Movies and TvShows featuring "crime-in-japan" theme.

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s outdated judicial and societal systems.

After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their colleagues, Lt. Ando, tries to find out why the men decided to take the hospital hostage. Through flashbacks, relevant information is revealed to the audience. When the negotiations are finished, most things seem to be fine until they lose track of the criminals. Then, the story unveils from a different perspective, its roots in feelings of love and vengeance.

Nellie, Daisy and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island in 1954. The trio rail against the system, finding strength in their friendship but this is challenged when the school's matron divides them.

Japan’s Secret Shame is a powerful documentary that sheds light on the pervasive issue of sexual violence in Japan. Through survivor testimonies and shocking CCTV footage, the film brings to the forefront the alarming prevalence of male violence against women, including cases of rape of unconscious persons and victims drugged into memory loss. The documentary explores the deeply rooted traditional sex roles and objectification of women in Japanese society that contribute to the persistence of unpunished sex crimes. It also delves into the flaws in the justice system and challenges faced by rape victims in seeking justice. Japan’s Secret Shame is a compelling social documentary that exposes the taboo subject of sexual violence against women in Japan.