Dragon Zakura (2005)

Title: ドラゴン桜 / 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
Director: Tsukamoto Renpei, Karaki Marehiro, Komatsu Takashi
Screenwriter: Hata Takehiko
Original writing (manga): Dragon Zakura by Mita Norifusa
Theme songs: Melody – Realize
山下智久 – カラフル (Yamashita Tomohisa – Colorful)

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!!


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 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


Episode Titles:
01. Fools and ugly girls, head for Tokyo University!
02. Know your own weaknesses!
03. Play! Taking an exam is like a sport!
04. Don't stop until you hit the wall
05. Don't cry! It's your life!
06. English Showdown! Fight for Six Fools
07. Vengeance! The Tokyo University Mock Exam!
08. Tears of Fools... Extracurricular activities for summer vacation
09. Believe! Your results will surely improve
10. Friendship or the exam? Final decision
11. You're not fools anymore! The fateful announcement of the results


Awards:
* 46th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Abe Hiroshi


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