Crime Reporter

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 5, 1959

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Yoshiko Okano,Yūsuke Takita,Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi,Chieko Sōma,Masao Shimizu,Mieko Hirooka,Tomo'o Nagai,Daisuke Ōmi,Tadao Sawamoto,Joe Shishidoand 3 more

Director

Tokujirō Yamazaki

Writer

Dai Nishijima,山口純一郎,Kazuo Shimada,若林一郎

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2470080