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Dragon Zakura

Details

Title: ドラゴン桜
Title (romaji): Dragon Zakura
Format: Renzoku
Genre: School, drama and comedy
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 16.41%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2005-Jul-08 to 2005-Sep-16
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme Song: Realize by melody
Insert Song: Colorful by Yamashita Tomohisa

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.

Cast

Correlation Chart

Abe Hiroshi as Sakuragi Kenji

Special Advanced Class

Yamashita Tomohisa as Yajima Yuusuke
Nagasawa Masami as Mizuno Naomi
Koike Teppei as Ogata Hideki
Aragaki Yui as Kosaka Yoshino
Nakao Akiyoshi as Okuno Ichiro
Saeko as Kobayashi Maki

Ryuzan Highschool Faculty

Hasegawa Kyoko as Ino Mamako
Nogiwa Yoko as Tatsuno Yuriko (School Director)
Saitou Yosuke as Vice-Principal Kondo
David Ito as Ochiai Masanao
Ando Ryoji as Miyabe Umetaro
Tsukiyama Mayumi as Asami Kazuko
Aoyama Masaru (青山勝) as Inaba Tsutomu

Special Advanced Class Teachers

Terada Minori as Akutayama Ryuzaburo (Literature)
Kaneda Akio as Kawaguchi Hiroshi (English)
Kobayashi Susumu as Ain Shutaro (Physics)
Shinagawa Toru (品川徹) as Yanagi Tetsunosuke (Mathematics)

Family of the Special Advanced Class

Ishino Mako as Yajima Setsuko
Miho Jun as Mizuno Yuko
Mizutani Momosuke as Okuno Jiro
Kato Kazuko as Okuno Miyako
Sunaga Kei (須永慶) as Ogata Atsuo
Aihara Yuko (あいはら友子) as Ogata Mariko
Kurida Yoko as Kosaka Megumi
Iketani Nobue (池谷のぶえ) as Kobayashi Mitsue

Supporting Casts / Guests

Yazawa Shin as Yamamoto Nozomi (Mamako's friend)
Murakami Hiroki (村上大樹) as Tanaka Yoshio
Karahashi Mitsuru as Sawamatsu Yasushi
Onodera Akira as Atty. Okabe (Sakuragi's friend)
Hirota Masahiro as a Shuumeikan Student
Ishii Kenichi as Saito (the customer of Naomi's mother)
Gunji Ayano (郡司あやの) as Abe Saori
Hori Akari as Toda Asumi (Maki's friend)
Hashizume Ryo as Kuriyama Shota
Katsura Asami as Sakuma Miyu
Ojima Naoya as the base player of Ogata's band
Kitamura Eiki as a student of Todai
Kobayashi Kiyoshi (小林清志) as the narrator
Mino Monta (みのもんた)

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Hata Takehiko
Producer: Enda Kouichi, Shimizu Mayumi (清水真由美)
Director: Tsukamoto Renpei, Karaki Marehiro (唐木希浩), Komatsu Takashi (小松隆志)
Music: Nakanishi Kyo

Episode Information

Ep#	Title (Kana)	Title (English)	Rating
01	バカとブスこそ東大へ行け	Only Idiots and Ugly Girls can go to Tokyo University	17.5%
02	自分の弱さを知れ！	Know your own weaknesses!	16.5%
03	遊べ！受験はスポーツだ！	Play! Taking an Exam is like a Sport!	13.8%
04	壁にぶつかるまで我慢しろ	Don't stop until you hit the wall	16.1%
05	泣くな！お前の人生だ！	Don't cry! It's your Life!	16.8%
06	英語対決！	English Showdown!	17.9%
07	見返してやる！東大模試！	Go Triumph! Tokyo University Mock Exam!	15.6%
08	バカの涙…夏休み課外授業	Tears of Idiots... Summer Vacation's Extracurricular Activity	17.0%
09	信じろ！成績は必ず上がる	Believe! Your results will definitely improve	14.5%
10	友情か受験か？最後の決断	Friendship or the Exam? Final Decision	14.5%
11	お前らはもうバカじゃない！運命の合格発表	You're not Idiots Anymore! The Fate of the Passing Results	20.3%

External Links

Spring 2005	TBS	Autumn 2005
Tiger & Dragon	Friday 22:00	Hana Yori Dango

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 *[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Sakuragi Kenji
-*[[Hasegawa Kyoko]] as Ino Mamako
+===Special Advanced Class===
 *[[Yamashita Tomohisa]] as Yajima Yuusuke
 *[[Nagasawa Masami]] as Mizuno Naomi
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 *[[Nakao Akiyoshi]] as Okuno Ichiro
 *[[Saeko]] as Kobayashi Maki
+===Ryuzan Highschool Faculty===
+*[[Hasegawa Kyoko]] as Ino Mamako
 *[[Nogiwa Yoko]] as Tatsuno Yuriko (School Director)
 *[[Saitou Yosuke]] as Vice-Principal Kondo
-*[[David Ito]] as Teacher Ochiai Masanao
+*[[David Ito]] as Ochiai Masanao
-*[[Ando Ryoji]] as Teacher Miyabe Umetaro
+*[[Ando Ryoji]] as Miyabe Umetaro
-*[[Tsukiyama Mayumi]] as Teacher Asami Kazuko
+*[[Tsukiyama Mayumi]] as Asami Kazuko
-*[[Aoyama Masaru]] (青山勝) as Teacher Inaba Tsutomu
+*[[Aoyama Masaru]] (青山勝) as Inaba Tsutomu
-*[[Terada Minori]] as Teacher Akutayama Ryuuzaburou (Literature Teacher)
-*[[Kaneda Akio]] as Teacher Kawaguchi Hiroshi (English Teacher)
+===Special Advanced Class Teachers===
-*[[Kobayashi Susumu]] as Teacher Ain Shuutarou (Physics Teacher)
+*[[Terada Minori]] as Akutayama Ryuzaburo (Literature)
-*[[Shinagawa Toru]] (品川徹) as Teacher Yanagi Tetsunosuke (Mathematics Teacher)
+*[[Kaneda Akio]] as Kawaguchi Hiroshi (English)
-*[[Ishino Mako]] as Yajima Setsuko (Yuusuke's mother)
+*[[Kobayashi Susumu]] as Ain Shutaro (Physics)
-*[[Miho Jun]] as Mizuno Yuko (Naomi's mother)
+*[[Shinagawa Toru]] (品川徹) as Yanagi Tetsunosuke (Mathematics)
-*[[Mizutani Momosuke]] as Okuno Jiro (Ichiro's brother)
-*[[Kato Kazuko]] as Okuno Miyako (Ichiro's mother)
+===Family of the Special Advanced Class===
-*[[Sunaga Kei]] (須永慶) as Ogata Atsuo (Hideki's father)
+*[[Ishino Mako]] as Yajima Setsuko
-*[[Aihara Yuko]] (あいはら友子) as Ogata Mariko (Hideki's mother)
+*[[Miho Jun]] as Mizuno Yuko
-*[[Kurida Yoko]] as Kosaka Megumi (Yoshino's mother)
+*[[Mizutani Momosuke]] as Okuno Jiro
-*[[Iketani Nobue]] (池谷のぶえ) as Kobayashi Mitsue (Maki's mother)
+*[[Kato Kazuko]] as Okuno Miyako
+*[[Sunaga Kei]] (須永慶) as Ogata Atsuo
+*[[Aihara Yuko]] (あいはら友子) as Ogata Mariko
+*[[Kurida Yoko]] as Kosaka Megumi
+*[[Iketani Nobue]] (池谷のぶえ) as Kobayashi Mitsue
+===Supporting Casts / Guests===
 *[[Yazawa Shin]] as Yamamoto Nozomi (Mamako's friend)
 *[[Murakami Hiroki]] (村上大樹) as Tanaka Yoshio