Quiz: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A woman's young son is kidnapped and the only clue to his disappearance is a note starting with the words "This is a quiz." What follows is a fast-paced and stylish whodunnit which leads chief investigator Kaoru Kiriko of the Special Investigation Team down a trail of increasingly perplexing riddles that all the while seem to mock the efforts of the police. Street-smart Kaoru may be the kidnapper's intellectual match, but as she gets closer to her mark, she finds herself becoming the hunted rather than the hunter.

Series details

• Title: Quiz
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2000-04-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-07-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47194
• IMDb ID: tt1321297
• TVDB ID: 367315

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-04-14; final listed air date 2000-07-23; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Quiz 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.