Shiori Itô	...	(Director)
Shiori Itô	...	(Writer)
Shiori Itô	...	Self
Mark De Gli Antoni	...	Composer
Hanna Aqvilin	...	Cinematographer
Yuta Okamura	...	Cinematographer
Keke Shiratama	...	Cinematographer

Comments: I hope Shiori Ito pursues a career in film making. Writing, Directing, Starring, Producing. Okay, maybe everybody has one in them, especially when it's their own story. But choices have to be made, movie-making choices

There's not a lugubrious moment is this film. It's less about what happened to her in the hotel than it is about the Japanese legal system and culture. Japanese legal is always a horror. And what can you say about a culture that requires its people to use clear garbage bags so that neighbors can snoop to see who's trying to sneak some recyclable in there

The choices. A blurry streetlight in the rain seen through a car window. The music that goes with it. How long does it stay on screen? A shot of her face taken from an iPhone lying randomly (or was it?) on the seat next to her. Ditto, ditto

I am in awe of the way this film is put together. The choices made. Sure, it's a major gut punch, from beginning to end --OMFG that scene when she's talking to the Hotel clerk-- but the mastery of storytelling and the bare bones beauty of the images trump it


Summary: Journalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault, seeking to prosecute the high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case, exposing Japan's outdated judicial and societal systems.