My Boss, My Hero: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sakaki Makio, also known as "Tornado" is a tough 27-year-old high school drop-out. By academic standards, he's pretty dumb. His father decides to force Makio to return to high school to receive his diploma and he asks an old friend who happens to be the principal of a nearby school to admit Makio. If Makio doesn't graduate, the position of boss will be given to his younger brother, Mikio. Furthermore, he must pose as a 17-year-old during school hours and in the presence of any classmates or teachers outside of school. If his cover is blown, it would be the end of his high school career as well as his hopes to become boss. Things start out rough and tough as Makio's violent temper is tested. As the lessons and days go by he learns there is much more to school than just tests and studying.

Series details

• Title: My Boss, My Hero
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2006-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6420
• IMDb ID: tt0880249
• TVDB ID: 85091

Cast and credited roles

• Tomoya Nagase — Makio Sakaki
• Yu Kashii — Yuriko Minami
• Chiaki Horan — Yukari Tendo
• Yui Aragaki — Hikari Umemura

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-07-08; final listed air date 2006-09-16; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Boss, My Hero 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.