Gokusen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at Shirokin high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 3-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out of Yankumi's career, they fail as her persistence and aggression gain her respect. However, little does anyone in the school know that Yankumi is actually heir to the Oedo Group - one of Tokyo's most powerful yakuza clans. If anyone finds out that Yankumi is a yakuza member, her career as a teacher could be in jeopardy.

Series details

• Title: Gokusen
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Action
• Premiere date: 2002-04-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 6424
• IMDb ID: tt0292765
• TVDB ID: 79638

Cast and credited roles

• Katsuhisa Namase — Goro Sawatari
• Tomohiro Waki — Teruo Kumai
• Yukie Nakama — Yamaguchi Kumiko
• Ken Utsui — Asakura Tetsu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-04-17; final listed air date 2003-03-26; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2005-01-15; final listed air date 2005-10-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-04-19; final listed air date 2009-03-28; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Gokusen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.