The Queen's Classroom: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A new school year begins at Hanzaki Elementary School and there's a new mysterious teacher named Maya Akutsu in grade 6, class 3. Meanwhile, Kazumi Kanda is now entering the 6th grade and filled with excitement about the new school year. Kazumi also has Maya Akutsu as her new homeroom teacher.

The students in grade 6, class 3 quickly realize that Maya Akutsu never smiles at them and treats them mercilessly. Students are not even allowed to use the bathroom during class time. Maya places a high emphasis on test scores and gives pop quizzes every week. Students who receive the lowest scores, become almost like her slaves as they must perform odd jobs in the classroom. Kazumi quickly falls into the crosshairs of Kazumi Kanda.

A year 1 year battle then ensues between Maya Akutsu, who rules her classroom like a queen, and the students of grade 6, class 3.

Series details

• Title: The Queen's Classroom
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2005-07-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-09-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24094
• IMDb ID: tt0481042
• TVDB ID: 82350

Cast and credited roles

• Yuki Amami — Akutsu Maya
• Mirai Shida — Kanda Kazumi
• Matsukawa Naruki — Manabe Yusuke
• Mayuko Fukuda — Shindo Hikaru

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-07-02; final listed air date 2005-09-17; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

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