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.
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3年B組金八先生～
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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.
1.3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei
26-10-197947m
2.Student's Record
02-11-197947m
3.You're a Naked Venus
09-11-197947m
4.15 Year Old Mother, Part 1
16-11-197947m
5.15 Year Old Mother, Part 2
23-11-197947m
6.15 Year Old Mother, Part 3
30-11-197947m
7.School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform
07-12-197947m
8.Adults in a Children's Squabble
14-12-197947m
9.How to Like Math
21-12-197947m
10.Girl's Night Out
28-12-197947m
11.Ballad for Mother
04-01-198047m
12.Decision to go to College
11-01-198047m
13.One Month Before the Exam
18-01-198047m
14.15 Year Old Mother, Part 4
25-01-198047m
15.10,000 Hours of Studying
01-02-198047m
16.10 Days Before the Exam
08-02-198047m
17.15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1
15-02-198047m
18.15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2
22-02-198047m
19.The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results
29-02-198047m
20.10 Days Before Graduation, First Love
07-03-198047m
21.Life Extinguished by Exams
14-03-198047m
22.Parting Words
21-03-198046m
23.Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei
28-03-198046m
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