The Journalist (2022)
Grade: Aaa
Format: Series
Genre: Drama
Studio: Star Sands
Source: real_life
Netflix Global Top 10: Did not reach Global Top 10
A fearless newspaper reporter at Toto Shimbun investigates a government corruption scandal involving a politically connected academy — and as she digs deeper, a guilt-ridden bureaucrat is ordered to falsify documents, a government fixer begins surveilling her, and the full machinery of power mobilizes to discredit and silence her through smear campaigns, tabloid leaks, and institutional pressure; the tone is taut, sober, and deliberately restrained, with no exaggerated heroics — just people quietly choosing conscience or complicity. The story parallels the real-life Moritomo Gakuen scandal und
Cast
- Ryoko Yonekura
- Go Ayano
- Ryusei Yokohama
- Hidetaka Yoshioka
- Shinobu Terajima