Series synopsis
High School Entrance Exam, also known as 高校入試 is a Japanese drama mystery television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 6, 2012. It ended on December 29, 2012. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Nao Minamisawa, Akiyoshi Nakao and Hidenori Tokuyama.
Kyoko, a newly-appointed English teacher at a rural but well-respected, prestigious prefectural high school, had spent her childhood and high school years overseas before returning to Japan. Because she lived abroad for a long time, she cannot understand the old-fashioned ideas peculiar to Japan and tends to be frank about what she thinks. On the eve and the day of the school entrance examination, various incidents occur. There is the spectre of someone attempting to wreck the examination for so ...
Premise
Kyoko, a newly-appointed English teacher at a rural but well-respected, prestigious prefectural high school, had spent her childhood and high school years overseas before returning to Japan. Because she lived abroad for a long time, she cannot understand the old-fashioned ideas peculiar to Japan and tends to be frank about what she thinks. On the eve and the day of the school entrance examination, various incidents occur. There is the spectre of someone attempting to wreck the examination for some motive. Everyone present is a potential suspect and the truth remains shrouded in mystery to the end.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Masami Nagasawa as Haruyama Kyoko
- Nao Minamisawa as Takimoto Midori
- Akiyoshi Nakao as Aida Kiyotaka
- Hidenori Tokuyama as Konishi Shunya
- Masanobu Sakata as Mizuno Fumiaki
- Yuichi Haba as Matsushima Tatashi
- Kazuaki Shimizu as Kamijo Masaru
- Kei Yamamoto as Matoba Ichiro
Supporting cast
- Hitomi Takahashi as Sakamoto Taeko
- Mitsuyoshi Shinoda as Murai Yuji
- Toshimasa Komatsu as Miyashita Teruaki
- Hiroya Shimizu as Sawamura Shota [Examination No.55 / Sawamura's third son]
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 17 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | October 6, 2012 | December 29, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Making #1 | |
| 2 | Making #2 | |
| 3 | Making #3 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 6, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 13, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 20, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 2012 |
| Last aired | December 29, 2012 |
| Runtime | 37 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 23:30:00 |