Crime Reporter (1959)
The story centers on the fierce competition among newspaper reporters stationed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as they race to break major scoops. Alongside this, the film humorously depicts a rookie reporter who grows while repeatedly making mistakes. The first film in a series adapted from an NHK TV drama. Focused on those who work at the 'Sakurada Press Club', the home base of crime reporters who pursue exclusive stories in a corner of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
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Cast
Tomo'o Nagai
as Aizawa
Yasumi Hara
Yūsuke Takita
Joe Shishido
as Fujimoto
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in over 200 films but is best known in the West for his...
Tadao Sawamoto
as Suga (New Reporter)
Yoshiko Okano
as Yusako (Fashion Model)
Director
Tokujirō Yamazaki