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Saving My Stupid Youth

Saving My Stupid Youth

20147.71 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Heisuke teaches at his alma mater, an all-boy’s Buddhist high school and leads a very ordinary life, except for the fact that he is still tortured by the memory of an unfortunate incident that took place there involving him and his school 14 years ago. In hopes of closure, he strikes upon a plan to jointly hold this year’s Culture Festival with a nearby girl’s school, with which there are chilly relations. Determined at all costs to make the event a success, Heisuke finds himself dealing with a constant stream of problems along the way.

Created by Kankuro Kudo
Written by Kankuro Kudo
Produced by Akira Isoyama
NetworksTBS

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Top Cast

Ryo Nishikido

Ryo Nishikido

Heisuke Hara

Hikari Mitsushima

Hikari Mitsushima

Risa Hachiya

Kento Nagayama

Kento Nagayama

Satoshi Tsutaya

Daiki Shigeoka

Daiki Shigeoka

Yuzuru Ebisawa

Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Daizaburo Sannomiya

Yuki Saito

Yuki Saito

Yoshie Yoshii

Haru

Haru

Yuko Hachiya

Maki Sakai

Maki Sakai

Mai Awashima

Yasuhito Hida

Yasuhito Hida

Kyoto Gotokuji

Reina Triendl

Reina Triendl

Yamada/Birkenstock/Kyoko

Themes & Keywords

school

About Saving My Stupid Youth

Saving My Stupid Youth is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of school. Created by Kankuro Kudo, it stars Ryo Nishikido, Hikari Mitsushima, Kento Nagayama. Heisuke teaches at his alma mater, an all-boy’s Buddhist high school and leads a very ordinary life, except for the fact that he is still tortured by the memory of an unfortunate incident that took place there involving him and his school 14 years ago. In hopes of closure, he strikes upon a plan to jointly hold this year’s Culture Festival with a nearby girl’s school, with which there are chilly relations. Determined at all costs to make the event a success, Heisuke finds himself dealing with a constant stream of problems along the way.

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