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 songs:
- Opening theme: Realize by melody
- Insert theme: 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
Abe Hiroshi as Sakuragi Kenji
Special Advanced Class
Yamashita Tomohisa as Yajima Yusuke
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)
Saito Yosuke as Vice-Principal Kondo
David Ito as Ochiai Masanao
Ando Ryoji as Miyabe Umetaro
Tsukiyama Mayumi as Asami Kazuko
Aoyama Masaru 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 as Yanagi Tetsunosuke (Mathematics)
Parents
Ishino Mako as Yajima Setsuko
Miho Jun as Mizuno Yuko
Mizutani Momosuke as Okuno Jiro
Kato Kazuko as Okuno Miyako
Sunaga Kei as Ogata Atsuo
Aihara Yuko (あいはら友子) as Ogata Mariko
Kurita Yoko as Kosaka Megumi
Iketani Nobue 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 (桂亜沙美) as Sakuma Miyu
Ojima Naoya as the base player of Ogata's band
Kitamura Eiki as a student of Todai
Mino Monta (みのもんた)
Production Credits
Original writing (manga): Dragon Zakura by Mita Norifusa (三田紀房)
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
Narrator: Kobayashi Kiyoshi (小林清志)
