Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B - Season 1
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.
First Air Date : Oct 26, 1979
Last Air Date : Mar 20, 2008
Runtime : 46 min.
Genre : Drama
Stars : Tetsuya Takeda, Mari Hoshino, Yasuomi Sano, Masayuki Suzuki, Junpei Morita, Akio Kaneda, Atsuko Takahata, Ginnojo Yamazaki, Shioli Kutsuna, Mitsuki Takahata
Quality :
- Eps. 2 : Student's Record1979-11-02
- Eps. 3 : You're a Naked Venus1979-11-09
- Eps. 4 : 15 Year Old Mother, Part 11979-11-16
- Eps. 5 : 15 Year Old Mother, Part 21979-11-23
- Eps. 6 : 15 Year Old Mother, Part 31979-11-30
- Eps. 9 : How to Like Math1979-12-21
- Eps. 10 : Girl's Night Out1979-12-28
- Eps. 11 : Ballad for Mother1980-01-04
- Eps. 12 : Decision to go to College1980-01-11
- Eps. 13 : One Month Before the Exam1980-01-18
- Eps. 14 : 15 Year Old Mother, Part 41980-01-25
- Eps. 15 : 10,000 Hours of Studying1980-02-01
- Eps. 16 : 10 Days Before the Exam1980-02-08
- Eps. 21 : Life Extinguished by Exams1980-03-14
- Eps. 22 : Parting Words1980-03-21
- Eps. 23 : Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei1980-03-28