Crime Reporter
1959, Japanese. Directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Tokujirō YamazakiDirector
- Tomo'o NagaiAizawa
- Yoshio ŌmoriCast
- Yasumi HaraCast
- Yūsuke TakitaCast
- Joe ShishidoFujimoto
- Tadao SawamotoSuga (New Reporter)
- Yoshiko OkanoYusako (Fashion Model)
- Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiCast
- Chieko SōmaOka (Proprietress of Restaurant "Hisago")
- Masao ShimizuSaigo
- Yoshio ŌmoriHatta
- Mieko HirookaCast
Details
- Released
- 5 July 1959
- Original title
- 事件記者
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Dai Nishijima, 山口純一郎, 若林一郎
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Crime Reporter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 July 1959. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Crime Reporter?
Crime Reporter (1959) was directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki and stars Tomo'o Nagai, Yoshio Ōmori, Yasumi Hara.