High School Entrance Exam (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, High School Entrance Exam is a drama and mystery series.

What it’s about. Kyoko, a newly-appointed English teacher at a rural but well-respected, prestigious prefectural high school, had spent her childhood and high school years overseas before returning to Japan. Because she lived abroad for a long time, she cannot understand the old-fashioned ideas peculiar to Japan and tends to be frank about what she thinks. On the eve and the day of the school entrance examination, various incidents occur. There is the spectre of someone attempting to wreck the examination for some motive. Everyone present is a potential suspect and the truth remains shrouded in mystery to the end.

Who’s in it. High School Entrance Exam stars Masami Nagasawa as Haruyama Kyoko, Nao Minamisawa as Takimoto Midori, Akiyoshi Nakao as Aida Kiyotaka and Hidenori Tokuyama as Konishi Shunya, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, High School Entrance Exam has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch High School Entrance Exam page.

If you liked it. Fans of High School Entrance Exam tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.