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.

Released

1959-07-05

Genres

Drama, Crime, Action

Runtime

54 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Tokujirō Yamazaki, Dai Nishijima, 山口純一郎, 若林一郎