A new trailer for the movie "Showtime Seven" (directed by Kazutaka Watanabe, to be released on February 7th), starring actor Hiroshi Abe, has been released. The trailer shows the protagonist, a news anchor played by Abe, suddenly taking a turn from a peaceful radio broadcast into a life-threatening negotiation with a bomber.
The film is based on the Korean hit "Terror Live" (directed by Kim Byung-woo), and the screenplay was written by director Watanabe, known for the "Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe" series. A bomb is planted at a TV station, and the perpetrator appoints former popular newscaster Orimoto Shinnosuke (played by Abe) to negotiate with him. Seeing the incident, which has attracted attention from all over Japan, as an opportunity, Orimoto, who is plotting his return to the news program "Showtime 7" from which he was forced to leave, attempts an exclusive emergency live broadcast with the perpetrator. However, Orimoto's ambition is thwarted by the various traps set by the perpetrator, including an explosion in the studio... and so the story unfolds.
Towards the end of the footage, Orimoto is covered in blood but still laughing eerily, gradually becoming insane. We also see newscaster Asaka (Ryusei Ryo) shouting "Orimoto-san!!" with a demonic look on his face, announcer Chiharu (Meru Nukumi) spitting out "Everyone's so stupid!", and producer Tokairin (Yoshida Kotaro) collapsing and screaming "It's no good!"
