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Scoop!

Scoop!

Scoop!

Scoop!

Get a big scoop or die. Target, focus and shoot!

2016•1h 59m•

★6.4(28 ratings)

MysteryDrama

Overview

Shizuoka Miyakonojo is a middle-aged paparazzi photographer. His skills as a cameraman are good, but he gambles and is in debt. When he worked in the editorial department for weekly picture magazine 'Scoop!,' he landed numerous scoops. He now works as a freelance photographer and chases after celebrity scandals. Shizuoka Miyakonojo works with Nobi Namekawa. She is a rookie reporter for 'Scoop!' and they land a scoop.

Director

Writers

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Main Cast

Masaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama

Shizuka Miyakonojo

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Nobi Namekawa

Yoh Yoshida

Yoh Yoshida

Sadako Yokogawa

Kenichi Takitoh

Kenichi Takitoh

Baba

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Chara-Gen

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Shinzo Otabe

Asana Mamoru

Asana Mamoru

Momo Uehara

Rika Izumi

Rika Izumi

Masumi Hasegawa

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Editor-in-Chief

Ren Ishikawa

Ren Ishikawa

Koi

Mari Yamachi

Mari Yamachi

Idol

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Taka

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Hitoshi One

Writing

Screenplay: Hitoshi One

Production

Co-Producer: Akihiro Yamauchi
Producer: Ryûji Ichiyama
Producer: Yasuhiro Masaoka
Casting: 新江佳子
Production Manager: Masako Tanabe
Co-Producer: Wataru Takano

Music & Sound

Music Producer: Kyoko Kitahara
Sound Effects: Masaya Kitada
Sound Recordist: Shinji Watanabe

Editing

Editor: Yasuyuki Ozeki

Art Direction

Decorator: Hiroo Kobayashi
Production Design: Wataru Hirai

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Etsushi Sugawara

Keywords

paparazzireporterbased on movie

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Get a big scoop or die. Target, focus and shoot!"

#2

The original title is "SCOOP!" (JA).

#3

The runtime is 119 minutes (1h 59m).

#4

The film was directed by Hitoshi One.

#5

The screenplay was written by Hitoshi One.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt5194226.

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Rating

6.4/10

Average

28 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

SCOOP!

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG12

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

Office Crescendo

Office Crescendo

Gunpowder

TOHO

TOHO

AMUSE

AMUSE

TV Asahi

TV Asahi