The Journalist (2022)

TV ShowDrama, Thriller1 season, 6 episodes
The Journalist posterReview score: 76%

Plot

The Journalist follows Anna Matsuda, a Toto Newspaper reporter known as the ‘maverick of news media', who strives to expose issues in modern Japanese society.

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  1. 01The Journalist S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.0Matsuda's editor pulls her off a dead-end corruption investigation to chase down malfeasance involving Eishin Academy. A cover-up begins.
  2. 02The Journalist S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.0Suzuki and his colleagues continue "revising" documents as Matsuda contacts potential sources and Murakami starts surveilling a list of targets.
  3. 03The Journalist S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.0Murakami investigates Matsuda's brother while the fallout from Suzuki's actions increases public interest in the case — and pressure on officials.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01The Journalist S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 13, 2022 8.0Matsuda's editor pulls her off a dead-end corruption investigation to chase down malfeasance involving Eishin Academy. A cover-up begins.
  2. S01E02The Journalist S01E02Episode 2January 13, 2022 7.0Suzuki and his colleagues continue "revising" documents as Matsuda contacts potential sources and Murakami starts surveilling a list of targ
  3. S01E03The Journalist S01E03Episode 3January 13, 2022 7.0Murakami investigates Matsuda's brother while the fallout from Suzuki's actions increases public interest in the case — and pressure on offi
  4. S01E04The Journalist S01E04Episode 4January 13, 2022 7.0With the announcement of the decision not to prosecute, Tada and his underlings instigate a smear campaign against Matsuda in the tabloids a
  5. S01E05The Journalist S01E05Episode 5January 13, 2022 7.0Matsuda seeks out Kurosaki to try to get more evidence; Murakami is severely reprimanded for digging too deep. Ryo applies for a job at Tout
  6. S01E06The Journalist S01E06Episode 6January 13, 2022 7.0Murakami meets with Matsuda in Kohei's hospital room. Mayumi prepares to sue the government, and then asks Matsuda to come with her to meet

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Castfull cast & details

Ryoko YonekuraRyoko YonekuraAnna MatsudaGo AyanoGo AyanoShinichi MurakamiRyusei YokohamaRyusei YokohamaRyo KinoshitaShinobu TerajimaShinobu TerajimaMayumi SuzukiHidetaka YoshiokaHidetaka YoshiokaKazuya SuzukiMasato HagiwaraMasato HagiwaraKohei MatsudaYusuke SantamariaYusuke SantamariaShinjiro ToyodaTetsushi TanakaTetsushi TanakaTomoya Tada

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