Scrap Teacher: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kusaka Shuzaburo is a junior high student attending a school which is due to close. He tries to learn despite the inept teachers and rowdy students. Sugi Toranosuke, his homeroom teacher, is new and idealistic, unlike the other teachers. One day, Kusaka meets three boys, new students at the school: Takasugi Touichi, Yoshida Eitarou, and Irie Sugizou. They transfer to his class and work to change the ethos of the school.

Series details

• Title: Scrap Teacher
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2008-10-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-12-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26269
• IMDb ID: tt1277983
• TVDB ID: 264145

Cast and credited roles

• Yuto Nakajima — Kusaka Shuzaburo
• Ryosuke Yamada — Takasugi Touichi
• Chinen Yuri — Yoshida Eitarou
• Daiki Arioka — Irie Sugizou
• Yusuke Kamiji — Sugi Toranosuke

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-10-11; final listed air date 2008-12-06; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Scrap Teacher 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.