TV Series · 2005

Dragon Sakura

60 min · Comedy, Drama · Ended

Composite

7.6

IMDb

7.7 / 10

2,066 votes

TMDB

7.7 / 10

44 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

A struggling lawyer, Kenji Sakuragi, takes a position at private school Tatsuyama Gakuen to pay off his debts. Kenji decides to try to turn this hopeless school into one of the elite institutions in Japan to help rejuvenate his career. His barometer of success will be to get five of his students admitted to the prestigious Tokyo University the following year. But rather than cramming them with lots of general information, his down-to-earth class concentrates on unknown techniques for passing the entrance examination and how to live a good life in these turbulent times. His refreshing outlook and strategy may just be what is needed to turn around the future prospects of himself and his students and teach the rest of us a thing or two as well!

Streaming availability

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Cast

Hiroshi Abe

Kenji Sakuragi

Masami Nagasawa

Naomi Mizuno

Sara Minami

Nao Hayase

Kaito Takahashi

Akira Seto

Yurina Hirate

Kaede Iwasaki

Seishirou Katou

Kouichirou Amano

Ouji Suzuka

Ryou Fuji

Sara Shida

Mari Kousugi

Kanata Hosoda

Kenda Hara

Sho Nishigaki

Iwai Yoshinobu

Saeki Yuzuha

Crew

Production

Kazutaka Iida Producer

Writing

Norifusa Mita Comic Book

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (11 ep)

1. Idiots and ugly girls, head for Tokyo University!

Jul 8, 2005 · 46 min
2. Know your own weaknesses!

Jul 15, 2005 · 46 min
3. Play! Taking an exam is like a sport!

Jul 22, 2005 · 46 min
4. Don't stop until you hit the wall

Jul 29, 2005 · 46 min
5. Don't cry! It's your life!

Aug 5, 2005 · 46 min
6. English showdown!

Aug 12, 2005 · 46 min
7. I'll show you! Tokyo University mock exam!

Aug 19, 2005 · 46 min
8. Tears of idiots... Extracurricular lessons for summer vacation

Aug 26, 2005 · 46 min
9. Believe! Your results will definitely improve

Sep 2, 2005 · 46 min
10. Friendship or the exam? Final decision

Sep 9, 2005 · 46 min
11. You're not idiots anymore! The fateful announcement of the results

Sep 16, 2005 · 60 min

Season 2 (1 ep)

10. Episode 10

Jun 27, 2021 · 58 min

With the second and final entrance exam approaching, the situation is looking increasingly bleak to Kenji. He discovers the vice-principal and others he thought were his allies are in fact working to sell the school. But Kumiko, the director, begs him to pull off a miracle “for the students’ sake.” Meanwhile, the prep class students pore over old exam questions right up until the last minute. Kenji still has one last trick up his sleeve. Can he stage a dramatic comeback and save the school?