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Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 23 episodes (October 26, 1979)
- Season 2 — 25 episodes (October 3, 1980)
- Season 3 — 12 episodes (October 10, 1988)
- Kinpachi Sensei 1997 — 23 episodes (October 12, 1995)
- Kinpachi Sensei 2000 — 23 episodes (October 14, 1999)
- Kinpachi Sensei 2002 — 23 episodes (October 11, 2001)
- Season 7 — 22 episodes (October 15, 2004)
- Season 8 — 22 episodes (October 11, 2007)
Cast
- Tetsuya Takeda as Kinpachi Sakamoto
- Mari Hoshino as Otome Sakamoto
- Yasuomi Sano as Kosaku Sakamoto
- Masayuki Suzuki as Omori
- Junpei Morita as Inui
- Akio Kaneda as Kita
- Atsuko Takahata as Honda
- Ginnojo Yamazaki as Endo
- Shioli Kutsuna
- Mitsuki Takahata
Details
- First aired
- October 26, 1979
- Episodes
- 173
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- TBS
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.0 / 10 from 2 votes
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