Sakurai plays the host of a live TV quiz program. On the show, contestants who achieve 7 correct answers win 10 million yen, and those who get 8 correct answers will have one of their wishes granted by the TV network.

But while the questions start off innocently enough, as the game progresses, the questions gradually delve into the contestants’ past crimes or indiscretions, presenting them with the dilemma of having to confess their guilt in order to win. Sakurai’s character also has a mysterious past. Before becoming the show’s host, an accident had left him in a vegetative state for six years, which also resulted in him losing most of his memories.

Other Information

• Title: ザ・クイズショウ
• Title (English): The Quiz Show
• Format: Renzoku, across two seasons
• Genre: Suspense, psychological
• Broadcast network: NTV
• Episodes: 8
• Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-18 to 2009-Jun-06
• Air time: Saturday 21:00
• Theme song: Ashita no Kioku by Arashi

Main Casts

• Matsuura Aya
• Maya Miki
• Sakurai Sho
• Yokoyama Yu

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