The Frame

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.

Director: Satoshi Isaka

Cast: Hitomi Kuroki, Takanori Jinnai, Tetsu Kayama, Toshio Kakei, Akira Nakao, Takeo Nakahara, Kandai Tsutsumi, Kunio Hatoyama

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