The Journalist Review: Netflix Japanese Drama About Dark One When Politics Isn’t Far Away

Starring: Ryoko Yonekura, Go Ayano, Ryusei Yokohama

Director: Michihito Fujii

Streaming Platform: Netflix (click to watch)

Filmyhype Ratings: 3.5/5 (three and half star) [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”]

The Journalist Netflix Review Japanese Series Dark News When Politics Isn’t Far Away It reflects the image of politics and the media industry in the real world interestingly. And it could really happen. The main actor is Ryoko Yonekura, a well-known actress who has a lot of work to play the lead role in this story. Taking the same title as the 2019 film version, this adaptation of Isoko Mochizuki’s novel directed by Michihito Fuji was brought into a series by the same director. But the story is different. And the characters are different from each other as well. So it’s like taking the title as a selling point. which may be further expanded to create There are 6 episodes in total (not likely to have a second season), with Thai dubs, available on Netflix.

The Journalist Netflix Review: The Story

The story is told through the perspectives of many people who seem superficially unrelated to each other. Matsuda Anna (Ryoko Yonekura) is suspected of a major corruption case involving the Prime Minister’s Office. Ryu Kinoshita, a young student who is graduating and looking for a job. But it turns out that his honest civil servant uncle is involved in a political scandal. Murakami Shinichi, a hot-headed civil servant who is transferred to the Japanese intelligence agency. and then finds out that his work is there to help conceal the darkness of politicians or the so-called above.

Kazuya Suzuki, an honest civil servant who wants to do a good job. be a good husband But instead finds him being thrown at the dirty work. which cannot be done Mayumi Suzuki, Kazuya’s wife. An ordinary housewife who takes care of her husband. But it was found that her family was destroyed in a political scandal. Ultimately, all the characters have to get involved. To jointly uncover the evil that happened in the political circle. which is something that we may actually find

The Journalist Netflix Review

First of all, this work would like to compliment the cast and crew. Because the series has mobilized many skilled middle-class actors, especially Ryoko Yonekura, who many people may be familiar with from Doctor X, which uses a team of actors who focus primarily on selling their skills. Therefore, there are no actors who are handsome and beautiful. Only Ryusei Yokohama is the only one who seems to use it to attract young viewers to see handsome actors. But he is a new actor who has acting skills as well. When brought together to play together, the big stars seem to blend in together.

This is a work created by a Japanese production team in collaboration with Netflix, especially called Netflix Original work. There is a filming technique that is quite strange from typical Japanese series. Here, if anyone has watched a lot, will feel that it uses the tone of the story to be dark, dark to want to convey the seriousness to the maximum. which even the dark detective series or many Japanese politics have not done this much. In terms of filming and camera angles, Hand Held techniques are also used, and there are a lot of moving photos involved, which is simply called a big movie production. Helping to bring the series to a new level of seriousness and realism.

Many questions are popped into this series, we have to admit that the situation or context in this series if it is said that based on a true story Based on True Story, many people would believe that there must be some. The part is taken from a true story. Because it’s really happening in our society today. and was born in many countries around the world Just the details may be different. The concept of this series On the surface, he wants to focus on stories between journalists who want to keep tabs on political scandals. But actually there’s more to it than that. because in this matter there is an issue “People who have been manipulated by politics”

Another interesting thing is This story picks up characters in the government who are honest people. want to work honestly for the people Instead, he was thrown into the dirty work of hiding the guilt of the powerful. and he cannot disobey orders. Because it may affect the life of work and family as well. Called this story trying to present in many aspects to understand the civil servants that in fact there are good people in the system, but these people are often powerless. Sometimes they are even cast as scapegoats.

And there is one point where the story plays interesting and reinforces the end of the story. “Is politics really a distant thing?” If our family is affected by a political fraud scandal. and then have to fall ill or die Our family found a loss. When that time comes, can we say that politics is a distant matter? The story of the loss of a family due to political repercussions is told through two main characters, Matsuda Anna (played by Ryoko Yonekura) and the family Suzugi. that have to face this directly In particular, the character Ryu Kinoshita (played by Ryusei Yokohama) is a representative of a new generation who may not be interested in politics as much and views newspapers as a commodity. era But then this character had to change his mind. When his uncle was involved in a political scandal that led to his death

It is also told through the perspective of the wife who died as a result of political consequences. who were the ones who were directly affected the most that an ordinary housewife who does not have any interest or knowledge of politics But when the day came, political circles and the media swarmed upon her as the wife of those involved in the scandal. What will she do then?

This series is like wanting to punch in the face of the audience. When will you wait for politics to be far away? especially the families of those involved in civil service and political circles. Their lives in some way were inseparably connected with politics. or even if they are not related to politics But how can you be sure that one day we won’t get hit by politics? This is as if to encourage people at all levels to turn their attention to politics again.

But it’s not just a corner calling to focus on politics. Because in this matter, the issue is presented. In fact, the new generation itself is not that they are not interested in politics. but because the politics are so rotten and so bad that they are tired I know it can’t be changed. So if people in power or in politics try to make it better, it’s more transparent and honest to people. At that point, politics will attract more and more good people.

At the end of the story, there is also an interesting story about the corona virus that started to spread in the first place. because the virus began to spread in the real world It drowned out almost all the other news that had happened. The government has also used this as a tool to cover up their own scandals. Call this a bite that really hurts.

At the end of the story there is also an interesting symbol. When one of the powerful capitalists involved in the corruption of high-ranking politicians is exposed and is swarmed by journalists, He chose to walk away while his face was covered with a mask. Looking at it from one point of view, it’s like saying that people in the political industry are trying to take advantage of this epidemic virus. Not just to cover up the scandals. but also used to cover one’s own face when evil is being exposed. and used as an excuse not to answer anything to the people

But there are some disadvantages of the story. For example, the beginning of the story is quite difficult. There are narratives in the past and switch back and forth at certain points that need to be carefully watched. The first two episodes took a long time to lay out the characters and troubleshoot the story. including the air time in some periods that have been worn a little too much So at first, many people may not be able to fight. Plus, at first, it had nothing to do with the part of the news making. to focus more on the government sector It’s already the second half before going into the news making part. But when you finish watching it, you’ll feel It’s good to use this title. There is also another advantage that this story has Thai dubs that should help many people watch it a lot easier.

The Journalist Review: The Last Words

Japanese series Intense style politics that are hard to find There are more international but still Japanese-style performances and narratives. It really reflects the political landscape that we may encounter. There are Thai dubs to make it easier to watch. The production and shooting work is at the cinema level.