Season 1 poster

Season 1

23 episodes October 26, 1979

Stars popular actor Takeda Tetsuya as an inspirational teacher put in charge of an unruly class of 9th graders. This highly-rated series reveals a rarely-seen side of Japan's educational system.

Episodes

1 3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei Oct 26, 1979 No ratings 2 Student's Record Nov 2, 1979 No ratings 3 You're a Naked Venus Nov 9, 1979 No ratings 4 15 Year Old Mother, Part 1 Nov 16, 1979 No ratings 5 15 Year Old Mother, Part 2 Nov 23, 1979 No ratings 6 15 Year Old Mother, Part 3 Nov 30, 1979 No ratings 7 School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform Dec 7, 1979 No ratings 8 Adults in a Children's Squabble Dec 14, 1979 No ratings 9 How to Like Math Dec 21, 1979 No ratings 10 Girl's Night Out Dec 28, 1979 No ratings 11 Ballad for Mother Jan 4, 1980 No ratings 12 Decision to go to College Jan 11, 1980 No ratings 13 One Month Before the Exam Jan 18, 1980 No ratings 14 15 Year Old Mother, Part 4 Jan 25, 1980 No ratings 15 10,000 Hours of Studying Feb 1, 1980 No ratings 16 10 Days Before the Exam Feb 8, 1980 No ratings 17 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1 Feb 15, 1980 No ratings 18 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2 Feb 22, 1980 No ratings 19 The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results Feb 29, 1980 No ratings 20 10 Days Before Graduation, First Love Mar 7, 1980 No ratings 21 Life Extinguished by Exams Mar 14, 1980 No ratings 22 Parting Words Mar 21, 1980 No ratings 23 Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei Mar 28, 1980 No ratings