Gokusen
tv show

33 total episodes
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3 seasons
First Aired April 17, 2002
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.

Season 1
12 episodes
Air Date
April 17, 2002

A zealous teacher goes on a rampage
Episode 1 - 1h 0m
April 17, 2002

Don't abandon your friend
Episode 2 - 45m
April 24, 2002

Don't judge only by appearance
Episode 3 - 45m
May 01, 2002

If you fail, start over
Episode 4 - 45m
May 08, 2002

To fight is different from violence
Episode 5 - 45m
May 15, 2002

Don't let bullying get to you
Episode 6 - 45m
May 22, 2002

Believe in your own child
Episode 7 - 45m
May 29, 2002

Aren't you his mother
Episode 8 - 45m
June 05, 2002

Don't blame others for your own mistakes
Episode 9 - 45m
June 12, 2002

I'll believe my own students
Episode 10 - 45m
June 19, 2002

No one is alone
Episode 11 - 45m
June 26, 2002

Goodbye, Yankumi
Episode 12 - 45m
July 03, 2002
Episodes
Cast

Yukie Nakama
as
Kumiko Yamaguchi

Katsuhisa Namase
as
Goro Sawatari

Jun Matsumoto
as
Shin Sawada

Shun Oguri
as
Haruhiko Uchiyama

Kenji Anan
as
Hiro Wakamatsu

Misaki Itō
as
Shizuka Fujiyama

Ken Kaneko
as
Tetsu Asakura

Ikki Sawamura
as
Tomoya Shinohara

Ken Utsui
as
Ryuichiro Kuroda

Hiroki Narimiya
as
Takeshi Noda

Ryuji Sainei
as
Ryuji Sengoku

Shou Tomita
as
Sho Takeda