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COLLECTION · Series · 2002

Gokusen

「ごくせん」

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.

Source: TMDB
* 8.0 (47)ComedyDramaJapan
Creators
Kozueko Morimoto
Countries
Japan
Studios
Nippon TV
Runtime
45 min/ep
Release
17/04/2002
Score
8.0 / 10 (47)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
Specials
3 episodes · 2003
Gokusen Special: Goodbye Class 3D ~ Yankumi's Tearful Graduation
Episode 1. Gokusen Special: Goodbye Class 3D ~ Yankumi's Tearful Graduation
2003-03-26

Yankumi's students finally enter their graduation. But before that happens, the students prepare for a trip, having to be very cautious that they don't get into trouble or the students may be expelled and Yakumi may be fired. Yankumi,…

Gokusen Special 2
Episode 2. Gokusen Special 2
2005-10-08 · 144 min

Yamaguchi reunites with her students after the end of season 2.

Graduation Special '09 - Yankumi's Last Graduation!
Episode 3. Graduation Special '09 - Yankumi's Last Graduation!
2009-03-28 · 45 min

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Season 1
Season 1
12 episodes · 2002
A zealous teacher goes on a rampage
Episode 1. A zealous teacher goes on a rampage
2002-04-17 · 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 her rowdy students…

Don't abandon your friend
Episode 2. Don't abandon your friend
2002-04-24 · 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 new girl. One day, he…

Don't judge only by appearance
Episode 3. Don't judge only by appearance
2002-05-01 · 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 of her students set…

If you fail, start over
Episode 4. If you fail, start over
2002-05-08 · 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 later follows her to the club,…

To fight is different from violence
Episode 5. To fight is different from violence
2002-05-15 · 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 teachers are on the lookout for a violent…

Don't let bullying get to you
Episode 6. Don't let bullying get to you
2002-05-22 · 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 to field a…

Believe in your own child
Episode 7. Believe in your own child
2002-05-29 · 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 incidents, we learn that…

Aren't you his mother
Episode 8. Aren't you his mother
2002-06-05 · 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 a little boy. The boy was Yuta Nakashima-sensei's…

Don't blame others for your own mistakes
Episode 9. Don't blame others for your own mistakes
2002-06-12 · 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 chants. Class 3-D…

I'll believe my own students
Episode 10. I'll believe my own students
2002-06-19 · 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 girl, and Tetsu the guy who has a crush on Yankumi…

No one is alone
Episode 11. No one is alone
2002-06-26 · 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 she didn't participate in the hero thingy.…

Goodbye, Yankumi
Episode 12. Goodbye, Yankumi
2002-07-03 · 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 the bad article and were force to meet the…

Season 2
Season 2
10 episodes · 2005

A few years passed since Yamaguchi left Shirokin Gakuen which closed after some time. Everything has been difficult for Yankumi the following years for her new students are little kids that doesn't suit her way of teaching. Change is on the horizon when a bad hair day came but with a little twist became okay. Mr. Sawatari Goro, Shirokin's vice Principal is…

Highschool is a once in a lifetime experience, do not waste it! ...That zealous teacher has returned!
Episode 1. Highschool is a once in a lifetime experience, do not waste it! ...That zealous teacher has returned!
2005-01-15 · 45 min

In the first episode, two characters are introduced. Hayato and Odagiri. Hayato is the leader of class and childhood friend of Odagiri. For some reason, Hayato and Odagiri fought and now Odagiri Ryu quit school and is now working to some…

A person's power is not decided by his physical strength, there's a much more important thing within.
Episode 2. A person's power is not decided by his physical strength, there's a much more important thing within.
2005-01-22 · 45 min

Yankumi has convinced Ryu to go back to school but Hayato is still against him. The atmosphere in class suddenly changed when the two met. Although Ryu isn't against the reconciliation thing, Hayato still holds grudge of what Ryu did in…

You guys are my one-and-only students!! How can I desert you?
Episode 3. You guys are my one-and-only students!! How can I desert you?
2005-01-29 · 45 min

Some guys are around the neighborhood beating people up and claiming that if they have any problem, they can go to Kurogin high. They also say that they are Hayato and Odagiri. One night the two were set up on a crime they didn't commit…

Don't compare your life with someone else's
Episode 4. Don't compare your life with someone else's
2005-02-05 · 45 min

Girls are coming to Kurogin high and class 3-D are so excited but ended up scaring them. On the other hand, Tyuchi, another student met one of the girls in a books store shoplifting. Tyuchi didn't turn her in and brought her to an arcade…

What's important is the strength of your heart
Episode 5. What's important is the strength of your heart
2005-02-12 · 45 min

It's valentines day and Takeda is having a huge crush on a girl working at a restaurant as a waitress. Takeda never said anything to her but alwys eats in the restaurant just to see her. He does everything to be noticed even accepting a…

Think more about your parents' feelings
Episode 6. Think more about your parents' feelings
2005-02-19 · 45 min

In this episode the story focuss on Hyuga. When they were asked if they already knew what to do in the future, Hyuga had set his mind into something and actually, he had his mind into it now. Hyuga started working to a guy but made his…

Think seriously about your life
Episode 7. Think seriously about your life
2005-02-26 · 45 min

Yankumi is on a job hunt for after three months she's out of the school considering that the chairman hates her. On the other hand, her student will soon be so Yankumi tries her best to find a job for them. Tyuchi was the first but…

I will always be your teacher
Episode 8. I will always be your teacher
2005-03-05 · 45 min

Kuma's shop (previous student form season 1) is being threatened by some bad guys but refused to tell Yankumi but did seek help from Hayato. He figured out that since he graduated, he is no longer a student of Yankumi so he can't just ran…

Father and son's bond of tears
Episode 9. Father and son's bond of tears
2005-03-12 · 45 min

The story line in this episode is Odagiri and his father. The father of Odagiri is a high ranked police which is the opposite of Yankumis grandfather. The father is against the friends of Odagiri and locked him up but his friends helped…

Be proud to graduate!! Yankumi and Class 3-D, tearful goodbye
Episode 10. Be proud to graduate!! Yankumi and Class 3-D, tearful goodbye
2005-03-19 · 45 min

After few days, the class 3-D will be graduating but problems occurred when Kudou came. The class 3-D promised not to fight till graduation but when Kudou's gang attacked them... On the other hand, the chairman is determined to kick out…

Season 3
Season 3
11 episodes · 2008

Her ex-boss, Goro Sawatari (Katsuhisa Namase) now works at Akado Gakuen High School as a vice principal. Although the head director of the school board Rroko Akagi (Kyoko Eba) specifically orders him to handle the problematic class, 3-D, it was way too much for him. Sawatari then tried to reach Yankumi and went far away to a southern island to find…

That Yankumi has returned. Finally, the revival of the legendary school drama!!
Episode 1. That Yankumi has returned. Finally, the revival of the legendary school drama!!
2008-04-19 · 45 min

Three years after her resignation from Kurogin Academy, Yankumi returns as the new homeroom teacher of Akadou Academy's 3-D! Upon her arrival, she discovers that the class is full of delinquents, and is divided into two opposing groups…

From now on, you guys are my friends!!
Episode 2. From now on, you guys are my friends!!
2008-04-26 · 45 min

Determined to teach class 3-D the true meaning of comradeship, Yankumi seeks out different ways to relate and get closer to the students, yet all her efforts seem to be thwarted. Meanwhile, the two heads of said groups, Ogata Yamato and…

Start over anytime!!
Episode 3. Start over anytime!!
2008-05-03 · 45 min

The Spring Inter-Class Competition is nearing, and now that Ogata's and Kazama's sides have already made peace, Yankumi is more fired-up to have the whole class join and conquer the rugby match. Ichimura "Ichi" Rikiya, Yankumi's student,…

A sister and brother's bond of tears
Episode 4. A sister and brother's bond of tears
2008-05-10 · 45 min

Yankumi, the teachers and class 3-D meet Kaoruko, Kazama's older sister. She visits Akadou Academy, and chastises Kazama upon finding out that he has a part-time job, which is prohibited in school. Amidst the "Springtime Eliminate…

Don't think you can make it through life alone
Episode 5. Don't think you can make it through life alone
2008-05-17 · 45 min

Yankumi talks to her students’ parents about their future during PTC, one of them being Honjo Kengo's dad, a tofu store owner. When he collapses from over-fatigue, class 3-D fears that Honjo will have to drop out, so they decide to raise…

First love... Protect the one dearest to you
Episode 6. First love... Protect the one dearest to you
2008-05-24 · 45 min

Class 3-D is planning a hook-up party with some girls from the neighboring schools, but Kuraki "Kura" Satoru is indifferent... for he is actually in love with Saki, a sickly girl he met a week prior. Wanting to take a break from the…

Don't make excuses for yourself!!
Episode 7. Don't make excuses for yourself!!
2008-05-31 · 45 min

It's time for Akadou Academy's annual festival, and Yankumi encourages class 3-D to participate. At first, everyone is uncaring, but the promise of girls visiting the school during the event ignites their enthusiasm, and they agree to…

Become stronger!! The birth of a new life
Episode 8. Become stronger!! The birth of a new life
2008-06-07 · 45 min

Ami, Kuma's wife, is approaching her due date. While an excited Yankumi prepares for the baby's birth, one of her students, Kamiya Shunsuke, finds himself frustrated when he gets beaten up by an Ara High bully in front of his girlfriend.…

Our friends are a lifelong treasure!!
Episode 9. Our friends are a lifelong treasure!!
2008-06-14 · 45 min

Class 3-D is awarded for catching a thief during a secret night visit to school, yet their celebration is short-lived when they get into a scuffle with a few classmates who gets themselves involved with a bad crowd. With only a few months…

Obtain happiness by your own hands!!
Episode 10. Obtain happiness by your own hands!!
2008-06-21 · 45 min

Curious about why Yankumi is so strong despite her looks, Ogata and Kazama's group decides to follow her home, and gets the shock of their lives when they discover who she really is. The cheery atmosphere in their family greatly contrasts…

Yankumi's last tearful cry... Cherish life!!
Episode 11. Yankumi's last tearful cry... Cherish life!!
2008-06-28 · 45 min

It's almost time for the finals, and class 3-D is determined not to fail in order to have a great summer break. Apart from that, they also have to avoid expulsion by not getting into any more trouble, but that appears unlikely when Goda…

Cast by season
Yukie Nakama
Yukie Nakama
Kumiko Yamaguchi
Katsuhisa Namase
Katsuhisa Namase
Goro Sawatari
Kenji Anan
Kenji Anan
Hiro Wakamatsu
Ken Kaneko
Ken Kaneko
Tetsu Asakura
Ken Utsui
Ken Utsui
Ryuichiro Kuroda
?
Shinji Uchiyama
Minoru Tatsukawa
?
Hiroshi Ryogoku
Hiroshi Ryogoku
Tomohiro Waki
Tomohiro Waki
Teruo Kumai
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