SHOWTIME 7

This Japanese thriller follows Orimoto Shinnosuke, a former news anchor who was forced to quit a national program called Showtime 7. Now working as a negotiator, Orimoto finds himself in a live broadcast attempting to resolve a crisis with a bomber. The story is based on the 2013 Korean film Terror Live.

The film was directed and written by Kazutaka Watanabe, following his work on Rohan at the Louvre and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional. It precedes his 2026 production, The Forest of Sunekosuri. The cast is led by Hiroshi Abe in the role of Orimoto Shinnosuke, appearing alongside Ryo Ryusei, Meru Nukumi, Haruka Igawa, Kotaro Yoshida, and Tamae Ando. Produced by companies including Asmik Ace, Shochiku, TV Tokyo, and NHK Enterprises, the movie has a runtime of 98 minutes.

Since its release on February 7, 2025, the film has received a mixed reception from a small number of viewers, holding a rating of 5.1/10 on TMDB based on 17 votes.