64 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestShindo (Abe Hiroshi) presses Kunisada (Takahashi Hideki) about why an article about his father's story from 43 years ago was never published. Meanwhile, JBN faces fierce criticism due to a scandal surrounding the program.
Promoted to lead anchor of a struggling news program, a journalist pushes the boundaries to investigate and expose truths others want buried.
Acting
Hiroshi Abe's weathered charisma carries every scene
Writing
Newsroom dialogue that actually sounds written by journalists
Production
Chaotic live-broadcast energy feels uncomfortably real
Hiroshi Abe
Soichi Shindo
Mei Nagano
Hana Sakikubo
Shunsuke Michieda
Yusuke Motohashi
Hideki Takahashi
Yoshio Kunisada
Takuma Otoo
Kazuyuki Yamai
Takashi Okabe
Koji Kaiba
Emma Miyazawa
Sakiko Ichinose
Akiko Kikuchi
Erika Ando
Reo Tamaoki
Kajiwara Kodai
Kim Moo-joon
Choi Jae-seong
Tatsunari Kimura
Junya Ono
Maika Sasaki
Saya Toyama
Kanato Tsukishiro
Nami Koike
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects Japan's shrinking broadcast journalism landscape and the rise of entertainment-over-news programming. Abe's casting evokes his iconic role in 'Still Walking,' subverting his gentle patriarch image.
The live-news sequences were filmed in an actual defunct TV station with real former anchors as extras. Mei Nagano reportedly shadowed NHK reporters for three months.
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