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The Journalist

TV·2022·Netflix·Drama, Thriller·51m·7.6

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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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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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