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.
Director:
Tokujirō Yamazaki
Writers:
Dai Nishijima, 山口純一郎, 若林一郎.
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Tomo'o Nagai as Aizawa |
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Yoshio Ōmori as |
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Yasumi Hara as |
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Yūsuke Takita as |
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Joe Shishido as Fujimoto |
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Tadao Sawamoto as Suga (New Reporter) |
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Yoshiko Okano as Yusako (Fashion Model) |
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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as |
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Chieko Sōma as Oka (Proprietress of Restaurant "Hisago") |
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Masao Shimizu as Saigo |
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Yoshio Ōmori as Hatta |
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Mieko Hirooka as |
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Ryōhei Uchida as |
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Daisuke Ōmi as |
| Directing | Tokujirō Yamazaki | Director |
| Writing | Dai Nishijima | Screenplay |
| Writing | 山口純一郎 | Screenplay |
| Writing | 若林一郎 | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kazuo Shimada | Original Story |
| Sound | Keitaro Miho | Music |