Dragon Zakura

2006-07-21T16:10:47Z

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[[File:Dragonzakuraphotos11.jpg|thumb|350px|Dragon Zakura]]
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[[File:Dragonzakuracast.jpg|thumb|350px|Cast of Dragon Zakura - click to enlarge]]
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==Details==
*'''Title:''' ドラゴン桜 / Dragon Zakura
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Genre:'''
*'''Air time:''' Friday 10:00pm
*'''Broadcasted by:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-07-08 to 2005-09-16
*'''Theme Song:''' ''[[Realize]]'' by melody.
*'''Insert Song:''' ''[[Colorful]]'' by [[Yamashita Tomohisa]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' [[Enda Kouichi]], [[Shimizu Mayumi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Tsukamoto Renpei]], [[Karaki Marehiro]], [[Komatsu Takashi]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Hata Takehiko]]
*'''Music by:''' [[Nakanishi Tadashi]]

==Cast==
*[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Sakuragi Kenji
*[[Hasegawa Kyoko]] as Ino Mamako
*[[Yamashita Tomohisa]] as Yajima Yuusuke
*[[Nagasawa Masami]] as Mizuno Naomi
*[[Koike Teppei]] as Ogata Hideki
*[[Aragaki Yui]] as Kousaka Yoshino
*[[Nakao Akiyoshi]] as Okuno Ichirou
*[[Saeko]] as Kobayashi Maki
*[[Nogiwa Yoko]] as Tatsuno Yuriko (Director)

*[[Saitou Yosuke]] as Vice-Principal Kondou
*[[David Ito]] as Teacher Ochiai Masanao
*[[Andou Ryouji]] as Teacher
*[[Tsukiyama Mayumi]] as Teacher
*[[Aoyama Masaru]] as Teacher

*[[Ishino Mako]] as Mrs Yajima
*[[Miho Jun]] as Mrs Mizuno
*[[Sunaga Kei]] as Mr Ogata
*[[Aihara Yuko]] as Mrs Ogata
*[[Mizutani Momosuke]] as Okuno Jirou

*[[Terada Minori]] as Teacher Akutayama Ryuuzaburou (Literature)
*[[Kaneda Akio]] as Teacher Kawaguchi Hiroshi (English)
*[[Kobayashi Susumu]] as Teacher Ain Shuutarou (Physics)
*[[Shinagawa Toru]] as Teacher Yanagi Tetsunosuke (Mathematics)

*[[Yazawa Shin]] as Yamamoto Nozomi (Mamako's Friend)
*[[Murakami Hiroki]] as Tanaka Yoshio
*[[Karahashi Mitsuru]] as Sawamatsu Yasushi

*[[Kitamura Eiki]] guest (student in Todai)

==Episode Titles==
# 「バカとブスこそ東大へ行け」Baka to Busu koso toudai e ike / Only idiots and ugly girls go to Toudai
# 「自分の弱さを知れ！」jibun no yowasa wo shire! / Know your own weakness
# 「遊べ！受験はスポーツだ！」asobe! juken wa supootsu da! / Play! Test taking is a sport!
# 「壁にぶつかるまで我慢しろ」kabe ni butsukaru made gaman shiro / Don't stop until you hit the wall
# 「泣くな！お前の人生だ！」nakuna! omae no jinsei da! / Don't cry! it's your life!
# 「英語対決！」 eigo taiketsu! / english showdown!
# 「見返してやる！東大模試！」 mikaeshite yaru! toudai moshi! / go triumph! tokyo university mock test!
# 「バカの涙…夏休み課外授業」 baka no namida... natsu yasumi kagai jugyou / tears of idiots... summer vacation extracurricular lesson
# 「信じろ！成績は必ず上がる」 shinjiro! seiseki wa kanarazu agaru / have belief! your results will definitely improve
# 「友情か受験か？最後の決断」 yuujou ka juken ka? saigo no ketsudan / friendship or the test? final decision
# (Final) 「お前らはもうバカじゃない！運命の合格発表」Omaera wa mou baka janai! Unmei no Goukaku Happyou / You are not idiots anymore! The fatidic approval announcement

==Episode Ratings==
[[File:Dragonzakuraphotos.jpg|thumb|300px|Press Conference]]
*'''Ep 01:''' 17.5%
*'''Ep 02:''' 16.5%
*'''Ep 03:''' 13.8%
*'''Ep 04:''' 16.1%
*'''Ep 05:''' 16.8%
*'''Ep 06:''' 17.9%
*'''Ep 07:''' 15.6%
*'''Ep 08:''' 17.0%
*'''Ep 09:''' 14.5%
*'''Ep 10:''' 14.5%
*'''Ep 11:''' 20.3%

==Synopsis==
Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcyle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai).

"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"

For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of a school.

"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"
He will get them from this lowest of all schools into Japan's number one!!

Our protagonist, Sakuragi Kenji, played by Abe Hiroshi in his first role as a high school teacher, is a must see in this summer's new show. This third rate lawyer soon becomes the homeroom teacher for the special advanced class aiming for Toudai University entrance. Hasegawa Kyouko costars as english teacher and Sakuragi's opponent, and Yamashita Tomohisa from NEWS and Nagasawa Masami also appear in the role of students. This awaited original work and fascinating world view is brought to you from the popular serialized comic in Shuukan Morning (Kodansha) and has even been updated!

In addition to revealing essential test taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, Dragon Zakura will also teach the essentials of living one's life.

==External Links==
*[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=196550#196550 Discussion @ D-Addicts.com]
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/dragonzakura Official Site]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.942.htm JDorama.com]
*[http://cine-nippon.nihon-world.xooit.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=267 Discussion en francais]

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