The film and television drama "News Reporter", which is based on the malfeasance case of Shinzo Abe's "Moritomo Gakuen", began broadcasting on the streaming media "Netflix" on January 13, and immediately received strong attention from Japanese audiences, and reached the top of Japan's comprehensive TOP10 list for two consecutive days on the 17th and 18th.
Seeing this narrative work that is the same as the real "MoriTomo" case, some netizens shouted on the Internet that Abe wrote "after-view feelings", and the Japanese "Nikkan Hyundai" commented on the 18th: "Seeing the rapid surge in popularity of this work, Abe and his wife must have turned blue in the face." ”
The film and television drama "News Reporter" is based on the experience of the real "Tokyo Shimbun" reporter Mochizuki's investigation of the "Moritomo Gakuen" malfeasance case, the plot is that the Japanese government sells state-owned land to the people ("Sakae Shin Gakuen in the play"), suspected of dereliction of duty in the process, "Todo Shimbun" female reporter Matsuda Kona (Ryoko Yonekura) tracks down the case, the government financial officials tamper with documents to avoid investigation, and the story goes in the same way as the reality of the "Moritomo Gakuen" malfeasance case.
Adapted from the hit feature film of the same name, The News reporter, which was released in theaters in 2019, has attracted much attention for confronting Japan's political crimes and scandals in recent years. The film won three major awards at the 43rd Japan Academy Awards for its astonishing treatment of social taboos, thrilling plot development, and excellent visual effects, including Best Picture of the Year, as well as many other film awards.
In the new episode "News Reporter", Ryoko Yonekura ("Doctor X: Surgeon Daimon Unknown", "Legal V ~ Former Lawyer Shōko Kotori ~") plays the protagonist Asuna Matsuda. Matsuda is a reporter for the Toto Newspaper, known as the "maverick of the news media," dedicated to exposing the problems of modern Japanese society. The series was directed by Michijin Fujii.
Unlike the film version, the TV version of "News reporter" digs deeper into the problems encountered in modern society, and the protagonist is set as Asuna Matsuda, a reporter at the Tokyo News and Social Affairs Department. The protagonist Matsuda, played by Ryoko Yonekura, is known as a "heretic in the press" and is a woman who constantly struggles. The director of the TV series is still the director of the film version, Michito Fujii.
For starring in such a topic drama, Ryoko Yonekura said with enthusiasm: "I will give 100% strength and energy to play such a strong and attractive new woman." She said that in a world where it is difficult to always believe in her own judgment, there is a different journalist, Asuna Matsuda, who will not hesitate to break the routine and find the truth. Playing such a charismatic woman who fearlessly rushes forward is undoubtedly a challenge.
"News Reporter" reached the top of Japan's comprehensive TOP10 list on the 18th
"News Reporter" on the 13th on "Netflix" after the launch of the attention in Japan, on the 17th, 18th for two consecutive days on the Japan comprehensive TOP10 list topped. In addition, Nikkan Hyundai said that this drama has also received attention in other regions, ranking ninth on the "Netflix" Hong Kong taiwan list on the 17th. The British newspaper The Guardian also wrote a film review for the play, saying that "the play shows that the Japanese country is falling into the swamp of dereliction of duty when the people do not care about (politics)." ”
Japanese netizens posted Abe's "well-known line": "Here I make it clear... I will definitely resign as Prime Minister and MPs. However, unlike the reality that Abe successfully shirked responsibility, at the end of "The News Reporter", the relevant officials of the prime minister's wife in the play are determined to testify in court, and multiple Japanese film review websites commented that this open-ended ending gives hope.
In addition to the attention of Japanese media, the popular "News Reporter" has also become a hot topic on the Japanese Internet, and many netizens have discussed the series on social media such as Twitter.
Someone commented: "It should be broadcast in the Japanese Diet first, let all the members watch it, and then write about the after-effects." Of course, I also had to let Shinzo Abe himself write about the aftermath. ”
Another person sarcastically said: "If you put it before Abe, watching the "News Reporter" will think,'How can this happen in Japan, it's really stupid.'" Abe single-handedly broke through the lower limit of Japan's badness, which is really 'great', and how a small role like Kishida can beat him. ”
Someone introduced the line of the prosecutor in the play in the comments: "I am also a prosecutor. I also have a minimal 'sense of justice'. He then said: "As long as there is still one person in Japan who can say this, even if there is only one person, Abe Shinzo has long been arrested and spent the New Year in prison." ”
However, some netizens said: "If you can use the momentum of this film and television drama to try the crimes of the Abe couple, it will be meaningful, but if it is only used as a pastime in the end, then Japan is the Abe dictatorship." ”
Someone else said: "Netflix's new film and television drama "News Reporter", NHK absolutely can not do it." ”