
Queen of Katwe(2016)
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.


It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is dealing with a government bureaucrat called Sugihara. It seems as if a clash is inevitable.

Shim Eun-kyung
Erika Yoshioka

Tori Matsuzaka
Takumi Sugihara

Tsubasa Honda
Natsumi Sugihara

Amane Okayama
Daisuke Kuramochi

Kaku Tomohiro
Tamotsu Sekido

Tsutomu Takahashi
Ryoichi Tsuzuki

Seiya Osada
Masato Kawai

Hina Miyano
Chika Kanzaki

Naomi Nishida
Nobuko Kanzaki

Kazuya Takahashi
Toshinao Kanzaki
The Journalist is a drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of journalist, based on novel or book, based on true story. Directed by Michihito Fujii, it stars Shim Eun-kyung, Tori Matsuzaka, Tsubasa Honda. It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work regarding what seems to be a government cover up. She is dealing with a government bureaucrat called Sugihara. It seems as if a clash is inevitable.
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