A cop who talks her way through hell — and the hostage who asked for her by name.
Ayaka Goma works as a police sergeant. One day, a demonstration is held and a hostage situation occurs at Shinsekai Finance. Someone calls the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, demanding that Ayaka come to the demonstration site as a negotiator.
Acting
Nao Matsushita's tightrope walk between control and fragility.
Direction
Shintoku stretches 130 minutes like a piano wire.
Writing
The novel's twisty DNA survives intact.
Director
Kōji Shintoku
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film adapts a novel by a former actual police negotiator, explaining the procedural authenticity that Hollywood thrillers usually fake.
Mackenyu plays the hostage's son; his father is legendary actor Sonny Chiba, making this a stealth Chiba family moment in Japanese cinema.
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