The Forbidden Scoop

Overview

Modern comedy social drama about a reporter (Mihashi) for the Toto Shimpo determined to scoop his rivals during the murder investigation of the president of a machinery company. A highly critical drama about the lack of ethics by both reporters and the newspapers they work for.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 21, 1960

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Senshô Matsumoto,Tatsuya Mihashi,Akihiko Hirata,Kin Sugai,Eijirō Tōno,Yōko Tsukasa,Takamaru Sasaki,Tadao Nakamaru

Director

Hideo Suzuki

Writer

Masato Ide,Kazuo Mita

Producer

Hisao Ichikawa

Cinematography

Yuzuru Aizawa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt20412652