S01E01 Episode 1
Matsuda's editor pulls her off a dead-end corruption investigation to chase down malfeasance involving Eishin Academy. A cover-up begins.
The Journalist
S01E05: Episode 5
Matsuda seeks out Kurosaki to try to get more evidence; Murakami is severely reprimanded for digging too deep. Ryo applies for a job at Touto News.
Overview
A journalist known as the maverick of news media defiantly chases the truth in this series adaptation of the hit movie of the same name.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
Suzuki and his colleagues continue "revising" documents as Matsuda contacts potential sources and Murakami starts surveilling a list of targets.
S01E03 Episode 3
Murakami investigates Matsuda's brother while the fallout from Suzuki's actions increases public interest in the case — and pressure on officials.
S01E04 Episode 4
With the announcement of the decision not to prosecute, Tada and his underlings instigate a smear campaign against Matsuda in the tabloids and online.
S01E05 Episode 5
Matsuda seeks out Kurosaki to try to get more evidence; Murakami is severely reprimanded for digging too deep. Ryo applies for a job at Touto News.
S01E06 Episode 6
Murakami meets with Matsuda in Kohei's hospital room. Mayumi prepares to sue the government, and then asks Matsuda to come with her to meet someone.
Cast
Ryoko Yonekura
Anna Matsuda
Go Ayano
Shinichi Murakami
Ryusei Yokohama
Ryo Kinoshita
Shinobu Terajima
Mayumi Suzuki
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Kazuya Suzuki
Masato Hagiwara
Kohei Matsuda
Yusuke Santamaria
Shinjiro Toyoda
Tetsushi Tanaka
Tomoya Tada
Koji Ohkura
Yoshikazu Yagawa
Tokio Emoto
Daiki Sato
Kaho Tsuchimura
Harumi Yashiro
Karin Ono
Mayu Yokokawa
