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TV series

Gokusen

Original title: ごくせん

2002 · 3 seasons · 33 episodes

8.0

TMDB audience score
57 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 24h 45m to watch every episode. An estimate: 33 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 45 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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Main cast

  • Yukie Nakama
    Kumiko Yamaguchi
    33 episodes

  • Katsuhisa Namase
    Goro Sawatari
    33 episodes

  • Kenji Anan
    Hiro Wakamatsu
    33 episodes

  • Ken Kaneko
    Tetsu Asakura
    33 episodes

  • Ken Utsui
    Ryuichiro Kuroda
    33 episodes

  • Shinji Uchiyama
    Minoru Tatsukawa
    33 episodes

  • Hiroshi Ryogoku
    Hiroshi Ryogoku
    33 episodes

  • Mikihisa Azuma
    Seiga Baba
    21 episodes

  • Tadashi Sakata
    Yutaka Kashiwagi
    13 episodes

  • Jun Matsumoto
    Shin Sawada
    12 episodes

  • Shun Oguri
    Haruhiko Uchiyama
    12 episodes

  • Misaki Itō
    Shizuka Fujiyama
    12 episodes

  • Ikki Sawamura
    Tomoya Shinohara
    12 episodes

  • Hiroki Narimiya
    Takeshi Noda
    12 episodes

  • Ryuji Sainei
    Ryuji Sengoku
    12 episodes

  • Sho Tomita
    Sho Takeda
    12 episodes

  • Yuma Ishigaki
    Yoichi Minami
    12 episodes

  • Yusuke Kamiji
    Yusuke Oishi
    12 episodes

Seasons