Japan / SEASON

Season 1

23 listed episodes · First aired October 26, 1979

Season overview

Stars popular actor Takeda Tetsuya as an inspirational teacher put in charge of an unruly class of 9th graders. This highly-rated series reveals a rarely-seen side of Japan's educational system.

EPISODE GUIDE

Episodes

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E13rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei

October 26, 1979 E2Student's Record

November 2, 1979 E3You're a Naked Venus

November 9, 1979 E415 Year Old Mother, Part 1

November 16, 1979 E515 Year Old Mother, Part 2

November 23, 1979 E615 Year Old Mother, Part 3

November 30, 1979 E7School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform

December 7, 1979 E8Adults in a Children's Squabble

December 14, 1979 E9How to Like Math

December 21, 1979 E10Girl's Night Out

December 28, 1979 E11Ballad for Mother

January 4, 1980 E12Decision to go to College

January 11, 1980 E13One Month Before the Exam

January 18, 1980 E1415 Year Old Mother, Part 4

January 25, 1980 E1510,000 Hours of Studying

February 1, 1980 E1610 Days Before the Exam

February 8, 1980 E1715 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1

February 15, 1980 E1815 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2

February 22, 1980 E19The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results

February 29, 1980 E2010 Days Before Graduation, First Love

March 7, 1980 E21Life Extinguished by Exams

March 14, 1980 E22Parting Words

March 21, 1980 E23Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei

March 28, 1980