A press conference celebrating the 30th anniversary of TV Tokyo's "Afternoon Roadshow" (broadcast every Monday to Friday at 1:40 PM) and its Guinness World Record certification was held on April 1st at the TV Tokyo headquarters in Roppongi, Tokyo. The program was recognized by Guinness World Records as "the terrestrial television program that has broadcast the most movies in the world."
The program began airing on April 1, 1996. On this day, it celebrated its 30th anniversary, and as of the broadcast on March 31, the total number of episodes had reached 6,252. The official record is titled "Most Episodes of a Terrestrial Television Program Broadcasting Movies," and producer Wakana Ogi was presented with a certificate by Guinness World Records official adjudicator Justin Patterson.
In response, Eiichiro Okamoto, also a producer and head of the film department, commented, "When we heard that we would be able to achieve a Guinness World Record on April 1st, didn't you think it was an April Fool's joke? In fact, we were talking amongst ourselves about whether people would think it was a joke."
"We are truly grateful to everyone for making this amazing record possible," he said, expressing his gratitude. "Although we live in an age of subscriptions, we intend to go against the trend and continue broadcasting interesting movies on 'Afternoon Roadshow.' The entire staff will do our best so that the program can continue for 7,000, 10,000 episodes and beyond."
