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COLLECTION · Series · 2005

Dragon Sakura

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A struggling lawyer, Kenji Sakuragi, takes a position at private school Tatsuyama Gakuen to pay off his debts. Kenji decides to try to turn this hopeless school into one of the elite institutions in Japan to help rejuvenate his career. His barometer of success will be to get five of his students admitted to the prestigious Tokyo University the following year. But rather than cramming them with lots of general information, his down-to-earth class concentrates on unknown techniques for passing the entrance examination and how to live a good life in these turbulent times. His refreshing outlook and strategy may just be what is needed to turn around the future prospects of himself and his students and teach the rest of us a thing or two as well!

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* 7.7 (44)ComedyDramaJapan · United States
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Japan · United States
Studios
TBS
Runtime
60 min/ep
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
08/07/2005
Score
7.7 / 10 (44)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
Specials
1 episodes · 2005
Episode 1. NG Special
2005-10-15 · 60 min

Hasegawa Kyoko and Abe Hirose talking and commenting some NG scenes of the drama.

Season 1
Season 1
11 episodes · 2005

Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcycle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai). For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai…

Idiots and ugly girls, head for Tokyo University!
Episode 1. Idiots and ugly girls, head for Tokyo University!
2005-07-08 · 46 min

No synopsis

Know your own weaknesses!
Episode 2. Know your own weaknesses!
2005-07-15 · 46 min

No synopsis

Play! Taking an exam is like a sport!
Episode 3. Play! Taking an exam is like a sport!
2005-07-22 · 46 min

No synopsis

Don't stop until you hit the wall
Episode 4. Don't stop until you hit the wall
2005-07-29 · 46 min

No synopsis

Don't cry! It's your life!
Episode 5. Don't cry! It's your life!
2005-08-05 · 46 min

No synopsis

English showdown!
Episode 6. English showdown!
2005-08-12 · 46 min

No synopsis

I'll show you! Tokyo University mock exam!
Episode 7. I'll show you! Tokyo University mock exam!
2005-08-19 · 46 min

No synopsis

Tears of idiots... Extracurricular lessons for summer vacation
Episode 8. Tears of idiots... Extracurricular lessons for summer vacation
2005-08-26 · 46 min

No synopsis

Believe! Your results will definitely improve
Episode 9. Believe! Your results will definitely improve
2005-09-02 · 46 min

No synopsis

Friendship or the exam? Final decision
Episode 10. Friendship or the exam? Final decision
2005-09-09 · 46 min

No synopsis

You're not idiots anymore! The fateful announcement of the results
Episode 11. You're not idiots anymore! The fateful announcement of the results
2005-09-16 · 60 min

No synopsis

Season 2
Season 2
10 episodes · 2021

A few years ago, a group of struggling students at a low-ranked high school made it into Japan’s top college, Tokyo University, thanks to Kenji Sakuragi, a down-on-his-luck lawyer-turned-teacher. But since he left, the school has been on a downward spiral. Now they’ve wooed him back, and he’s determined to turn things around again – this time with the…

Episode 1
Episode 1. Episode 1
2021-04-25 · 68 min

Lawyer Kenji Sakuragi rocketed to fame after taking a group of students from low-ranked Ryuzan High and getting them accepted to prestigious Tokyo University. Since then, he’s had a successful career running his own law practice…

Episode 2
Episode 2. Episode 2
2021-05-02 · 59 min

Kenji and Naomi launch a college prep class to help students get into Tokyo University. But controversy erupts when the director of the high school opposes both the special class and Kenji’s unorthodox methods! Meanwhile, after Kenji…

Episode 3
Episode 3. Episode 3
2021-05-09 · 46 min

When his college prep class fails a middle school level practice test, Kenji turns to social media to help them improve their scores. Meanwhile, school director Kumiko, who has promised to resign if five of Kenji’s students get into Tokyo…

Episode 4
Episode 4. Episode 4
2021-05-16 · 46 min

Akira, a member of Kenji’s prep class, hasn’t come to school for three days, and his classmates are getting worried. Kenji tells them to focus on their studies and he shows them an app to help improve their test scores. After school,…

Episode 5
Episode 5. Episode 5
2021-05-23 · 46 min

School director Kumiko proposes a rematch between Kenji’s Tokyo University prep class and her new “top-tier university” prep class, which includes Ryo, the best student in the entire grade. The format will be a standardized test covering…

Episode 6
Episode 6. Episode 6
2021-05-30 · 46 min

Kenji manages to convince high achievers Mari and Ryo to join his five regular prep class members on an intensive 3-day/2-night study camp. The students learn about how proper diet, regular exercise, and a good daily routine can boost…

Episode 7
Episode 7. Episode 7
2021-06-06 · 46 min

Kenji’s students sign up to take Tokyo University’s mock entrance exam. If they don’t score high enough to pass, however, they’ll be forced to quit his prep class. But when it becomes clear that most of them are unprepared, a sense of…

Episode 8
Episode 8. Episode 8
2021-06-13 · 46 min

Through an email, Kenji learns of a plan to put the school up for sale if five of his students pass the exam to enter Tokyo University. Meanwhile, he introduces a new study method tailored to each student that strategically focuses on the…

Episode 9
Episode 9. Episode 9
2021-06-20 · 58 min

The countdown to the university entrance exam begins. With help from a group of subject specialist teachers, the prep class makes a final push toward the finish line. Then, as Kenji hands out the exam applications, he gives his students…

Episode 10
Episode 10. Episode 10
2021-06-27 · 58 min

With the second and final entrance exam approaching, the situation is looking increasingly bleak to Kenji. He discovers the vice-principal and others he thought were his allies are in fact working to sell the school. But Kumiko, the…

Cast by season
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Kenji Sakuragi
Masami Nagasawa
Masami Nagasawa
Naomi Mizuno
Tomohisa Yamashita
Tomohisa Yamashita
Yusuke Yajima
Yui Aragaki
Yui Aragaki
Yoshino Kosaka
Teppei Koike
Teppei Koike
Hideki Ogata
Jun Miho
Jun Miho
Yuko Mizuno
Kyoko Hasegawa
Kyoko Hasegawa
Mamako Ino
Akiyoshi Nakao
Akiyoshi Nakao
Ichiro Okuno
Saeko
Saeko
Maki Kobayashi
Yoko Nogiwa
Yoko Nogiwa
Yuriko Tatsuno
Minori Terada
Minori Terada
Mitsuru Karahashi
Mitsuru Karahashi
Momosuke Mizutani
Momosuke Mizutani
Jiro Okuno
David Ito
David Ito
Masanao Ochiai
Mako Ishino
Mako Ishino
Setsuko Yajima
Kazuko Kato
Kazuko Kato
Miyako Okuno
Yousuke Saito
Yousuke Saito
Tokihisa Kondo
Shin Yazawa
Shin Yazawa
Nozomi Yamamoto
Ryô Hashizume
Ryô Hashizume
Shota Kuriyama
Nobue Iketani
Nobue Iketani
Mitsue Kobayashi
Eiki Kitamura
Eiki Kitamura
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