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Gokusen

20023 seasons8.0 / 10

Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.

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Synopsis

Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.

Cast, crew and production details

About Gokusen

Cast

Yukie NakamaKumiko Yamaguchi
Katsuhisa NamaseGoro Sawatari
Jun MatsumotoShin Sawada
Shun OguriHaruhiko Uchiyama
Kenji AnanHiro Wakamatsu
Misaki ItōShizuka Fujiyama
Ken KanekoTetsu Asakura
Ikki SawamuraTomoya Shinohara

Credits

Created by
Kozueko Morimoto
Written by
Michiru Egashira, Rie Yokota, Yuko Matsuda, Rie Yokota, Michiru Egashira

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
33
Original language
Japanese
Original title
「ごくせん」

Networks & production

  • Nippon TVJapan
  • Nippon Television Network CorporationJapan

Themes

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Season 3 episodes

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← Season 2

Episode 1

That Yankumi has returned. Finally, the revival of the legendary school drama!!

45m8.0 / 10

Three years after her resignation from Kurogin Academy, Yankumi returns as the new homeroom teacher of Akadou Academy's 3-D! Upon her arrival, she discovers that the class is full of delinquents, and is divided into two opposing groups that are always at each other's throats. One of the students, Kazama Ren, is suspected to be behind a series of muggings, and while the rest of the class doesn’t seem to care about his predicament, Yankumi resolves to prove Kazama's innocence.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Yoshiko Inoue, Yamaguchi Ryuto, Tarou Oumiya, Gakudai Yamazaki

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Episode 2

From now on, you guys are my friends!!

45m8.0 / 10

Determined to teach class 3-D the true meaning of comradeship, Yankumi seeks out different ways to relate and get closer to the students, yet all her efforts seem to be thwarted. Meanwhile, the two heads of said groups, Ogata Yamato and Kazama Ren, decide to have a one-on-one fight to finally determine who's the better boss, but when this turns out futile, they find themselves settling their differences in the most unusual of means.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Kento Nozawa, Koji Tashiro

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Episode 3

Start over anytime!!

45m8.0 / 10

The Spring Inter-Class Competition is nearing, and now that Ogata's and Kazama's sides have already made peace, Yankumi is more fired-up to have the whole class join and conquer the rugby match. Ichimura "Ichi" Rikiya, Yankumi's student, meets an old classmate from junior high, Takasugi, who seems to be a quiet, studious boy, but actually has a dangerous side to him.

Directed by Tarō ŌtaniWritten by Rie YokotaGuest stars Takahiro Hōjō, Hayato Matsunaga

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Episode 4

A sister and brother's bond of tears

45m8.0 / 10

Yankumi, the teachers and class 3-D meet Kaoruko, Kazama's older sister. She visits Akadou Academy, and chastises Kazama upon finding out that he has a part-time job, which is prohibited in school. Amidst the "Springtime Eliminate Delinquency Campaign" organized by Sawatari, Kazama faces the possibility of expulsion for deliberately hitting a police officer, causing him to have a falling out with his sister.

Directed by Manami YamashitaWritten by Yuko MatsudaGuest stars Gakudai Yamazaki, Tarou Oumiya, Kazuma Yamane, Yuki Kubota, Yu Yamada

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Episode 5

Don't think you can make it through life alone

45m8.0 / 10

Yankumi talks to her students’ parents about their future during PTC, one of them being Honjo Kengo's dad, a tofu store owner. When he collapses from over-fatigue, class 3-D fears that Honjo will have to drop out, so they decide to raise money to help him out by trying out different jobs. Honjo, on the other hand, encounters an old senpai of his, Narita, who lends him the money he needs – but with serious consequences.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Akio Kaneda, Gaku Shindou, Kaoru Kusumi, Yuki Mashita

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Episode 6

First love... Protect the one dearest to you

45m8.0 / 10

Class 3-D is planning a hook-up party with some girls from the neighboring schools, but Kuraki "Kura" Satoru is indifferent... for he is actually in love with Saki, a sickly girl he met a week prior. Wanting to take a break from the confines of the hospital, she calls Kuraki, and the two go out to have fun, until Saki's disease kicks in. This enrages her parents, and they file a complaint to Sawatari, prohibiting Kuraki from ever seeing Saki again. Unable to bear her student's misery, Yankumi steps in to help.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Haruna Kojima, Takeshi Masu

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Episode 7

Don't make excuses for yourself!!

45m9.0 / 10

It's time for Akadou Academy's annual festival, and Yankumi encourages class 3-D to participate. At first, everyone is uncaring, but the promise of girls visiting the school during the event ignites their enthusiasm, and they agree to form a coffee shop named "Hottie Café". Trouble arises, however, when Ogata, Kazama and the others unwittingly piss off Goda Ryuuji, an Akadou alumnus with a notorious reputation, who retaliates by vandalizing the school the night before the festival.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Satoshi Matsuda, Aya Kudô

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Episode 8

Become stronger!! The birth of a new life

45m

Ami, Kuma's wife, is approaching her due date. While an excited Yankumi prepares for the baby's birth, one of her students, Kamiya Shunsuke, finds himself frustrated when he gets beaten up by an Ara High bully in front of his girlfriend. Subsequent events with his mother and Kuma take a toll on his temper, and Yankumi races to rescue Kamiya when he picks another fight with a bunch of punks, as well as teach him an important lesson about strength.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Yoshiko Miyazaki, Momoko Shibuya, Yukihiro Takiguchi, Ryusuke Nakamura

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Episode 9

Our friends are a lifelong treasure!!

45m

Class 3-D is awarded for catching a thief during a secret night visit to school, yet their celebration is short-lived when they get into a scuffle with a few classmates who gets themselves involved with a bad crowd. With only a few months left before graduation, Yankumi strives to reunite everyone and restore 3-D's friendship.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Ren Yagami, Kensuke Owada

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Episode 10

Obtain happiness by your own hands!!

45m

Curious about why Yankumi is so strong despite her looks, Ogata and Kazama's group decides to follow her home, and gets the shock of their lives when they discover who she really is. The cheery atmosphere in their family greatly contrasts Ogata's – his father, a strict teacher from the elite Kaitoku School, is very disappointed with Ogata's status as an Akadou delinquent, and blames his irresponsibility for his parent's divorce!

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Tatsuo Nadaka, Yoshiko Tokoshima, Tomohisa Yuge

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Episode 11

Yankumi's last tearful cry... Cherish life!!

45mFinale

It's almost time for the finals, and class 3-D is determined not to fail in order to have a great summer break. Apart from that, they also have to avoid expulsion by not getting into any more trouble, but that appears unlikely when Goda is on the loose again. Swearing vengeance, he raids Akadou Academy and gravely injures Kazama, leading to immense chaos that seems impossible to stop, even for Yankumi herself.

Directed by Tōya SatōWritten by Michiru EgashiraGuest stars Tarou Oumiya, Gakudai Yamazaki, Sayaka Aoki, Toru Nakane

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026