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[[#Season 1|Season 1]] |
[[#Season 2|Season 2]] |
[[#Season 3|Season 3]] |
[[#2009 Special|2009 Special]]
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==Details==
*'''Title:''' ごくせん
*'''Title (romaji):''' Gokusen
*'''Genre:''' Comedy, School
*'''Broadcast network:''' NTV


==Season 1==
[[File:Gokusen wp01.jpg|thumb|260px]]
*'''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.


===User/Viewer Ratings===
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===Cast===
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko / Yankumi <small>(Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)</small>
*[[Matsumoto Jun]] as Sawada Shin
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto <small>(School Vice Principal)</small>
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro <small>(Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)</small>
*[[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 Yoichi
*[[Ito Misaki]] as Fujiyama Shizuka <small>(English Teacher)</small>
*[[Nakazawa Yuko]] as Kawashima Kikuno <small>(School Nurse)</small>
*[[Nabe Osami]] as Ando Osamu <small>(Social Studies Teacher)</small>
*[[Kohmoto Masahiro]] as Iwamoto Kohei <small>(P.E. Teacher)</small>
*[[Okuma Ichiro]] as Oyama Hajime <small>(Science Teacher)</small>
*[[Tayama Ryosei]] as Shirakawa Gonzo <small>(Principal)</small>
*[[Saito Satoru]] as Washio Kanji <small>(Japanese Language Teacher)</small>
*[[Sawamura Ikki]] as Shinohara Tomoya <small>(Police Officer)</small>
*[[Sakata Tadashi]] as Kashiwagi Yutaka <small>(Police Officer)</small>

;;Class 3D
*[[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 Ochi 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
*[[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 Hojo Yuya
*[[Nagayama Hiromi]] (長山浩巳) as Hosokawa Hiromi
*[[Morimoto Ryoji]] as Horibe Ryoji
*[[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 Yagyu Mitsuru
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;;Guests
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*[[Tanaka Koutaro]] as Watanabe <small>(student of Ara High School)</small>(ep2)
*[[Inoue Yoshiko]] as the thief victim (ep3)
*[[Asaka Mayumi]] as Uchiyama Sayuri <small>(Uchi's mother)</small> (ep3&7)
*[[Toma Sora]] (藤間宇宙) as Teradomari Yuichi <small>(Class 3A)</small> (ep3)
*[[Oshima Yoko]] as Teradomari's mother (ep3)
*[[Ishihara Atsumi|Kurita Riko]] as Morisaki Ami <small>(Momo Girls's High)</small> (ep5)
*[[Handa Kento]] as the student from Jinguji High School (ep5)
*[[Wentz Eiji]] as Yuki Masato <small>(27th student of Class 3D)</small> (ep6)
*[[Otsuka Yoshie]] as Yuki Masato's mother (ep6)
*[[Ohgo Suzuka]] as the younger Kumiko (ep6)
*[[Isaka Tatsuya]] as a Class 3C student (ep6)
*[[Sunaga Chie]] (須永千重) as Kumai Masako <small>(Kuma's mother)</small> (ep7&11)
*[[Nishioka Tokuma]] as Sawada Shotaro <small>(Shin's father)</small> (ep7)
*[[Ichikawa Yui]] as Sawada Natsumi <small>(Shin's little sister)</small> (ep7)
*[[Oki Naomi]] as Sawada Kyoko <small>(Shin's mother)</small> (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 Yuta <small>(Kawashima Kikuno's stepson)</small> (ep8)
*[[Maeda Masaaki]] (前田昌明) as Kawashima Kikuno's father-in-law (ep8)
*[[Kishiba Ichiko]] (貴柴いち子) as Kawashima Kikuno's mother-in-law (ep8)
*[[Tsukamoto Takashi]] as Kurosaki Yuji (Ex-Shirokin student)</small> (ep9)
*[[Akiyama Natsuko]] as Sawatari Sachiko (Sawatari-kyoto's wife)</small> (ep10)
*[[Higuchi Koji]] as Ijuin Toshihiko (teacher in Ei Sho Gakuen)</small> (ep10)
*[[Tanaka Kei (1984)|Tanaka Kei]] as Ono <small>(student of Ei Sho Gakuen)</small> (ep10)
*[[Musaka Naomasa]] as Kumai Kazuo <small>(Kuma's father)</small> (ep11)
*[[Yoshihara Saki]] (吉原沙貴) as Kuma's little sister (ep11)
*[[Fukumoto Shinichi]] as Tachibana <small>(writer of "Shukan Wednesday")</small> (ep11-12)
*[[Kimura Yasushi]] (木村靖司) as Ito <small>(photographer of "Shukan Wednesday)</small> (ep11-12)
*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Sawatari Kentaro <small>(Shirokin's director & Sawatari-kyoto's father)</small> (ep12)
*[[Inomata Yuki]]
*[[Matsumoto Rio]] as Wakaba <small>(Hot Spring's attendant)</small> (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:''' Manga ''Gokusen'' by Morimoto Kozueko (森本梢子)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]], [[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]]


===Notes===
*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 later in March 2003.


==Season 2==
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*'''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]]
*'''Insert song:''' ''Kizuna'' by [[Kamenashi Kazuya]]


===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 &mdash; the fact that she is the 4th generation of the Oedo Family, a prominent yakuza group.


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===Cast===
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko / Yankumi <small>(Math Teacher)</small>
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro <small>(School Vice Principal)</small>
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro <small>(Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)</small>
*[[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 (Singer, Actor)|Akanishi Jin]] as Yabuki Hayato
*[[Hayami Mokomichi]] as Tsuchiya Hikaru
*[[Koike Teppei]] as Takeda Keita
*[[Koide Keisuke]] as Hyuuga Kosuke
*[[Otoha]] as Shiratori Hitomi <small>(English Teacher)</small>
*[[Sakai Toshiya]] as Inuzaka Taichi <small>(Japanese Language Teacher)</small>
*[[Moto Fuyuki]] as Kameyama Takashi <small>(Ethics Teacher)</small>
*[[Magy]] as Inomata Shinji <small>(Chemistry Teacher)</small>
*[[Ikeda Yukiko]] as Wanibuchi Sayuri <small>(Music Teacher)</small>
*[[Azuma Mikihisa]] as Baba Seiga <small>(PE Teacher)</small>
*[[Inoue Jun]] as Kurokawa Ginji <small>(Chairman of Kurogin High School)</small>
*[[Tanihara Shosuke]] as Kujo Takuma <small>(Teacher in Momo Girls High School)</small>
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo <small>(Former student of Yankumi)</small>

;;Class 3D
*[[Kawamura Yosuke]] as Akiyama Yosuke
*[[Mizutani Momosuke]] as Omori Momosuke
*[[Sato Yuki]] as Kojima Yuki
*[[Sato Yusuke]] as Sakaguchi Yusuke
*[[Sato Takeshi]] as Sasaki Takeshi
*[[Suzunosuke|Tanaka Suzunosuke]] 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 Okuma 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 Muto Ryosuke
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;;Guests
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*[[Imai Yuki]] as Daisuke (ep1)
*[[Kasahara Hideyuki]] as the gang leader from Ara High (ep2)
*[[Kobayashi Katsuya]] as Kudo <small>(Former student of Kurogin)</small> (ep3,10)
*[[Takasugi Ko]] as Onijima <small>(Police Officer)</small> (ep3,10)
*[[Yamazaki Hajime]] as Ishikawa <small>(Tsuchiya's former Junior High Teacher)</small> (ep4)
*[[Akimoto Miri]] as Miyazaki Nao <small>(Junior high student)</small> (ep4)
*[[Wakatsuki Chinatsu]] as Mizushima Maki <small>(Momo Girls High School)</small> (ep5)
*[[Takasugi Mizuho]] as Okudera <small>(Sokei University)</small> (ep5)
*[[Tezuka Satomi]] as Hyuuga Haruyo <small>(Hyuuga Kosuke's mother)</small> (ep6)
*[[Ogi Shigemitsu]] as Tatsumi <small>(Gambling bar owner)</small> (ep6)
*[[Namioka Kazuki]] as Tanabe (ep7)
*[[Ogawa Naoya]] (小川直也) as Tanabe <small>(Tadoroki High School)</small> (ep7)
*[[Naitou Takashi]] as Yabuki Hirofumi <small>(Hayato's father)</small> (ep8)
*[[Ishiguro Hideo]] as Yabuki Taku <small>(Hayato's brother)</small> (ep8)
*[[Sunaga Chie]] (須永千重) as Kumai Masako <small>(Kuma's mother)</small> (ep8)
*[[Uemura Miki]] (植村美紀) as Kumai Aya <small>(Kuma's younger sister)</small> (ep8)
*[[Ogawa Tomonaga]] (小川智永) as Kumai Haruo <small>(Kuma's younger brother)</small> (ep8)
*[[Takuma Shin]] as Odagiri Shinya <small>(Odagiri Ryu's father)</small> (ep9)
*[[Nagano Satomi]] as Odagiri Yuriko <small>(Odagiri Ryu's mother)</small> (ep9)
*[[Sakata Tadashi]] as Kashiwagi Yutaka <small>(Police Officer from Gokusen)</small> (only his picture in ep9)
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===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Manga ''Gokusen'' by Morimoto Kozueko (森本梢子)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]], [[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%
|-
|}


===Notes===
*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.


===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==
[[File:Gokusen-S3-banner.jpg|thumb|400px]]
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewership rating:''' 22.5 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jun-28
*'''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]]


===Synopsis===
Sawatari Goro now works at Akado High School as a vice principal. Although the head director of the school board speficically orders him to handle the problematic class 3-D, the students are just too much for him. So Sawatari goes far away to a southern island to search for  Yankumi, and convince her to work for Akado. Yankumi accepts the offer, only to find that her class (again) is full of punks, where two rival groups of students are always at each other's throats. Will Yankumi's strong belief in students and teaching work this time?


===Cast===
[[File:Gokusen-S3-chart.jpg|thumb|350px|<center>Correlation Chart</center>]]
*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko / Yankumi <small>(Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)</small>
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto <small>(School Vice Principal)</small>
*[[Enami Kyoko]] as Akagi Ryoko <small>(Board Chairman)</small>
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro <small>(Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)</small>
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Takaki Yuya]] as Ogata Yamato
*[[Miura Haruma]] as Kazama Ren
*[[Ishiguro Hideo]] as Honjo Kengo
*[[Nakama Junta]] as Ichimura Rikiya
*[[Kiriyama Akito]] as Kuraki Satoru
*[[Miura Shohei]] as Kamiya Shunsuke
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo <small>(Former student of Yankumi)</small>
*[[Azuma Mikihisa]] as Baba Masayoshi <small>(PE Teacher)</small>
*[[Koizumi Kotaro]] as Natsume Seichi <small>(School Doctor)</small>
*[[Hirayama Aya]] as Takano Aoi <small>(English Teacher)</small>
*[[Hoshino Aki]] as Ayukawa Sakura <small>(School Nurse)</small>
*[[Sato Jiro]] as Yajima Hosaku <small>(Japanese Classics Teacher)</small>
*[[Sakigake Santaro]] (魁三太郎) as Hatoyama Yasuhiko <small>(World History Teacher)</small>
*[[Ishii Kota]] as Tsuruoka Keisuke <small>(Physics Teacher)</small>
*[[Ishihara Atsumi]] as Kumai Ami <small>(Kumai Teruo's wife)</small>
*[[Yamada Yu]] as Kazama Kaoruko <small>(Kazama Ren's sister)</small>
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;;Class 3D
*[[Ito Ryusuke]] (伊藤竜翼) as Ashida Ryusuke
*[[Uefune Hiroto]] (上船弘人) as Ikeda Hiroto
*[[Kanno Atsumi]] as Ishibashi Atsumi
*[[Kido Yuya]] as Okuma Yuya
*[[Kujirai Kousuke]] (鯨井康介) as Ohira Kousuke
*[[Kobori Shinpei]] (小堀慎平) as Okada Shinpei
*[[Koyanagi Shin]] (小栁心) as Katayama Shin
*[[Shimizu Ryotaro]] (清水良太郎) as Katsura Ryotaro
*[[Chiba Keisuke]] (千葉恵佑) as Saito Keisuke
*[[Terada Shinya]] (寺田慎矢) as Suzuki Shinya
*[[Totani Kimito]] as Takahashi Kimito
*[[Nakayama Masei]] as Tanaka Masei
*[[Hamao Kyosuke]] as Terauchi Kyosuke
*[[Maeda Goki]] as Hamaguchi Goki
*[[Mayama Akihiro]] as Gen Akihiro
*[[Maruo]] (まるお) as Hosokawa Maruo
*[[Yazaki Hiroshi]] as Matsukata Hiroshi
*[[Yamada Ryohei]] (山田亮平) as Miki Ryohei
*[[Yuki Jutta]] as Murayama Jutta
*[[Yuji]] as Yamamoto Yuji
*[[Wakaba Ryuya]] as Yoshida Ryuya
*[[Warabino Tomoya]] as Wakatsuki Tomoya
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;;Guests
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*[[Omiya Taro]] (ep1,4,11)
*[[Yamazaki Gakudai]] (ep1,4,11)
*[[Yamaguchi Ryuto]] (ep1)
*[[Inoue Yoshiko]] (ep1)
*[[Hojo Takahiro]] (ep3)
*[[Yamane Kazuma]] (ep4)
*[[Kubota Yuki]] (ep4)
*[[Kaneda Akio]] (ep5)
*[[Shindo Gaku]] (ep5)
*[[Kusumi Kaoru]] (楠見薫) (ep5)
*[[Hirayama Keiko]] (平山慶子) (ep5)
*[[Mashita Yuki]] (ep5)
*[[Kojima Haruna]] (ep6)
*[[Masu Takeshi]] (ep6)
*[[Suzuki Hiromi]] (鈴木ひろみ) (ep6)
*[[Matsuda Satoshi]] (ep7,11)
*[[Fukuda Moe]] (福田萌) (ep7)
*[[Kudo Aya]] (工藤亜耶) (ep7)
*[[Miyazaki Yoshiko]] (ep8)
*[[Takiguchi Yukihiro]] (ep8)
*[[Shibuya Momoko]] (ep8)
*[[Yagami Ren]] (ep9)
*[[Owada Kensuke]] (ep9)
*[[Nadaka Tatsuo]] (ep10)
*[[Tokoshima Yoshiko]] (ep10)
*[[Yuge Tomohisa]] (ep10)
*[[Take Yutaka]] (武豊) (ep11)
*[[Aoki Sayaka]] (ep11)
*[[Nakane Toru]] (ep11)
*[[Miya Naoko]] (ep11)
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===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Manga ''Gokusen'' by Morimoto Kozueko (森本梢子)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]], [[Matsuda Yuko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]], [[Otani Taro]], [[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 || Start over anytime!! || 23.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 04 || A sister and brother's bond of tears || 25.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 05 || Don't think you can make it through life alone || 25.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 06 || First love... Protect the one dearest to you || 21.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 07 || Don't make excuses for yourself!! || 21.9 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 08 || Become stronger!! The birth of a new life || 21.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 09 || Our friends are a lifelong treasure!! || 17.6 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 10 || Obtain happiness by your own hands!! || 18.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 11 || Yankumi's last tearful cry... Cherish life!! || 23.6 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! colspan=2 | Average || 22.5 || ? || ?
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]


===Notes===
*Ishiguro Hideo who plays Honjo Kengo also played the role of Yabuki Taku (Hayato's brother) in episode 8 of Season 2
*Kuma's wife Ami is the same Morisaki Ami of Momo Girls's High that Kuma met and fell in love with in episode 5 of Season 1. The actress portraying it is still the same but has changed her name since then.


===Recognitions===
*'''57th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actress: [[Nakama Yukie]]


==2009 Special==
*'''Viewership rating:''' 18.1 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast date:''' 2009-Mar-28
*'''Air time:''' Saturday 21:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Niji'' by [[Wikipedia:Aqua Timez|Aqua Timez]]
*'''Insert song:''' ''Oretachi no Seishun'' by [[Takaki Yuya]]


===Synopsis===
It's only a week till graduation and everyone is happy about their "what to do in the future." But in a wink of an eye, everything turned the other way around when they met a student named Reita of of 2D, a student who transferred from Ara High. Kazama and Kuraki lost their job later on due to the recession, according to their company. And after that, class 3D got suspended from picking a fight with 2D. And so as a result, the entire class is starting to fall apart. Will class 3D be able to graduate?


===Cast===
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*[[Nakama Yukie]] as Yamaguchi Kumiko / Yankumi <small>(Math Teacher/Class 3D adviser)</small>
*[[Namase Katsuhisa]] as Sawatari Goro, Kyoto <small>(School Vice Principal)</small>
*[[Enami Kyoko]] as Akagi Ryoko <small>(Board Chairman)</small>
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Kuroda Ryuichiro <small>(Kumiko's grandpa / 3rd Generation Oedo Yakuza Boss)</small>
*[[Anan Kenji]] as Wakamatsu Hiro
*[[Kaneko Ken]] as Asakura Tetsu
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Tatsukawa Minoru
*[[Ryogoku Hiroshi]] as Sugawara Makoto
*[[Takaki Yuya]] as Ogata Yamato
*[[Miura Haruma]] as Kazama Ren
*[[Ishiguro Hideo]] as Honjo Kengo
*[[Nakama Junta]] as Ichimura Rikiya
*[[Kiriyama Akito]] as Kuraki Satoru
*[[Miura Shohei]] as Kamiya Shunsuke
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] as "Kuma" / Kumai Teruo <small>(Former student of Yankumi)</small>
*[[Azuma Mikihisa]] as Baba Masayoshi <small>(PE Teacher)</small>
*[[Koizumi Kotaro]] as Natsume Seichi <small>(School Doctor)</small>
*[[Hirayama Aya]] as Takano Aoi <small>(English Teacher)</small>
*[[Hoshino Aki]] as Ayukawa Sakura <small>(School Nurse)</small>
*[[Sato Jiro]] as Yajima Hosaku <small>(Japanese Classics Teacher)</small>
*[[Sakigake Santaro]] (魁三太郎) as Hatoyama Yasuhiko <small>(World History Teacher)</small>
*[[Ishii Kota]] as Tsuruoka Keisuke <small>(Physics Teacher)</small>
*[[Ishihara Atsumi]] as Kumai Ami <small>(Kumai Teruo's wife)</small>
*[[Saito Takumi]] as Mamiya <small>(Ara High's alumni)</small>
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;;Class 3D
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*[[Ito Ryusuke]] (伊藤竜翼) as Ashida Ryusuke
*[[Uefune Hiroto]] (上船弘人) as Ikeda Hiroto
*[[Kanno Atsumi]] as Ishibashi Atsumi
*[[Kido Yuya]] as Okuma Yuya
*[[Kujirai Kousuke]] (鯨井康介) as Ohira Kousuke
*[[Kobori Shinpei]] (小堀慎平) as Okada Shinpei
*[[Koyanagi Shin]] (小栁心) as Katayama Shin
*[[Shimizu Ryotaro]] (清水良太郎) as Katsura Ryotaro
*[[Chiba Keisuke]] (千葉恵佑) as Saito Keisuke
*[[Terada Shinya]] (寺田慎矢) as Suzuki Shinya
*[[Totani Kimito]] as Takahashi Kimito
*[[Nakayama Masei]] as Tanaka Masei
*[[Hamao Kyosuke]] as Terauchi Kyosuke
*[[Maeda Goki]] as Hamaguchi Goki
*[[Maruo]] (まるお) as Hosokawa Maruo
*[[Yazaki Hiroshi]] as Matsukata Hiroshi
*[[Yamada Ryohei]] (山田亮平) as Miki Ryohei
*[[Yuki Jutta]] as Murayama Jutta
*[[Yuji]] as Yamamoto Yuji
*[[Wakaba Ryuya]] as Yoshida Ryuya
*[[Warabino Tomoya]] as Wakatsuki Tomoya
<br>
;;Class 2D
*[[Tamamori Yuta]] as Takasugi Reita
*[[Kaku Kento]] as Mochizuki Junpei
*[[Irie Jingi]] as Matsushita Naoya
*[[Morisaki Win]] as Igarashi Makoto
*[[Ochiai Motoki]] as Muto Ikki
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===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Manga ''Gokusen'' by Morimoto Kozueko (森本梢子)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Egashira Michiru]], [[Yokota Rie]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kato Masatoshi]]
*'''Director:''' [[Sato Toya]]
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]


==Notes==
*Gokusen: The Movie was released in 2009-Jul-13. In the movie, the same characters in season 3 special are involved, but the story is set during the following school year. There are also some cameos from former class 3D students of season 1 and 2 but only [[Kamenashi Kazuya]]'s character returned as a teacher-in-training under Yankumi.


==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]

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{{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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