Overview
Series synopsis
The Quiz Show, also known as ザ・クイズショウ is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on July 5, 2008. It stars Jin Katagiri, Sho Sakurai, You Yokoyama and Yasuhi Nakamura.
The Quiz Show features tormented characters in twelve episodes, with one common thread – the mysterious relationship between the deviant Producer and enigmatic Host of The Quiz Show.
Premise
The Quiz Show features tormented characters in twelve episodes, with one common thread – the mysterious relationship between the deviant Producer and enigmatic Host of The Quiz Show.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jin Katagiri as Toru Tasaki
- Sho Sakurai as Satoru Kamiyama
- You Yokoyama as Toshio Honma
- Yasuhi Nakamura as Navigator
- Aya Matsuura as Reina Takashima
- Reika Kirishima as Miyuki
- Eisuke Sasai as Navigator
- Noriyoshi Tsumura as Matsuzaka
Supporting cast
- Shigeru Izumiya as Gangoro Matsuzaka
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Shinzo Yonekura
- Shigeyuki Totsugi as Kengo Yamanobe
- Masato Wada as Subaru Takeuchi
- Eriko Moriwaki as Hitomi Urasawa
- Takaaki Enoki as Osamu Tadokoro
- Erena Mizusawa as Misaki Nitta
- Mitsuki Maya as Ryoko Saejima
Guest cast
- Show Aikawa as Kosuke Ando
- Minami as Mika
- Hiroki Narimiya as Kenji Miyamoto
- Yuko Asano as Nokko Yuutenji
- Ken Ishiguro as Koichiro Tomobe
- Ken Horiuchi as Makoto Katsuragi
- Tetta Sugimoto as Yuki Shibata
- Koji Yamamoto as Ryuichiro Murase
- Seiko Iwaido as Hitomi Nitta
- Jiro Sato as Smaily-Kitajima
- Eriko Sato as Kiyomi Uchida
- Yoshinori Okada as Noboru Manaka
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 5, 2008 | September 20, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 18, 2009 | June 20, 2009 |
Season 1 preview
12 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 5, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 12, 2008 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 19, 2008 |
Season 2 preview
10 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 18, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 25, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 2, 2009 |
Production
Country
JP
Original language
ja
Release
| First aired | July 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | June 20, 2009 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |