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Gokusen

2008-06-14T12:35:04Z

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[[File:Gokusen-header.jpg|thumb|400px|Gokusen]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' ごくせん
*'''Title (romaji):''' Gokusen
*'''Genre:''' Comedy, School
*'''Broadcast network:''' NTV

==Season 1==
[[File:Gokusen wp01.jpg|thumb|300px|Gokusen]]
*'''Episodes:''' 12 + Special (Graduation)
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 17.43% (not including SP)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2002-Apr-01 to 2002-Jul-03
**'''SP:''' 2003-Mar-26
*'''Air time:''' Wednesday 22:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Feel Your Breeze'' by [[Wikipedia:V6 (band)|V6]]

===Synopsis===
The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko ([[Nakama Yukie]]) is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. The leader of the class, Sawada Shin is lazy but bright and shows some interest in Yamaguchi when he notices that she is very different from other teachers. The students try to bully her to make her quit, but their attempts don't get them very far.

What the class and the rest of the school does not know is that Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to the Ooedo Group, a notorious yakuza clan. Even though her family would like her to take the title of Ojou when her grandfather dies, they have accepted the fact that Yamaguchi would rather be a teacher.

Eventually, the students learn to respect their quirky teacher because of her devotion to them, and even give her a nickname: Yankumi.

===Cast===
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumichou) (Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)
*[[Matsumoto Jun]] as Sawada Shin
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto (School Vice Principal)
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Oguri Shun]] as "Uchi" / Uchiyama Haruhiko
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo
*[[Narimiya Hiroki]] as Noda Takeshi
*[[Ishigaki Yuma]] as Minami Youichi
*[[Ito Misaki]] as Fujiyama Shizuka (English Teacher)
*[[Nakazawa Yuko]] as Kawashima Kikuno (School Nurse)
*[[Nabe Osami]] as Ando Osamu (Social Studies Teacher)
*[[Kohmoto Masahiro]] as Iwamoto Kouhei (P.E. Teacher)
*[[Okuma Ichiro]] as Oyama Hajime (Science Teacher)
*[[Tayama Ryosei]] as Shirakawa Gonzou (Principal)
*[[Saito Satoru]] as Washio Kanji (Japanese Language Teacher)
*[[Sawamura Ikki]] as Shinohara Tomoya (Police Officer)
*[[Sakata Tadashi]] as Kashiwagi Yutaka (Police Officer)

====Class 3D====
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*[[Kawai Jun]] (河合潤) as Akechi Jun
*[[Minato Kohei]] (港耕平) as Imagawa Kohei
*[[Okabe Hiroki]] (岡部紘樹) as Uesugi Hiroki
*[[Kamiji Yusuke]] as Oishi Yusuke
*[[Izumi Masayuki]] as Ouchi Masayuki
*[[Kanazawa Koji]] (金沢浩司) as Oda Koji
*[[Matsuzawa Ren]] as Gamo Ren
*[[Kitamura Eiki]] as Shimazu Eiki
*[[Sainei Ryuji]] as Sengoku Ryuji
*[[Tomita Sho]] as Takeda Sho
*[[Tomita Shigeo]] as Chikamatsu Shigeo
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Sasaki Hitoshi]] (佐々木仁) as Hazama Hitoshi
*[[Hatanaka Masafumi]] (畠中正文) as Hattori Masafumi
*[[Furuhata Katsutaka]] (古畑勝隆) as Fujiwara Katsutaka
*[[Nishikawa Yuya]] (西川祐也) as Houjo Yuya
*[[Nagayama Hiromi]] (長山浩巳) as Hosokawa Hiromi
*[[Morimoto Ryoji]] as Horibe Ryouji
*[[Yashiro Shingo]] as Maeda Shingo
*[[Onodera Takamichi]] (小野寺尊允) as Matsudaira Takamichi
*[[Matsuyama Kenichi]] as Mori Kenichi
*[[Nishitani Aruto]] (西谷有統) as Yagyuu Mitsuru
</div><br clear="all"/>

====Guests====
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*[[Tanaka Koutaro]] as Watanabe (student of Ara High School, ep2)
*[[Inoue Yoshiko]] (井上佳子) as the thief victim (ep3)
*[[Asaka Mayumi]] as Uchiyama Sayuri (Uchi's mother, ep3)
*[[Touma Sora]] (藤間宇宙) as Teradomari Yuichi (Class 3A, ep3)
*[[Ooshima Youko]] as Teradomari's mother (ep3)
*[[Kurita Riko]] (栗田梨子) as Morisaki Ami (Momoyuri Girls High School, ep5)
*[[Handa Kento]] as the student from Jinguji High School (ep5)
*[[Wentz Eiji]] as Yuki Masato (27th student of Class 3D, ep6)
*[[Otsuka Yoshie]] as Yuki Masato's mother (ep6)
*[[Ohgo Suzuka]] as the younger Kumiko (ep6)
*[[Sunaga Chie]] (須永千重) as Kumai Masako (Kuma's mother, ep7&11)
*[[Nishioka Tokuma]] as Sawada Shotaro (Shin's father, ep7)
*[[Ichikawa Yui]] as Sawada Natsumi (Shin's little sister, ep7)
*[[Oki Naomi]] as Sawada Kyoko (Shin's mother, ep7)
*[[Tawaragi Tota]] as Noda Takeshi's father (ep7)
*[[Yamaguchi Shifumi]] (山口詩史) as Mori Kenichi's mother (ep7)
*[[Kobori Haruki]] (小堀陽貴) as Kawashima Yuuta (ep8)
*[[Maeda Masaaki]] (前田昌明) as Kawashima Kikuno's father-in-law (ep8)
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Kishiba Ichiko]] (貴柴いち子) as Kawashima Kikuno's mother-in-law (ep8)
*[[Tsukamoto Takashi]] as Kurosaki Yuji (Ex-Shirokin student, ep9)
*[[Akiyama Natsuko]] as Sawatari Sachiko (Sawatari-kyoto's wife, ep10)
*[[Higuchi Koji]] as Ijuin Toshihiko (teacher in Ei Sho Gakuen, ep10)
*[[Tanaka Kei]] as Ono (student of Ei Sho Gakuen, ep10)
*[[Musaka Naomasa]] as Kumai Kazuo (Kuma's father, ep11)
*[[Yoshihara Saki]] (吉原沙貴) as Kuma's little sister (ep11)
*[[Fukumoto Shinichi]] as Tachibana (writer of "Shukan Wednesday", ep11,12)
*[[Kimura Yasushi]] (木村靖司) as Ito (photographer of "Shukan Wednesday, ep11,12)
*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Sawatari Kentaro (Shirokin's director & Sawatari-kyoto's father, ep 12)
*[[Matsumoto Rio]] as Wakaba (Hot Spring's attendant, SP)
*[[Kaneda Akio]] as Uchi's future boss (SP)
*[[Nonaka Isao]] as the store owner (SP)
*[[Hiraoka Yuta]] (SP)
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===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Morimoto Kozueko ''Gokusen'' (manga)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]] (大谷太郎), [[Takahashi Naoharu]] (高橋直治)
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

===Episode Information===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="25"|Ep
!width="300"|Subtitle (English)
!width="50"|Rating
|- align=center
|01
|A zealous teacher goes on a rampage!!
|18.3%
|- align=center
|02
|Don't abandon your friend!!
|16.6%
|- align=center
|03
|Don't judge only by appearance!!
|17.3%
|- align=center
|04
|If you fail, start over
|15.5%
|- align=center
|05
|To fight is different from violence
|18.8%
|- align=center
|06
|Don't let bullying get to you!!
|17.7%
|- align=center
|07
|Believe in your own child!!
|17.9%
|- align=center
|08
|Aren't you his mother!!
|15.9%
|- align=center
|09
|Don't blame others for your own mistakes!!
|16.3%
|- align=center
|10
|I'll believe my own students!!
|17.8%
|- align=center
|11
|No one is alone
|13.6%
|- align=center
|12
|Goodbye, Yankumi
|23.5%
|- align=center
|SP
|Goodbye Class 3D ~ Yankumi's Tearful Graduation
|18.1%
|-
|}

===Recognitions===
*'''33rd [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actress - [[Nakama Yukie]]
*'''33rd [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actor - [[Matsumoto Jun]]

===Review===
====Kanin's Review====
The teacher is played by Nakama Yukie, a new (wonderful) actress to me but apparently she has alot of dramas under her belt like Trick series etc. Does she fit for this one? Yes she does! She's perfect in this role where she's dorky, cute and sometimes even cool. She is actually hilarious in her role.

I thought maybe this was gonna be a Onizuka copy, but that was soon washed away. This had a more comedic touch and although it was built on the same idea of helping students with both school and private issues this still didn't feel like a re-make.

The teacher Yamaguchi Kumiko, later nick named Yankumi by her students had her secret connection to the Yakuza family, and that was used to give her uncontrolled outburst of Yakuza vocabulary which was very funny. It was also used for some neat problem solving.

More on the Yakuza part. Each scene with her grandfather played by Utsui Ken functions like episode wrap-ups and deals with what's right and wrong, much like a psychiatric moment. Ken makes a splendid performance as the clan leader. The other members of the Yakuza family has quite funny scenes where they show complete respect to Yankumi and she in return forgets to hide her role and scolds and tells them off in a roughly manner.

Was there love? Yes a little bit between Yankumi and a police officer, Shinohara, that she accidently meets. Being a law enforcer makes it a bit complicated of course and it adds to the comedy. It's nothing serious to be developed any further, but it's serious enough to be touched in almost every episodes, mostly from a Yankumi point of view. Unfortunately I don't know the actors name.

What's more? Yes same day Yankumi starts in school there's also another new teacher namely Itoh Misaki (You're under arrest). She plays the hot teacher (of course lol) who has no problem with her students. There is also the school nurse played by Yuko Nakazawa (Morning Musume).

One of the fun part is the interaction between the head teacher (Namase Katsuhisa) and Yankumi. Not only because he looks really funny and adds it with some funny moves, but he's always the Mr knows it all, despite it's always Yankumi who pulls the right strings. He is very good in his part and I had trouble not to think of a Japanese Jeff Goldblum throughout the whole series. Laugh

The Morning Musume connection: Yuko makes a nice performance as the school nurse and Shun Oguri (later Mari's boyfriend) plays one of the bigger parts of the students in 3-D.

In the end they have created a wonderfull atmosphere and you would like to be in that class of hers.

The music is as always very good. Sometimes I find it similar to what was used in Sailor Moon.

'''Summary'''

A light comedy drama mixed with a serious backbone. Highly enjoyable. I watched this pretty fast cause it was that good, like candy ready to consume.

Grade 10/10

====Nuu's Review====
The humor in this series was cute and wasn't contrived or hackneyed; the situations were (mostly) fresh, and the characters were charming. Interaction between Shin and Yankumi, Shin and his friends, and Yankumi and Kyoto was extremely entartaining; I found myself laughing out loud for quite some time. For some characters, the character development was brilliant.

However, each of the episodes follows this formula, with only a few exceptions:

1 Students get in some sort of trouble

2 Yankumi barges in to save them

2.5 (optional) They don't believe that she trusts them

2.75 (optional) Yankumi beats up all the bad guys

4 Yankumi gives a lecture which NEVER FAILS to reform everyone who's listening

5 Yankumi gets advice from her kind-hearted grandfather (this one can also go between 1 and 2 or 2.5 and 2.75)

By about Episode 9, this pattern became '''really''' annoying. I could pretty much predict what was going to happen.

Yankumi really didn't have any character depth at all. She was nice, determined, wise, and sometimes endearingly clumsy, but she really didn't have any real ''flaw''. Shin, on the other hand, was a very round character.

Unfortunately, the ending left far too many strings untied. It felt a little forced, and I felt frustrated after I finished it.

Overall, this drama was cute and it made me happy, but the ending was very disappointing and for the last few episodes, the series was predictable. I would give this drama an '''8.5/10.'''

====Daemonneko's Review====
We live in an equal world so its time for an equal counterpart for Onizuka sensei, and who best fits the job but Miss Yamaguchi... or should I say 「お嬢」?

Yamaguchi Kumiko, or ''Yankumi'' for her students is our hero in this series. She's not your ordinary teacher, if Onizuka sensei leads a group of bikers, Yankumi is also a leader in her own share... she is ''just'' the successor of her grandfather as the new head or leader of their family or should I say group, her ''Yakuza'' group.

Things get to get exciting when she became a teacher since it is a taboo for a member of a gang to be a teacher in a Japanese junior high school. Her cover was perfect until one of her student, Sawada Shin found out about her secret. What happened? Things became more interesting and exciting as they try to cover one another in a hillarious way!

If you want to have a nice laugh, and enjoys seeing friends bond thru thick and thin, then Gokusen is the right jdorama for you!

I give this drama '''8/10''' popcorns

===Trivia===
* Gokusen is an abrevation of Gokudo no Sensei which means Gangster Teacher.
* Teruo Kumai is nicknamed "Kuma" (Bear) not only because it's a derivative of his last name, but also because he tends to look, act and eat like a bear.
* In epi. 11, Yankumi confiscated mangas from her students. Two to three of those were Gokusen mangas.
* The Graduation Special was aired 9 months later in March 2003 after the series ended in June 2002. All of the original cast were retained.
* Season 2 was aired last January-March 2005, 2 years and 6 months after the series and 1 year and 9 months after the special. Some of the original cast were retained.

==Season 2==
[[File:VPVX68456m.jpg|thumb|300px|Gokusen 2]]
*'''Episodes:''' 10 + 1 Special
*'''Viewership rating:''' 27.8% (not including SP)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Jan-15 to 2005-Mar-19
**'''SP:''' 2005-Oct-08
*'''Air time:''' [[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''No More Cry'' by [[Wikipedia:D-51|D-51]] / ''Kizuna'' by [[Kamenashi Kazuya]] (insert song)

===Synopsis===
Half a year has passed and Shirokin Gakuen has closed down. Yamaguchi Kumiko ([[Nakama Yukie]]) finds herself a teacher of a few young kids who don't really benefit much from her style of teaching. Through some twist of fate, she is offered a job as a teacher in Kurogin Gakuen.

She becomes the teacher of a delinquent 3D class which make her previous students look like angels. In order to protect her job, she must again hide her true identity — the fact that she is the 4th generation of the Oedo Family, a prominent yakuza group.

===Cast===
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumichou) (Math Teacher)
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro (School Vice Principal)
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Kamenashi Kazuya]] as Odagiri Ryu
*[[Akanishi Jin]] as Yabuki Hayato
*[[Hayami Mokomichi]] as Tsuchiya Hikaru
*[[Koike Teppei]] as Takeda Keita
*[[Koide Keisuke]] as Hyuuga Kosuke
*[[Otoha]] as Shiratori Hitomi (English Teacher)
*[[Sakai Toshiya]] as Inuzaka Taichi (Japanese Language Teacher)
*[[Moto Fuyuki]] as Kameyama Takashi (Ethics Teacher)
*[[Magii]] as Inomata Shinji (Chemistry Teacher)
*[[Ikeda Yukiko]] as Wanibuchi Sayuri (Music Teacher)
*[[Azuma Mikihisa]] as Baba Seiga (PE Teacher)
*[[Inoue Jun]] as Kurokawa Ginji (Chairman of Kurogin High School)
*[[Tanihara Shosuke]] as Kujo Takuma (Teacher in Momo Girls High School)
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo (Former student of Yankumi)
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
====Class 3D====
*[[Kawamura Yosuke]] as Akiyama Yosuke
*[[Mizutani Momosuke]] as Oomori Momosuke
*[[Sato Yuki]] as Kojima Yuki
*[[Sato Yusuke]] as Sakaguchi Yusuke
*[[Sato Takeshi]] as Sasaki Takeshi
*[[Tanaka Suzunosuke]] (田中鈴之助) as Takayama Suzunosuke
*[[Nakauchi Hiroyuki]] (中内啓行) as Nagata Hiroyuki
*[[Watanabe Ryuuhei]] as Hashimoto Ryuhei
*[[Takahashi Toshio]] (高橋疾士) as Fujinami Toshio
*[[Ishizaka Shinnosuke]] (石坂慎之介) as Hoshino Shinnosuke
*[[Mizushima Hiro]] as Misawa Hiro
*[[Shibata Masashi]] as Ookuma Masashi
*[[Nakamura Yuichi]] as Kawata Yuichi
*[[Ojima Naoya]] as Kohashi Naoya
*[[Tomikawa Kazuhito]] as Sakuraba Kazuhito
*[[Okubayashi Gensui]] (奥林源水) as Takada Gensui
*[[Kuranuki Masahiro]] as Tamura Masahiro
*[[Okamoto Masaru]] (岡本勝) as Nakamura Masaru
*[[Sugiura Takumi]] (杉浦匠) as Hamaguchi Takumi
*[[Kora Kengo]] as Funaki Kengo
*[[Kei]] as Maeda Kei
*[[Miura Ryosuke]] as Mutou Ryosuke
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:50%;">

====Guests====
*[[Imai Yuki]] as Daisuke (ep1)
*[[Kobayashi Katsuya]] as Kudo (Former student of Kurogin, ep3&10)
*[[Takasugi Ko]] as Onijima (Police Officer, ep3&10)
*[[Yamazaki Hajime]] as Ishikawa (Tsuchiya's former Junior High Teacher, ep4)
*[[Akimoto Miri]] as Miyazaki Nao (Junior high student, ep4)
*[[Wakatsuki Chinatsu]] as Mizushima Maki (Momo Girls High School, ep5)
*[[Takasugi Mizuho]] as Okudera (Sokei University, ep5)
*[[Tezuka Satomi]] as Hyuuga Haruyo (Hyuuga Kosuke's mother, ep6)
*[[Ogi Shigemitsu]] as Tatsumi (Gambling bar owner, ep6)
*[[Namioka Kazuki]] as Tanabe (ep7)
*[[Ogawa Naoya]] (小川直也) as Tanabe (Tadoroki High School, ep7)
*[[Naitou Takashi]] as Yabuki Hirofumi (Hayato's father, ep8)
*[[Ishiguro Hideo]] as Yabuki Taku (Hayato's brother, ep8)
*[[Sunaga Chie]] (須永千重) as Kumai Masako (Kuma's mother, ep8)
*[[Uemura Miki]] (植村美紀) as Kumai Aya (Kuma's younger sister, ep8)
*[[Ogawa Tomonaga]] (小川智永) as Kumai Haruo (Kuma's younger brother, ep8)
*[[Takuma Shin]] as Odagiri Shinya (Odagiri Ryu's father, ep9)
*[[Nagano Satomi]] (長野里美) as Odagiri Yuriko (Odagiri Ryu's mother, ep9)
*[[Sakata Tadashi]] as Kashiwagi Yutaka (Police Officer from Gokusen, only his picture in ep9)
</div><br clear="all"/>

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Morimoto Kozueko ''Gokusen'' (manga)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuuko]] (松田裕子)
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]] (大谷太郎), [[Takahashi Naoharu]] (高橋直治)
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

===Episode Information===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="50"|Episode
!width="325"|Subtitle (English)
!width="50"|Rating
|- align=center
|01
|Highschool is a once in a lifetime experience, do not waste it! ...That zealous teacher has returned!
|26.5%
|- align=center
|02
|A person's power is not decided by his physical strength, there's a much more important thing within.
|26.9%
|- align=center
|03
|You guys are my one-and-only students!! How can I desert you?
|27.0%
|- align=center
|04
|Don't compare your life with someone else's!
|25.3%
|- align=center
|05
|What's important is the strength of your heart!!
|27.1%
|- align=center
|06
|Think more about your parents' feelings!!
|27.3%
|- align=center
|07
|Think seriously about your life
|27.4%
|- align=center
|08
|I will always be your teacher
|30.0%
|- align=center
|09
|Father and son's bond of tears
|28.2%
|- align=center
|10
|Be proud to graduate!! Yankumi and Class 3-D, tearful goodbye
|32.5%
|- align=center
|SP
|
|25.1%
|-
|}

===Trivia===
*Season 2 was aired last January-March 2005, 2 years and 6 months after the first season and 1 year and 9 months after the special. Some of the original cast were retained. Like Yankumi's family(her grandpa, Wakamatsu, Minoru, Tetsu & Shigeru), Vice Principal and of course the only remaining student of Yankumi in season 1, Kumai Teruo aka KUMA.
*If you take a look around the classroom during episode 10, you can see a lot of cartoons of Yankumi. There's some at her podium, board, left side of wall when facing class, and the wall right behind the students as you are facing them.
*The insert song was sung by [[Kamenashi Kazuya]] of KAT-TUN

===Recognitions===
*'''44th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Drama
*'''44th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actress ([[Nakama Yukie]])
*'''44th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actor ([[Kamenashi Kazuya]])

==Season 3==
{{airing}}
[[File:Gokusen-S3-banner.jpg|thumb|400px|Gokusen 3]]

*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jun
*'''Air time:''' [[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''Niji'' by [[Wikipedia:Aqua Timez|Aqua Timez]]
*'''Insert song:''' ''Oretachi no Seishun'' by [[Takaki Yuya]]

===Cast===
[[File:Gokusen-S3-chart.jpg|thumb|350px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumichou) (Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto (School Vice Principal)
*[[Enami Kyoko]] as Akagi Ryouko (Board Chairman)
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo (Former student of Yankumi)
*[[Azuma Mikihisa]] as Baba Masayoshi (PE Teacher)
*[[Koizumi Kotaro]] as Natsume Seichi (School Doctor)
*[[Hirayama Aya]] as Takano Aoi (English Teacher)
*[[Hoshino Aki]] as Ayukawa Sakura (School Nurse)
*[[Sato Jiro]] as Yajima Hosaku (Japanese Classics Teacher)
*[[Sakigake Santaro]] (魁三太郎) as Hatoyama Yasuhiko (World History Teacher)
*[[Ishii Kota]] as Tsuruoka Keisuke (Physics Teacher)

====Class 3D====
*[[Miura Haruma]] as Kazama Ren
*[[Takaki Yuya]] as Ogata Yamato
*[[Ishiguro Hideo]] as Honjo Kengo
*[[Kiriyama Akito]] as Kuraki Satoru
*[[Nakama Junta]] as Ichimura Rikiya
*[[Miura Shohei]] as Kamiya Shunsuke
*[[Kido Yuya]]
*[[Mayama Akihiro]]
*[[Wakaba Ryuya]]
*[[Warabino Tomoya]]
*[[Kanno Atsumi]] (菅野篤海)
*[[Kujirai Kosuke]] (鯨井康介)
*[[Shimizu Ryodaro]] (清水良太郎)
*[[Totani Kimito]] (戸谷公人)
*[[Nakayama Masei]] (中山麻聖)
*[[Hamao Kyosuke]] (浜尾京介)
*[[Maeda Goki]] (前田公輝)
*[[Maruo]] (まるお)
*[[Yazaki Hiroshi]] (矢崎広)
*[[Yuki Jutta]] (夕輝壽太)
*[[Yuji]]

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Morimoto Kozueko (森本梢子) ''Gokusen'' (manga)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]] (大谷太郎), [[Yamashita Manami]] (山下学美)
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

===Episode Information===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=70 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=350 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Subtitle
! width=70 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings<br>(Kanto)
! width=70 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Kansai)
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Nationwide)
|- align=center
| 01 || That Yankumi has returned. Finally, the revival of the legendary school drama!! || 26.4 || 27.7 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 02 || From now on, you guys are my friends!! || 24.8 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 03 ||   || 23.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 04 ||   || 25.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 05 ||   || 25.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 06 ||   || 21.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 07 ||   || 21.9 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 08 ||   || 21.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 09 || || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 10 || || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! Average || -- || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

===Trivia===
*Ishiguro Hideo who plays Honjo Kengo also played the role of Yabuki Taku (Hayato's brother) in episode 8 of Season 2

==External Links==
*[http://www.ntv.co.jp/gokusen/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:ごくせん (テレビドラマ)|Japanese Wikipedia]]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.600.htm JDorama.com: Season 1]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.858.htm JDorama.com: Season 2]

{{SeasonRing|Season 1|Wednesday 22:00|Winter 2002|[[Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan]]|Summer 2002|[[Tokyo Niwatsuki Ikkodate]]}}

{{SeasonRing|Season 2|[[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]|Summer 2004|[[Nurseman ga Yuku]]|Spring 2005|[[Ruri no Shima]]}}

{{SeasonRing|Season 3|[[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]|Winter 2008|[[1 Pound no Fukuin]]|Summer 2008|[[Yasuko to Kenji]]}}

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Gokusen

2008-05-22T07:34:18Z

Cherryblossoms:

[[File:Gokusen-header.jpg|thumb|400px|Gokusen]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' ごくせん
*'''Title (romaji):''' Gokusen
*'''Genre:''' Comedy, School
*'''Broadcast network:''' NTV

==Season 1==
[[File:Gokusen wp01.jpg|thumb|300px|Gokusen]]
*'''Episodes:''' 12 + Special (Graduation)
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 17.43% (not including SP)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2002-Apr-01 to 2002-Jul-03
**'''SP:''' 2003-Mar-26
*'''Air time:''' Wednesday 22:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Feel Your Breeze'' by [[Wikipedia:V6 (band)|V6]]

===Synopsis===
The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko ([[Nakama Yukie]]) is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. The leader of the class, Sawada Shin is lazy but bright and shows some interest in Yamaguchi when he notices that she is very different from other teachers. The students try to bully her to make her quit, but their attempts don't get them very far.

What the class and the rest of the school does not know is that Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to the Ooedo Group, a notorious yakuza clan. Even though her family would like her to take the title of Ojou when her grandfather dies, they have accepted the fact that Yamaguchi would rather be a teacher.

Eventually, the students learn to respect their quirky teacher because of her devotion to them, and even give her a nickname: Yankumi.

===Cast===
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumichou) (Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)
*[[Matsumoto Jun]] as Sawada Shin
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto (School Vice Principal)
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Oguri Shun]] as "Uchi" / Uchiyama Haruhiko
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo
*[[Narimiya Hiroki]] as Noda Takeshi
*[[Ishigaki Yuma]] as Minami Youichi
*[[Ito Misaki]] as Fujiyama Shizuka (English Teacher)
*[[Nakazawa Yuko]] as Kawashima Kikuno (School Nurse)
*[[Nabe Osami]] as Ando Osamu (Social Studies Teacher)
*[[Kohmoto Masahiro]] as Iwamoto Kouhei (P.E. Teacher)
*[[Okuma Ichiro]] as Oyama Hajime (Science Teacher)
*[[Tayama Ryosei]] as Shirakawa Gonzou (Principal)
*[[Saito Satoru]] as Washio Kanji (Japanese Language Teacher)
*[[Sawamura Ikki]] as Shinohara Tomoya (Police Officer)
*[[Sakata Tadashi]] as Kashiwagi Yutaka (Police Officer)

====Class 3D====
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*[[Kawai Jun]] (河合潤) as Akechi Jun
*[[Minato Kohei]] (港耕平) as Imagawa Kohei
*[[Okabe Hiroki]] (岡部紘樹) as Uesugi Hiroki
*[[Kamiji Yusuke]] as Oishi Yusuke
*[[Izumi Masayuki]] as Ouchi Masayuki
*[[Kanazawa Koji]] (金沢浩司) as Oda Koji
*[[Matsuzawa Ren]] as Gamo Ren
*[[Kitamura Eiki]] as Shimazu Eiki
*[[Sainei Ryuji]] as Sengoku Ryuji
*[[Tomita Sho]] as Takeda Sho
*[[Tomita Shigeo]] as Chikamatsu Shigeo
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Sasaki Hitoshi]] (佐々木仁) as Hazama Hitoshi
*[[Hatanaka Masafumi]] (畠中正文) as Hattori Masafumi
*[[Furuhata Katsutaka]] (古畑勝隆) as Fujiwara Katsutaka
*[[Nishikawa Yuya]] (西川祐也) as Houjo Yuya
*[[Nagayama Hiromi]] (長山浩巳) as Hosokawa Hiromi
*[[Morimoto Ryoji]] as Horibe Ryouji
*[[Yashiro Shingo]] as Maeda Shingo
*[[Onodera Takamichi]] (小野寺尊允) as Matsudaira Takamichi
*[[Matsuyama Kenichi]] as Mori Kenichi
*[[Nishitani Aruto]] (西谷有統) as Yagyuu Mitsuru
</div><br clear="all"/>

====Guests====
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*[[Tanaka Koutaro]] as Watanabe (student of Ara High School, ep2)
*[[Inoue Yoshiko]] (井上佳子) as the thief victim (ep3)
*[[Asaka Mayumi]] as Uchiyama Sayuri (Uchi's mother, ep3)
*[[Touma Sora]] (藤間宇宙) as Teradomari Yuichi (Class 3A, ep3)
*[[Ooshima Youko]] as Teradomari's mother (ep3)
*[[Kurita Riko]] (栗田梨子) as Morisaki Ami (Momoyuri Girls High School, ep5)
*[[Handa Kento]] as the student from Jinguji High School (ep5)
*[[Wentz Eiji]] as Yuki Masato (27th student of Class 3D, ep6)
*[[Otsuka Yoshie]] as Yuki Masato's mother (ep6)
*[[Ohgo Suzuka]] as the younger Kumiko (ep6)
*[[Sunaga Chie]] (須永千重) as Kumai Masako (Kuma's mother, ep7&11)
*[[Nishioka Tokuma]] as Sawada Shotaro (Shin's father, ep7)
*[[Ichikawa Yui]] as Sawada Natsumi (Shin's little sister, ep7)
*[[Oki Naomi]] as Sawada Kyoko (Shin's mother, ep7)
*[[Tawaragi Tota]] as Noda Takeshi's father (ep7)
*[[Yamaguchi Shifumi]] (山口詩史) as Mori Kenichi's mother (ep7)
*[[Kobori Haruki]] (小堀陽貴) as Kawashima Yuuta (ep8)
*[[Maeda Masaaki]] (前田昌明) as Kawashima Kikuno's father-in-law (ep8)
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Kishiba Ichiko]] (貴柴いち子) as Kawashima Kikuno's mother-in-law (ep8)
*[[Tsukamoto Takashi]] as Kurosaki Yuji (Ex-Shirokin student, ep9)
*[[Akiyama Natsuko]] as Sawatari Sachiko (Sawatari-kyoto's wife, ep10)
*[[Higuchi Koji]] as Ijuin Toshihiko (teacher in Ei Sho Gakuen, ep10)
*[[Tanaka Kei]] as Ono (student of Ei Sho Gakuen, ep10)
*[[Musaka Naomasa]] as Kumai Kazuo (Kuma's father, ep11)
*[[Yoshihara Saki]] (吉原沙貴) as Kuma's little sister (ep11)
*[[Fukumoto Shinichi]] as Tachibana (writer of "Shukan Wednesday", ep11,12)
*[[Kimura Yasushi]] (木村靖司) as Ito (photographer of "Shukan Wednesday, ep11,12)
*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Sawatari Kentaro (Shirokin's director & Sawatari-kyoto's father, ep 12)
*[[Matsumoto Rio]] as Wakaba (Hot Spring's attendant, SP)
*[[Kaneda Akio]] as Uchi's future boss (SP)
*[[Nonaka Isao]] as the store owner (SP)
*[[Hiraoka Yuta]] (SP)
</div><br clear="all"/>

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Morimoto Kozueko ''Gokusen'' (manga)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]] (大谷太郎), [[Takahashi Naoharu]] (高橋直治)
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

===Episode Information===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="25"|Ep
!width="300"|Subtitle (English)
!width="50"|Rating
|- align=center
|01
|A zealous teacher goes on a rampage!!
|18.3%
|- align=center
|02
|Don't abandon your friend!!
|16.6%
|- align=center
|03
|Don't judge only by appearance!!
|17.3%
|- align=center
|04
|If you fail, start over
|15.5%
|- align=center
|05
|To fight is different from violence
|18.8%
|- align=center
|06
|Don't let bullying get to you!!
|17.7%
|- align=center
|07
|Believe in your own child!!
|17.9%
|- align=center
|08
|Aren't you his mother!!
|15.9%
|- align=center
|09
|Don't blame others for your own mistakes!!
|16.3%
|- align=center
|10
|I'll believe my own students!!
|17.8%
|- align=center
|11
|No one is alone
|13.6%
|- align=center
|12
|Goodbye, Yankumi
|23.5%
|- align=center
|SP
|Goodbye Class 3D ~ Yankumi's Tearful Graduation
|18.1%
|-
|}

===Recognitions===
*'''33rd [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actress - [[Nakama Yukie]]
*'''33rd [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actor - [[Matsumoto Jun]]

===Review===
====Kanin's Review====
The teacher is played by Nakama Yukie, a new (wonderful) actress to me but apparently she has alot of dramas under her belt like Trick series etc. Does she fit for this one? Yes she does! She's perfect in this role where she's dorky, cute and sometimes even cool. She is actually hilarious in her role.

I thought maybe this was gonna be a Onizuka copy, but that was soon washed away. This had a more comedic touch and although it was built on the same idea of helping students with both school and private issues this still didn't feel like a re-make.

The teacher Yamaguchi Kumiko, later nick named Yankumi by her students had her secret connection to the Yakuza family, and that was used to give her uncontrolled outburst of Yakuza vocabulary which was very funny. It was also used for some neat problem solving.

More on the Yakuza part. Each scene with her grandfather played by Utsui Ken functions like episode wrap-ups and deals with what's right and wrong, much like a psychiatric moment. Ken makes a splendid performance as the clan leader. The other members of the Yakuza family has quite funny scenes where they show complete respect to Yankumi and she in return forgets to hide her role and scolds and tells them off in a roughly manner.

Was there love? Yes a little bit between Yankumi and a police officer, Shinohara, that she accidently meets. Being a law enforcer makes it a bit complicated of course and it adds to the comedy. It's nothing serious to be developed any further, but it's serious enough to be touched in almost every episodes, mostly from a Yankumi point of view. Unfortunately I don't know the actors name.

What's more? Yes same day Yankumi starts in school there's also another new teacher namely Itoh Misaki (You're under arrest). She plays the hot teacher (of course lol) who has no problem with her students. There is also the school nurse played by Yuko Nakazawa (Morning Musume).

One of the fun part is the interaction between the head teacher (Namase Katsuhisa) and Yankumi. Not only because he looks really funny and adds it with some funny moves, but he's always the Mr knows it all, despite it's always Yankumi who pulls the right strings. He is very good in his part and I had trouble not to think of a Japanese Jeff Goldblum throughout the whole series. Laugh

The Morning Musume connection: Yuko makes a nice performance as the school nurse and Shun Oguri (later Mari's boyfriend) plays one of the bigger parts of the students in 3-D.

In the end they have created a wonderfull atmosphere and you would like to be in that class of hers.

The music is as always very good. Sometimes I find it similar to what was used in Sailor Moon.

'''Summary'''

A light comedy drama mixed with a serious backbone. Highly enjoyable. I watched this pretty fast cause it was that good, like candy ready to consume.

Grade 10/10

====Nuu's Review====
The humor in this series was cute and wasn't contrived or hackneyed; the situations were (mostly) fresh, and the characters were charming. Interaction between Shin and Yankumi, Shin and his friends, and Yankumi and Kyoto was extremely entartaining; I found myself laughing out loud for quite some time. For some characters, the character development was brilliant.

However, each of the episodes follows this formula, with only a few exceptions:

1 Students get in some sort of trouble

2 Yankumi barges in to save them

2.5 (optional) They don't believe that she trusts them

2.75 (optional) Yankumi beats up all the bad guys

4 Yankumi gives a lecture which NEVER FAILS to reform everyone who's listening

5 Yankumi gets advice from her kind-hearted grandfather (this one can also go between 1 and 2 or 2.5 and 2.75)

By about Episode 9, this pattern became '''really''' annoying. I could pretty much predict what was going to happen.

Yankumi really didn't have any character depth at all. She was nice, determined, wise, and sometimes endearingly clumsy, but she really didn't have any real ''flaw''. Shin, on the other hand, was a very round character.

Unfortunately, the ending left far too many strings untied. It felt a little forced, and I felt frustrated after I finished it.

Overall, this drama was cute and it made me happy, but the ending was very disappointing and for the last few episodes, the series was predictable. I would give this drama an '''8.5/10.'''

====Daemonneko's Review====
We live in an equal world so its time for an equal counterpart for Onizuka sensei, and who best fits the job but Miss Yamaguchi... or should I say 「お嬢」?

Yamaguchi Kumiko, or ''Yankumi'' for her students is our hero in this series. She's not your ordinary teacher, if Onizuka sensei leads a group of bikers, Yankumi is also a leader in her own share... she is ''just'' the successor of her grandfather as the new head or leader of their family or should I say group, her ''Yakuza'' group.

Things get to get exciting when she became a teacher since it is a taboo for a member of a gang to be a teacher in a Japanese junior high school. Her cover was perfect until one of her student, Sawada Shin found out about her secret. What happened? Things became more interesting and exciting as they try to cover one another in a hillarious way!

If you want to have a nice laugh, and enjoys seeing friends bond thru thick and thin, then Gokusen is the right jdorama for you!

I give this drama '''8/10''' popcorns

===Trivia===
* Gokusen is an abrevation of Gokudo no Sensei which means Gangster Teacher.
* Teruo Kumai is nicknamed "Kuma" (Bear) not only because it's a derivative of his last name, but also because he tends to look, act and eat like a bear.
* In epi. 11, Yankumi confiscated mangas from her students. Two to three of those were Gokusen mangas.
* The Graduation Special was aired 9 months later in March 2003 after the series ended in June 2002. All of the original cast were retained.
* Season 2 was aired last January-March 2005, 2 years and 6 months after the series and 1 year and 9 months after the special. Some of the original cast were retained.

==Season 2==
[[File:VPVX68456m.jpg|thumb|300px|Gokusen 2]]
*'''Episodes:''' 10 + 1 Special
*'''Viewership rating:''' 27.8% (not including SP)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Jan-15 to 2005-Mar-19
**'''SP:''' 2005-Oct-08
*'''Air time:''' [[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''No More Cry'' by [[Wikipedia:D-51|D-51]] / ''Kizuna'' by [[Kamenashi Kazuya]] (insert song)

===Synopsis===
Half a year has passed and Shirokin Gakuen has closed down. Yamaguchi Kumiko ([[Nakama Yukie]]) finds herself a teacher of a few young kids who don't really benefit much from her style of teaching. Through some twist of fate, she is offered a job as a teacher in Kurogin Gakuen.

She becomes the teacher of a delinquent 3D class which make her previous students look like angels. In order to protect her job, she must again hide her true identity — the fact that she is the 4th generation of the Oedo Family, a prominent yakuza group.

===Cast===
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumichou) (Math Teacher)
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro (School Vice Principal)
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Kamenashi Kazuya]] as Odagiri Ryu
*[[Akanishi Jin]] as Yabuki Hayato
*[[Hayami Mokomichi]] as Tsuchiya Hikaru
*[[Koike Teppei]] as Takeda Keita
*[[Koide Keisuke]] as Hyuuga Kosuke
*[[Otoha]] as Shiratori Hitomi (English Teacher)
*[[Sakai Toshiya]] as Inuzaka Taichi (Japanese Language Teacher)
*[[Moto Fuyuki]] as Kameyama Takashi (Ethics Teacher)
*[[Magii]] as Inomata Shinji (Chemistry Teacher)
*[[Ikeda Yukiko]] as Wanibuchi Sayuri (Music Teacher)
*[[Azuma Mikihisa]] as Baba Seiga (PE Teacher)
*[[Inoue Jun]] as Kurokawa Ginji (Chairman of Kurogin High School)
*[[Tanihara Shosuke]] as Kujo Takuma (Teacher in Momo Girls High School)
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo (Former student of Yankumi)
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
====Class 3D====
*[[Kawamura Yosuke]] as Akiyama Yosuke
*[[Mizutani Momosuke]] as Oomori Momosuke
*[[Sato Yuki]] as Kojima Yuki
*[[Sato Yusuke]] as Sakaguchi Yusuke
*[[Sato Takeshi]] as Sasaki Takeshi
*[[Tanaka Suzunosuke]] (田中鈴之助) as Takayama Suzunosuke
*[[Nakauchi Hiroyuki]] (中内啓行) as Nagata Hiroyuki
*[[Watanabe Ryuuhei]] as Hashimoto Ryuhei
*[[Takahashi Toshio]] (高橋疾士) as Fujinami Toshio
*[[Ishizaka Shinnosuke]] (石坂慎之介) as Hoshino Shinnosuke
*[[Mizushima Hiro]] as Misawa Hiro
*[[Shibata Masashi]] as Ookuma Masashi
*[[Nakamura Yuichi]] as Kawata Yuichi
*[[Ojima Naoya]] as Kohashi Naoya
*[[Tomikawa Kazuhito]] as Sakuraba Kazuhito
*[[Okubayashi Gensui]] (奥林源水) as Takada Gensui
*[[Kuranuki Masahiro]] as Tamura Masahiro
*[[Okamoto Masaru]] (岡本勝) as Nakamura Masaru
*[[Sugiura Takumi]] (杉浦匠) as Hamaguchi Takumi
*[[Kora Kengo]] as Funaki Kengo
*[[Kei]] as Maeda Kei
*[[Miura Ryosuke]] as Mutou Ryosuke
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:50%;">

====Guests====
*[[Imai Yuki]] as Daisuke (ep1)
*[[Kobayashi Katsuya]] as Kudo (Former student of Kurogin, ep3&10)
*[[Takasugi Ko]] as Onijima (Police Officer, ep3&10)
*[[Yamazaki Hajime]] as Ishikawa (Tsuchiya's former Junior High Teacher, ep4)
*[[Akimoto Miri]] as Miyazaki Nao (Junior high student, ep4)
*[[Wakatsuki Chinatsu]] as Mizushima Maki (Momo Girls High School, ep5)
*[[Takasugi Mizuho]] as Okudera (Sokei University, ep5)
*[[Tezuka Satomi]] as Hyuuga Haruyo (Hyuuga Kosuke's mother, ep6)
*[[Ogi Shigemitsu]] as Tatsumi (Gambling bar owner, ep6)
*[[Namioka Kazuki]] as Tanabe (ep7)
*[[Ogawa Naoya]] (小川直也) as Tanabe (Tadoroki High School, ep7)
*[[Naitou Takashi]] as Yabuki Hirofumi (Hayato's father, ep8)
*[[Ishiguro Hideo]] as Yabuki Taku (Hayato's brother, ep8)
*[[Sunaga Chie]] (須永千重) as Kumai Masako (Kuma's mother, ep8)
*[[Uemura Miki]] (植村美紀) as Kumai Aya (Kuma's younger sister, ep8)
*[[Ogawa Tomonaga]] (小川智永) as Kumai Haruo (Kuma's younger brother, ep8)
*[[Takuma Shin]] as Odagiri Shinya (Odagiri Ryu's father, ep9)
*[[Nagano Satomi]] (長野里美) as Odagiri Yuriko (Odagiri Ryu's mother, ep9)
*[[Sakata Tadashi]] as Kashiwagi Yutaka (Police Officer from Gokusen, only his picture in ep9)
</div><br clear="all"/>

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Morimoto Kozueko ''Gokusen'' (manga)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuuko]] (松田裕子)
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]] (大谷太郎), [[Takahashi Naoharu]] (高橋直治)
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

===Episode Information===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="50"|Episode
!width="325"|Subtitle (English)
!width="50"|Rating
|- align=center
|01
|Highschool is a once in a lifetime experience, do not waste it! ...That zealous teacher has returned!
|26.5%
|- align=center
|02
|A person's power is not decided by his physical strength, there's a much more important thing within.
|26.9%
|- align=center
|03
|You guys are my one-and-only students!! How can I desert you?
|27.0%
|- align=center
|04
|Don't compare your life with someone else's!
|25.3%
|- align=center
|05
|What's important is the strength of your heart!!
|27.1%
|- align=center
|06
|Think more about your parents' feelings!!
|27.3%
|- align=center
|07
|Think seriously about your life
|27.4%
|- align=center
|08
|I will always be your teacher
|30.0%
|- align=center
|09
|Father and son's bond of tears
|28.2%
|- align=center
|10
|Be proud to graduate!! Yankumi and Class 3-D, tearful goodbye
|32.5%
|- align=center
|SP
|
|25.1%
|-
|}

===Trivia===
*Season 2 was aired last January-March 2005, 2 years and 6 months after the first season and 1 year and 9 months after the special. Some of the original cast were retained. Like Yankumi's family(her grandpa, Wakamatsu, Minoru, Tetsu & Shigeru), Vice Principal and of course the only remaining student of Yankumi in season 1, Kumai Teruo aka KUMA.
*If you take a look around the classroom during episode 10, you can see a lot of cartoons of Yankumi. There's some at her podium, board, left side of wall when facing class, and the wall right behind the students as you are facing them.
*The insert song was sung by [[Kamenashi Kazuya]] of KAT-TUN

===Recognitions===
*'''44th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Drama
*'''44th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actress ([[Nakama Yukie]])
*'''44th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actor ([[Kamenashi Kazuya]])

==Season 3==
{{airing}}
[[File:Gokusen-S3-banner.jpg|thumb|400px|Gokusen 3]]

*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jun
*'''Air time:''' [[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''Niji'' by [[Wikipedia:Aqua Timez|Aqua Timez]]
*'''Insert song:''' ''Oretachi no Seishun'' by [[Takaki Yuya]]

===Cast===
[[File:Gokusen-S3-chart.jpg|thumb|350px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko (Yankumi / Ojou / Kumichou) (Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto (School Vice Principal)
*[[Enami Kyoko]] as Akagi Ryouko (Board Chairman)
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro (Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo (Former student of Yankumi)
*[[Azuma Mikihisa]] as Baba Masayoshi (PE Teacher)
*[[Koizumi Kotaro]] as Natsume Seichi (School Doctor)
*[[Hirayama Aya]] as Takano Aoi (English Teacher)
*[[Hoshino Aki]] as Ayukawa Sakura (School Nurse)
*[[Sato Jiro]] as Yajima Hosaku (Japanese Classics Teacher)
*[[Sakigake Santaro]] (魁三太郎) as Hatoyama Yasuhiko (World History Teacher)
*[[Ishii Kota]] as Tsuruoka Keisuke (Physics Teacher)

====Class 3D====
*[[Miura Haruma]] as Kazama Ren
*[[Takaki Yuya]] as Ogata Yamato
*[[Ishiguro Hideo]] as Honjo Kengo
*[[Kiriyama Akito]] as Kuraki Satoru
*[[Nakama Junta]] as Ichimura Rikiya
*[[Miura Shohei]] as Kamiya Shunsuke
*[[Kido Yuya]]
*[[Mayama Akihiro]]
*[[Wakaba Ryuya]]
*[[Warabino Tomoya]]
*[[Kanno Atsumi]] (菅野篤海)
*[[Kujirai Kosuke]] (鯨井康介)
*[[Shimizu Ryodaro]] (清水良太郎)
*[[Totani Kimito]] (戸谷公人)
*[[Nakayama Masei]] (中山麻聖)
*[[Hamao Kyosuke]] (浜尾京介)
*[[Maeda Goki]] (前田公輝)
*[[Maruo]] (まるお)
*[[Yazaki Hiroshi]] (矢崎広)
*[[Yuki Jutta]] (夕輝壽太)
*[[Yuji]]

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Morimoto Kozueko (森本梢子) ''Gokusen'' (manga)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]] (大谷太郎), [[Yamashita Manami]] (山下学美)
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

===Episode Information===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=70 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=350 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Subtitle
! width=70 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings<br>(Kanto)
! width=70 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Kansai)
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Nationwide)
|- align=center
| 01 || That Yankumi has returned. Finally, the revival of the legendary school drama!! || 26.4 || 27.7 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 02 || From now on, you guys are my friends!! || 24.8 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 03 ||   || 23.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 04 ||   || 25.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 05 ||   || 25.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 06 || || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 07 || || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 08 || || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 09 || || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 10 || || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! Average || -- || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

==External Links==
*[http://www.ntv.co.jp/gokusen/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:ごくせん (テレビドラマ)|Japanese Wikipedia]]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.600.htm JDorama.com: Season 1]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.858.htm JDorama.com: Season 2]

{{SeasonRing|Season 1|Wednesday 22:00|Winter 2002|[[Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan]]|Summer 2002|[[Tokyo Niwatsuki Ikkodate]]}}

{{SeasonRing|Season 2|[[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]|Summer 2004|[[Nurseman ga Yuku]]|Spring 2005|[[Ruri no Shima]]}}

{{SeasonRing|Season 3|[[Doyou Grand Gekijou|Saturday 21:00]]|Winter 2008|[[1 Pound no Fukuin]]|Summer 2008|TBA}}

[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2002]] [[Category:JDrama2005]] [[Category:JDrama2008]] [[Category:NTV]]

Lovers

2008-04-20T10:24:44Z

Cherryblossoms:

[[File:Folder.jpg|thumb|250px]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 연인
*'''Also known as:''' Lover(s)
*'''Genre:''' Romance & drama
*'''Episodes:''' 20
*'''Broadcast network:''' SBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-Nov-08 to 2007-Jan-11
*'''Air time:''' Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

==Synopsis==
Kang Jae is a wealthy businessman and gangster and Mi Joo is a plastic surgeon. These two meet after Mi Joo mistakens Kang Jae as being her sleazy brother-in-law. Kang Jae just happens to be the boyfriend of Mi Joo's pregnant neighbor, Yoo Jin. Sae-yeon meets Mi-Joo and falls in love with her feisty attitude. Kang-Jae works for the father of Sae-Yeon who is a gangster. Mi-Joo and Kang-Jae fall in love.

==Cast==
*[[Kim Jung Eun]] as Yoon Mi Joo / Jackie Yoon (Philippine dubbed)
*[[Lee Seo Jin]] as Ha Kang Jae / Jarred Lee (Philippine dubbed)
*[[Kim Kyu Ri]] as Park Yu Jin
*[[Jung Chan]] as Kang Sae Yeon / Kenneth Jung (Philippine dubbed)
'''Extended Cast'''
*[[Lee Han (actor)|Lee Han]] as Tae San (Kang Jae's left-hand man)
*[[Yun Mi Joo]] as Choi Yoon (Sae Yeon's secretary)
*[[Lee Ki Young]] as Uhm Sang Taek (Kang Jae's right-hand man)
*[[Park In Hwan]] as Reverend Yoon Mok Sa (Mi Joo's dad)
*[[Choi Ha Na]] as Hong Soon Jung (Mi Joo's roommate)
*[[Yoo Jung Hyun]] as Seol Won Chul (Mi Joo's hospital boss)
*[[Choi Il Hwa]] as Kang Choong Shik (Mr. Kang)
*[[Yang Geum Suk]] as Jung Yang Geum (Mr. Kang's wife/Sae Yeon's mom)
*[[Kim Reo Ha]] as Nam Chang Bae (gangster)
*[[Jang Hang Sun]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Director:''' [[Shin Woo Chul]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kim Eun Sook]], [[Lee Man Hee]]

==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Date
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Nationwide
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Seoul Area
|- align=center
| 2006-11-08 || Ep. 1 || 11.3% || 12.1%
|- align=center
| 2006-11-09 || Ep. 2 || 12.2% || 12.8%
|- align=center
| 2006-11-15 || Ep. 3 || 14.3% || 14.8%
|- align=center
| 2006-11-16 || Ep. 4 || 15.6% || 15.9%
|- align=center
| 2006-11-22 || Ep. 5 || 14.7% || 15.5%
|- align=center
| 2006-11-23 || Ep. 6 || 15.6% || 15.6%
|- align=center
| 2006-11-29 || Ep. 7 || 16.1% || 16.4%
|- align=center
| 2006-11-30 || Ep. 8 || 16.0% || 16.2%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-06 || Ep. 9 || 16.2% || 16.7%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-07 || Ep. 10 || 15.8% || 15.9%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-13 || Ep. 11 || 16.3% || 16.3%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-14 || Ep. 12 || 19.5% || 20.3%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-20 || Ep. 13 || 17.0% || 17.4%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-21 || Ep. 14 || 18.0% || 19.0%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-27 || Ep. 15 || 18.3% || 19.4%
|- align=center
| 2006-12-28 || Ep. 16 || 16.6% || 17.5%
|- align=center
| 2007-01-03 || Ep. 17 || 21.0% || 22.2%
|- align=center
| 2007-01-04 || Ep. 18 || 23.2% || 23.9%
|- align=center
| 2007-01-10 || Ep. 19 || 20.8% || 21.8%
|- align=center
| 2007-01-11 || Ep. 20 || 25.3% || 26.8%
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! colspan=2 | average || 17.2% || 17.8%
|}
Source: [http://www.tnsmk.co.kr TNS Media Korea]

==External Links==
*[http://tv.sbs.co.kr/lovers2006/ SBS Official Website]

[[Category:KDrama]] [[Category:KDrama2006]] [[Category:SBS]]

Bi

2008-04-20T10:16:46Z

Cherryblossoms:

[[File:BiRain.jpg|frame|Bi / Rain]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 비 / Bi (Rain)
*'''Real name:''' 정지훈 / Jung Ji Hoon (Jeong Ji Hun)
*'''Also known as:''' Rain (West) / Pi (Japan)
*'''Nickname:''' Dog (Collie)
*'''Profession:''' Actor, singer, model and dancer
*'''Birthdate:''' 1982-Jun-25
*'''Birthplace:''' Seoul, South Korea
*'''Height:''' 184cm
*'''Weight:''' 75kg
*'''Star sign:''' Cancer
*'''Blood type:''' RH+O
*'''Family:''' Father and younger sister Hanna
*'''Talent agency: [http://www.wma.com William Morris]

==TV Series==
*[[A Love to Kill]] (KBS2, 2005)
*[[Banjun Drama]] (SBS, 2005)
*[[Full House]] (KBS2, 2004)
*[[Sang Doo, Let's Go To School]] (KBS2, 2003)
*[http://tv.sbs.co.kr/orange Orange / 오렌지] (SBS, 2002)

==Movies==
*Ninja Assassin (2009)
*[http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com/cmp/main.html Speed Racer] (2008)
*[[Wikipedia:I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK|I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK]] (2006)

==Endorsements==
*Lotte dutyfree shop (Korea)
*Europe Unilever (covering all Asia)
*Korea National Tourism Organization "Korea Sparkling"
*[[Wikipedia:Nate|Nate]] (Korea)
*Giordano (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:Nikon|Nikon]] (Korea)
*O HUI for men (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:Pepsi|Pepsi]] (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, U.S.A. along with [[Wikipedia:Christina Aguilera|Christina Aguilera]])
*Today's Tea (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:Dutch Mill|Dutch Mill]] (Thailand)
*KB Star Card (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:Daewoo|Daewoo]] Cantabille (APT) (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:LG Group|LG]] X-Note (Korea)
*XTM (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:BMW|BMW]] (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:Pantech Curitel|Pantech Mobile Phone]] (China)
*DOHC Clothing Line (Korea)
*[[Wikipedia:Vogue|Vogue]]
*Arena
*[[Wikipedia:LG Electronics|LG Electronics]]
*[[Wikipedia:DHC Korea|DHC Cosmetics Career]] (Korea, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan)
*[[Wikipedia:Ralph Lauren|Ralph Lauren]]
*[[Wikipedia:SK Telecom|Sk Telecom]], Nate (Korea)
*Clear Black Shampoo (Philippines)

==Recognitions==
*'''2007 Mobile Entertainment Awards:''' Best Male Singer Award (2007)
*'''13th CineAsia Awards:''' Male Asian Star of The Year Award (2007)
*'''44th Grand Bell Awards:''' Overseas Popularity Award (2007)
*'''Hallyu Grand Award''' (2007)
*'''[[Wikipedia:People Magazine|People Magazine Awards]]:''' World's 100 Most Beautiful People 2007 Award (2007)
*'''59th Berlin Film Festival:''' Alfred Bauer Prize (I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK) (2007)
*'''43rd Baeksang Art Awards:''' Best New Actor (I'm a Cyborg, But that's OK) (2007)
*'''MTV Asia Awards:''' Artist of the Month Award (January) (2007)
*'''[[Wikipedia:Time Magazine|Time Magazine Awards]]:''' 100 Most Influential People Who Shape the World Award (2006)
*'''M.NET Awards:''' Male Artist Award (2006)
*'''MKMF M.NET Awards:''' Best Solo Male Artist Award (2006)
*'''SBS Gayo Daejun Awards:''' Bonsang Award (2006)
*'''Asia TV Awards:''' Best Movie Style Award for [[A Love to Kill]] (2006)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Excellence Award for [[A Love to Kill]] (2005)
*'''MTV China-CCTV Mandarin Music:''' Honors Award (2005)
*'''MTV China-CCTV Mandarin Music:''' Best Star Award (2005)
*'''MTV Video Music Awards Japan:''' Best Buzz Asia Award (2005)
*'''MTV Korea Channel [V]:''' Best Single Award (2005)
*'''MTV Asia Awards:''' Favorite Artist - Korea (2005)
*'''SBS Awards:''' SBS Male Performer of the Year Award (2004)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Artist of the Year Award (2004)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Excellence Award for [[Full House]] (2004)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Best Couple Award (with [[Song Hye Kyo]]) (2004)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Popularity Award (2004)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Netizen Actor Award (2004)
*'''40th Baeksang Art Awards:''' Popularity Award for TV Part Award (2004)
*'''MBC Awards:''' Top 10 Artist Award (2004)
*'''M.NET Award:'''Male Artist Award (2003)
*'''Korean MTV:''' Male Artist Award (2003)
*'''MBC Awards:''' Top 10 Artist Award (2003)
*'''SBS Awards:''' Male Performer of the Year Award (2003)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Best Male Artist Award for [[Sang Doo, Let's Go To School]] (2003)
*'''KBS Awards:''' New Actor Award for [[Sang Doo, Let's Go To School]] (2003)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Netizen Award for [[Sang Doo, Let's Go To School]] (2003)
*'''KBS Awards:''' Best Couple Award (with [[Gong Hyo Jin]]) (2003)
*'''KBS Award:''' Best New Artist Award (2002)
*'''M.NET Awards:''' Male Artist Award (2002)
*'''Korean MTV:''' New Male Artist Award (2002)
*'''MBC Awards:''' Top 10 Artist Award (2002)
*'''Golden Disc Awards:''' New Artist Golden Disc Award (2002)
*'''SBS Awards:''' New Male Performer of the Year Award (2002)

==Trivia==
*'''Education:''' Kyung Hee University (Post Modern Music Department)
*'''Languages:''' Korean, Mandarin, and English
*'''Skill:''' Dance
*'''Debut:''' In May 13, 2002 as a singer with his first album '''Bad Guy / 나쁜 남자'''

==External Links==
*[http://rain.jype.com Official site (Korea)]
*[http://rain-usa.com Official site (USA)]
*[http://www.rain-official-club-japan.jp Official site (Japan)]
*[[Wikipedia:Rain (singer)|English Wikipedia]]

[[Category:KActor]] [[Category:KSinger]]

Yang Mi Kyung

2006-11-29T12:48:06Z

Cherryblossoms:

[[File:wikipedia_ymk.jpg|thumb|Yang Mi Kyung]]
==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 양미경 / Yang Mi Kyung
*'''Nickname:''' Unni
*'''Profession:''' Actress
*'''Birthdate:''' 1961-Jul-25
*'''Birthplace:''' Pusan
*'''Height:''' 163cm
*'''Weight:''' 44kg
*'''Family:''' Husband and a son

==TV Shows==
*[[Be Strong Geum Soon]] (MBC, 2005)
*[[Dae Jang Geum]] (MBC, 2003)

==Movies==
*Sunshine
*Stepmother
*Cool
*Street Corner
*Blue Classroom
*Haengchon Apartment
*Older Brother
*Two Sisters
*Bell
*Like Winds Like Waves
*Fireworks
*Time of Women
*5th Republic
*Tender Hearts
*Power of Love
*Truth Game
*Paradise Lost
*Burshi
*The cause

==Recognitions==
*Popularity Prize (2004)
*MBC Special Performance Prize (2003)
*KBS The Best New and Upcoming Actor Prize (1985)

==Trivia==
*'''Religion:''' Roman Catholic (Baptismal name/Catholic name: Elizabeth)
* Graduated in Sooneui Woman's College
*'''Musical Talent:''' Can play the Flute
*'''Hobbies:''' Flower arranging, Knitting , Cross-stitching

==External Links==

[[Category:KActress]]

Yang Mi Kyung

2006-07-19T11:42:43Z

Cherryblossoms:

Yang Mi Kyung

2006-05-01T19:10:07Z

Cherryblossoms:

'''Profile'''[[File:untitled.jpg|frame]]
----

*'''Born:''' July 25, 1961
*'''Height/Weight:''' 163 cm (5' 4") / 44 kg (97 lbs)
*'''Nickname:''' Unni
*'''Religion:''' Roman Catholic

----
'''TV Series & Movies'''
----

*[[Be Strong Geum Soon]]
*[[Dae Jang Geum]]
*Sunshine
*Stepmother
*Cool
*Street Corner
*Blue Classroom
*Haengchon Apartment
*Older Brother
*Two Sisters
*Bell
*Like Winds Like Waves
*Fireworks
*Time of Women
*5th Republic
*Tender Hearts
*Power of Love
*Truth Game
*Paradise Lost
*Burshi
*The cause

----
'''Homepage:''' [http://www.loveymk.ivyro.com
]

--cherryblossoms 14:28, 1 May 2006 (EDT)