( J-Dorama ) Dragon Zakura

Details

* Title: ?????
* 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-Sept-16
* Air time: Friday 22:00
* Theme Song: Realize by melody
* Insert Song: Colorful by Yamashita Tomohisa


Sinopsis :

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 Yuusuke
* 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)
* Saitou 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)

Family of the Special Advanced Class

* 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 (????) 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 (?? ???) as Abe Saori
* Hori Akari as Toda Asumi (Maki's friend)
* Hashizume Ryo as Kuriyama Shota
* Katsura Asami (????) as Sakuma Miyu
* Ojima Naoya as the base player of Ogata's band
* Kitamura Eiki as a student of Todai
* Kobayashi Kiyoshi (????) as the narrator
* Mino Monta (????)

Episode List :

Episode 01
Episode 02
Episode 03
Episode 04
Episode 05
Episode 06
Episode 07
Episode 08
Episode 09
Episode 10
Episode 11