Meishi Game: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kanda is a producer of a popular quiz program. When he wakes up, he finds himself wearing a mysterious necklace and there a lot of business cards scattered on the floor. His daughter is there and wearing the same necklace. Kanda and his daughter are locked up in a secret room.

Mysterious man X appears in front of Kanda. X suggests to him the Meishi Game with a 2 hour time limit. The rule of the game is for Kanda to find the business cards he received and return them to the owner of the business, but, if Kanda makes a mistake, his daughter will blow up. Kanda accepts the challenge to save his daughter and there is also a hidden secret.

Series details

• Title: Meishi Game
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2017-12-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33845
• IMDb ID: tt7396518
• TVDB ID: 339111

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-12-02; final listed air date 2017-12-23; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Meishi Game on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.