The Journalist (2019)

It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work ... See full summary »

Director:

Michihito Fujii

Writer:

Isoko Mochizuki (novel)

Stars:

Eun-kyung Shim, Tôri Matsuzaka, Tsubasa Honda

4 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Eun-kyung Shim	...	Erika Yoshioka
Tôri Matsuzaka	...	Takumi Sugihara
Tsubasa Honda	...	Natsumi Sugihara
Amane Okayama	...	Daisuke Kuramochi
Tomohiro Kaku	...	Tamotsu Sekido
Seiya Osada	...	Masato Kawai
Hina Miyano	...	Chika Kanzaki
Tsutomu Takahashi	...	Ryoichi Tsuzuki
Naomi Nishida	...	Nobuko Kanzaki
Kazuya Takahashi	...	Toshinao Kanzaki
Yukiya Kitamura	...	Kazumasa JInno
Tetsuji Tanaka	...	Tomoya Tada
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ian Moore	...	Jim

Storyline

It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is dealing with a government bureaucrat called Sugihara. It seems as if a clash is inevitable.

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Plot Keywords:

based on a novel | reporter | female reporter | almond eyes | government cover up | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film had its Canadian premiere at the Japanese Canadian Film Festival in Toronto in 2020.

User Reviews

TV movie that wants more

I put 5 stars due to the other commentator point of view, that is good; if not I would let 4 or 3 stars. The Director is not good; the acting is poor and the story board is barely cohesive. But the "Perception" of the evil of the "Power" and the sordid mechanisms that only prejudice the weakest link is what is important here. Japan is a great Country because of their people not because of the Power itself. Yes; is other type of Democracy but I live in a country where populism is at the Control and nothing good happened. Social problems everywhere.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official Twitter [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

28 June 2019 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Journalist

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,836,428

Company Credits

Production Co:

Star Sands, The Icon, Video Audio Project (VAP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1