¡°Black Box Diaries,¡± a 2024 documentary by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito that details her experience as a survivor of sexual assault, will premiere in Japan on Dec. 12, publicist Toei Advertising announced Thursday.

The film documents the events leading up to and after Ito accusing former TBS reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi of rape after they had dinner together in Tokyo in 2015. He denies the allegation.

Prosecutors decided not to indict Yamaguchi, citing insufficient evidence. Ito alleges that Yamaguchi¡¯s connections to then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led to her case being shut down by the highest levels of the police.

She wrote a book about her experience called ¡°Black Box¡± in 2017, becoming the face of Japan¡¯s #MeToo movement. Unable to pursue the case in a criminal court, Ito filed a civil suit against Yamaguchi for damages, and won in 2019.

The documentary has been screened in over 60 countries worldwide and was a nominee for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year¡¯s Academy Awards, making Ito the first Japanese feature-length filmmaker to have been nominated in the category.

However, the film¡¯s domestic release had been put on hold due to the unauthorized use of certain pieces of footage.

In a news conference in February, Ito¡¯s former team of lawyers claimed that the documentary included material that she did not get explicit permission to use in the film.

The recordings in question were those of private conversations that Ito had with an investigator and a taxi driver who testified to seeing Yamaguchi carry her into a hotel while she was barely conscious, hotel security camera videos showing Yamaguchi doing so and footage of her conversation with her lawyer, Yoko Nishihiro.

The team of lawyers said the inclusion of the material in the documentary amounted to a breach of ethical standards.

Ito issued a public apology last month over the use of the footage of the taxi driver. She said that he had ¡°generously accepted¡± her apology and allowed the use of a redacted version of the recording in the documentary.

According to a press release, the Japanese version of the documentary ¡°includes revisions and additional consideration in response to concerns raised by the individuals involved,¡± although it¡¯s not clear precisely what edits have been made and whether revisions have been made in response to the claims by her former legal team.

The documentary will be shown at T-Joy Prince Shinagawa in Tokyo¡¯s Minato Ward.