending years working on a documentary about Japanese-Americans incarcerated during World War II, Kishi Bashi joked that he needed something lighter to help with “cleansing my brain ...

While Yamagata Prefecture is famed for its snow-deep spa resorts, Asian filmmakers head to the mountains there to hone their documentary skills at a “dojo.” ...

The mayor of a Japanese town which conducts an annual dolphin hunt protested on Monday against the Academy Award given to "The Cove," a documentary film about the grisly slaughter.

The practice was made famous in the 2010 Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove." Dolphin hunting season has commenced in the small village of Taiji, Japan, with a quota to kill more than 1,400 ...

Black Box Diaries: Oscar-nominated Japanese documentary that may never air in its own country - Shiori Ito’s film about her own alleged sexual assault has been screened at over 50 film festivals ...