Gokusen

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.

Episodes

A zealous teacher goes on a rampage

S01E01 A zealous teacher goes on a rampage

April 17, 2002 10.0 60 min
Yamaguchi Kumiko, a new teacher at Shirokin High School, has been assigned to teach a class full of the school's most notorious delinquents. Unbeknownst to her fellow teachers, Yamaguchi is better equipped to deal with...
Don't abandon your friend

S01E02 Don't abandon your friend

April 24, 2002 45 min
When the students create posters making fun of her and the head teacher, Yamaguchi learns that they have given her a nickname, "Yankumi", which she unexpectedly embraces. One of the students, Minami, is seeing a...
Don't judge only by appearance

S01E03 Don't judge only by appearance

May 1, 2002 45 min
A serial purse-snatcher is targeting women in the neighborhood near Shirokin High School, and Uchiyama, one of the students in Class 3-D, is a prime suspect. Determined to prove Uchiyama's innocence, Yankumi and a few...
If you fail, start over

S01E04 If you fail, start over

May 8, 2002 45 min
Yamaguchi's fellow teacher Shizuka, who teaches English, is also working nights at a club in the Ginza district. One of Shizuka's students, Noda, who has developed a crush on her, gives her a necklace, and...
To fight is different from violence

S01E05 To fight is different from violence

May 15, 2002 45 min
Sawada finds Yankumi's lost phone and sets out to return it. In doing so, he ends up in a house filled with Yakuza and learns the truth about Yankumi's family from her grandfather. Meanwhile, the...
Don't let bullying get to you

S01E06 Don't let bullying get to you

May 22, 2002 45 min
It's time for Shirokin High School's annual sports tournament, and the initially reluctant students of class 3-D have been goaded into participation by dismissive remarks from the head teacher, but they need one more student...
Believe in your own child

S01E07 Believe in your own child

May 29, 2002 45 min
Yankumi is struggling through parent-teacher conferences, but when it's time for Sawada's meeting, his parents don't show up. Later, he receives a visit from a girl who turns out to be his sister. Through these...
Aren't you his mother

S01E08 Aren't you his mother

June 5, 2002 45 min
Because of Shin's scary story, Yankumi is scared to walk alone to the school hallway. One time she left her phone and thinks that someone was following her only to find out that it was...
Don't blame others for your own mistakes

S01E09 Don't blame others for your own mistakes

June 12, 2002 45 min
Yankumi is happy for class 3-D will be hosting a volleyball tournament however they will not the playing.Yankumi thought of something to make them participate and thought of forming a cheer-leading group who will yell...
I'll believe my own students

S01E10 I'll believe my own students

June 19, 2002 45 min
Everyone is lovelorn that day. 3-D went to a group date wearing formal clothes to keep the fact that they are from Shirokin but soon was revealed. Yankumi saw her long time crush with a...
No one is alone

S01E11 No one is alone

June 26, 2002 45 min
As usual, Yankumi was called for her students got involved with cops but this time in a positive way. The 3-D became heroes and for some reason, Yankumi gave so much attention of herself although...
Goodbye, Yankumi

S01E12 Goodbye, Yankumi

July 3, 2002 45 min
FInally the magazine stating Yankumi's back ground came out and made a lot of commotions. Yankumi was forced to resign but she doesn't want to. The students on the other hand were so mad about...

Cast

Yukie Nakama
Yukie Nakama
Kumiko Yamaguchi
Katsuhisa Namase
Katsuhisa Namase
Goro Sawatari
Jun Matsumoto
Jun Matsumoto
Shin Sawada
Haruma Miura
Haruma Miura
Yuya Takaki
Yuya Takaki
Hideo Ishiguro
Hideo Ishiguro
Kenji Anan
Kenji Anan
Hiro Wakamatsu
Junta Nakama
Junta Nakama
Shohei Miura
Shohei Miura
Ken Kaneko
Ken Kaneko
Tetsu Asakura
Ikki Sawamura
Ikki Sawamura
Tomoya Shinohara
Ken Utsui
Ken Utsui
Ryuichiro Kuroda

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