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Fake News

2018 · 1 season

It feels like watching a fast-paced, sharp examination of modern media and corporate deceit.

Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Overview
Itsuki Shinonome is sent to the internet media department from a major newspaper. Chief Editor Kanji Usami assigns her a story involving green caterpillars being found in instant food. A man who posted about the caterpillars in his instant food on social media appears in front of her. A fight between companies eventually draws in Itsuki Shinonome.
How it feels
Tense and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Media, politics, corruption, crime
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Drama, Mystery, Crime
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, crime, war & politics
Created by
Yoshiharu Sasaki
Written by
Akiko Nogi
Starring
Keiko Kitagawa, Daichi Kaneko, Kento Nagayama, Ken Mitsuishi, Hirofumi Arai, Yuma Yamoto, Atomu Mizuishi
Music
Kensuke Ushio
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 45 min each
Network
NHK G
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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