The Quiz Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and 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. The Producer and the Host are both introduced in each episode in a dark asylum, the Producer looking put-together and strong, the Host ill-looking and without his memory. This short opening flashes into the dream-like set of "The Quiz Show." Each week a new contestant comes to play on the game show – little do they know that a dark secret deep within their past will be tested throughout the game. Each contestant highlights one of the Seven Deadly Sins – pride, gluttony, wrath, greed, sloth, lust and envy. They hide their public image behind an unforgivable sin they have committed. As they are asked questions from the Host, seven questions in total, the contestants are slowly forced to reveal details of their sins – will they lie under the pressure, or will the truth of their irremissible acts set them free?

Series details

• Title: The Quiz Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Premiere date: 2008-07-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 41 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6908
• TVDB ID: 128321

Cast and credited roles

• Sho Sakurai — Satoru Kamiyama

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-07-05; final listed air date 2008-09-27.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-04-18; final listed air date 2009-06-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Quiz Show 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.