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The Frame (2000)

Original title: 破線のマリス

2000-03-11 · 1h 48m · JA
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Japanese director Satoshi Isaka spins this taunt thriller about an ultra-ambitious reporter who soon finds herself on the receiving end of tabloid dirt. Popular television actress Hitomi Kuroki stars as Yuko, an ice-queen TV news editor who is approached by a mysterious man from the PTT Ministry. The man offers her proof, on videotape, that a major university is bribing a particular government official to overlook a massive media merger. The secret transaction has already resulted in the death of one investigator. Yuko promptly broadcasts the damning footage, and high-ranking bureaucrat Aso (Takanori Jinnai) is forced out of office.

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Hitomi KurokiHitomi KurokiYoko EndoTakanori JinnaiTakanori JinnaiKimihiko AsoTetsu KayamaTetsu KayamaNaoki AkamatsuTetsuo YamashitaTetsuo YamashitaNaoki AkamatsuToshio KakeiToshio KakeiIchiro MorishimaAkira NakaoAkira NakaoHirofumi ArikawaTakeo NakaharaTakeo NakaharaTakaaki AgawaKandai TsutsumiKandai TsutsumiJunya AgawaKunio HatoyamaKunio HatoyamaPoliticianAtsuo NakamuraAtsuo NakamuraFumio NagasakaSaburo ShinodaSaburo ShinodaKenji Kurashina

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What is The Frame about?

Japanese director Satoshi Isaka spins this taunt thriller about an ultra-ambitious reporter who soon finds herself on the receiving end of tabloid dirt. Popular television actress Hitomi Kuroki stars as Yuko, an ice-queen TV news editor who is approached by a mysterious man from the PTT Ministry. The man offers her proof, on videotape, that a major university is bribing a particular government official to overlook a massive media merger. The secret transaction has already resulted in the death of one investigator. Yuko promptly broadcasts the damning footage, and high-ranking bureaucrat Aso (Takanori Jinnai) is forced out of office.

How long is The Frame?

The Frame has a runtime of 108 minutes.