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Dragon Zakura (TV series)
2005 Japanese TV series or program
Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜, Dragon Zakūra), also known as Dragon-Zakura, is a Japanese live action television series based on the manga of the same name.
Cast
Teachers
- Hiroshi Abe as Kenji Sakuragi, a lawyer and the homeroom teacher for the special class
- Kyōko Hasegawa as Mamako Ino, an English teacher from Ryūzan High School. She takes care of History lessons for the special class.
- Yōko Nogiwa as Yuriko Tatsuno, the director of Ryūzan High School and the wife of former owner
- Yôsuke Saitô [ja] as Tokihisa Kondō, the vice-principal of Ryūzan High School.
- David Ito as Masanao Ochiai, a teacher from Ryūzan High School
- Tōru Shinagawa as Tetsunosuke Yanagi, the Mathematics teacher for the special class
- Minori Terada - Ryūzaburō Akutayama, the Japanese language teacher for the special class. His name is a comical reference to Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
- Susumu Kobayashi as Shutaro Ain, the Science teacher for the special class
- Akio Kaneda as Hiroshi Kawaguchi, the English language teacher for the special class
- Shin Yazawa as Nozomi Yamamoto, Mamako's friend and a teacher of Shūmeikan High School.
Students of the special class
Family members of special class students
Other students of Ryūzan High School
- Akari Hori as Asumi Toda, an idol who repeatedly sends Maki e-mails from her workplace
- Ayano Gunji as Saori Abe, Naomi's friend. She had requested Naomi to introduce her to Yūsuke
Others
- Hiroki Murakami as Yoshio Tanaka, one of Nozomi's suitors. He is a law graduate of Tokyo University. An arrogant man, he is proud of his academic and social standing even though he is neither handsome nor fit.
- Mitsuru Karahashi as Yasushi Sawamatsu, the second suitor of Nozomi. A high school dropout, he is rather simple-minded with "awesome" as his favorite phrase and a very limited vocabulary. His favorite pastime is playing Pachinko and he only has a part-time job.
Episodes
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Title
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Romanized title
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Translation of title
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Broadcast date
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Ratings
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| 1 |
バカとブスこそ東大へ行け |
Baka to busu koso Toudai e ike |
All you that are ugly and stupid, go to Tokyo University! |
July 8, 2005 |
17.5%
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| 2 |
自分の弱さを知れ! |
Jibun no yowasa wo shire! |
Know your weaknesses! |
July 15, 2005 |
16.5%
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| 3 |
遊べ!受験はスポーツだ! |
Asobe! Juken wa supootsu da! |
Entrance exams are sports, so play! |
July 22, 2005 |
13.8%
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| 4 |
壁にぶつかるまで我慢しろ |
Kabe ni butsukaru made gaman shiro |
Hold out until you hit the wall |
July 29, 2005 |
16.1%
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| 5 |
泣くな!お前の人生だ! |
Nakuna! Omae no jinsei da! |
Don't cry! It's your life! |
August 5, 2005 |
16.8%
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| 6 |
英語対決!勝負だバカ6人 |
Eigo taiketsu! Shoubu da baka rokunin |
English showdown! Fight for Stupid 6 |
August 12, 2005 |
17.9%
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| 7 |
見返してやる!東大模試 |
Mikaeshite yaru! Toudai moshi |
Vengeance! Mock exam for Tokyo University |
August 19, 2005 |
15.6%
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| 8 |
バカの涙･･･夏休み課外授業 |
Baka no namida... Natsuyasumi kagai jugyou |
Tears of fools... Extra lessons during summer vacation |
August 26, 2005 |
17.0%
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| 9 |
信じろ!成績は必ず上がる |
Shinjiro! Seiseki wa kanarazu agaru |
Trust yourself! Your marks will surely improve |
September 2, 2005 |
14.5%
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| 10 |
友情か受験か?最後の決断 |
Yuujou ka juken ka? Saigo no ketsudan |
Friendship or entrance exam? Final decision |
September 9, 2005 |
14.5%
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| 11 |
お前らはもうバカじゃない!運命の合格発表! |
Omaera wa mou baka janai! Unmei no goukaku happyou! |
You are no longer morons! Fateful day of results! |
September 16, 2005 |
20.3%
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| Ratings for Kanto region (average rating: 16.41%)[1]
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Theme song
The theme song of the show is "Realize" by melody. and the insert song "Colorful" by Tomohisa Yamashita.
References
External links
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TBS Friday Dramas
金曜ドラマ
Fridays 22:00 - 22:54 (JST)
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Succeeded by
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