Scoop! (2016)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: One Hitoshi
	Actors: Fukuyama Masaharu, Nikaido Fumi
	Country: J
	Genre: Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 24.04.2017, Teatro Nuovo, FEFF2017, Japanese with English subtitle
Synopsis: Shizuka Miyakonojo (Fukuyama) is a 40 something paparazzi photographer. He is a skilled cameraman who has a gambling addiction and is in debt. Currently working as a freelance journalist applying his talents and fishing for celebrity scandals for the tabloid "Scoop!". He is joined by Nobi Namekawa (Nikaido), who works for his old magazine, who as a rookie reporter, becomes invaluable.
Review: A buddy movie with two paparazzi, one apparently idealist young woman and an experienced and jaded middle-aged man. The other buddy team is the same man with his old friend who looks quite relax and junkie, but is full of surprises.  The movie combines some car poursuit scenes, some action in the night Tokyo life, some tense dialogues in the media world. But most of the time, it is overacted. Only Fukuyama comes out as authentic rough dude. Therefore, it might be entertaining. But will not remain in my mind... The image quality for night takes in Tokyo is quite impressive. I do not know whether it comes from the use of HDCAM instead of other DCP medium...
Rating: 3 /10