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Gokusen

Gokusen

20027.93 Seasons33 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.

Created by Kozueko Morimoto
Written by Kozueko Morimoto
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Kumiko Yamaguchi

Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Goro Sawatari

Haruma Miura

Haruma Miura

Ren Kazama

Yuya Takaki

Yuya Takaki

Yamato Ogata

Kenji Anan

Kenji Anan

Hiro Wakamatsu

Junta Nakama

Junta Nakama

Rikiya Ichimura

Shohei Miura

Shohei Miura

Shunsuke Kamiya

Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko

Tetsu Asakura

Ken Utsui

Ken Utsui

Ryuichiro Kuroda

S

Shinji Uchiyama

Minoru Tatsukawa

About Gokusen

Gokusen is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2002. Created by Kozueko Morimoto, it stars Yukie Nakama, Katsuhisa Namase, Haruma Miura. Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.

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