Netflix is all set to welcome its brand new Japanese thriller series The Journalist to its varied collection on January 13.
The streaming giant has been a harbinger in changing the face of television by bringing in critically acclaimed exclusive content from all across the world, starting with Spain's Money Heist to South Korea's Squid Game and France's Lupin.
The Journalist has been adapted from the Japanese Academy award-winning movie of 2019 and Isoko Mochizuki's novel of the same name. The series is directed by Michihito Fiyi, who also directed the aforementioned movie.
Ryoko Yonekaru, Go Ayano and Ryusei Yokahama play leading roles as journalists who put their lives on the line to preserve journalistic integrity from being manhandled by the government.
The Journalist begins as a slow-burner when lots of interviews and press are presented. Amidst that, "the maverick of news media" and Toto newspaper reporter Anna Matsuda finds an alteration in a set of documents about the establishment of an illegal medical company, the Eshin Academy. The company is found to have direct links to the Prime Minister's office of the Japanese government.
Addressing the Prime Minister's secretary, she shockingly reveals in a room full of reporters,
“Considering the situation, it can be assumed that there was clearly a person of influence involved,” and goes on to openly declare, “Perhaps from the prime minister’s office?”
Seemingly threatened,...
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