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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Tokujirō Yamazaki Director · Dai Nishijima Screenplay 若林一郎 Screenplay
First release July 5, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 事件記者
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Nikkatsu Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
事件記者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 5, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
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