Dragon Zakura (TV series)
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ese live action television series based on the manga of the same name
Dragon Zakura
is a Japanese manga by Norifusa Mita, which won the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga and an Excellence Prize at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival. It was adapted into live action television series of the same name broadcast on TBS in 2005.- Plot :...

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Episodes

Episode title
Romanized title
Translation of title
Broadcast date
Ratings
Ep. 1
バカとブスこそ東大へ行け
Baka to busu koso Toudai e ike
All you that are ugly and stupid, go to Tokyo University!
July 8, 2005
17.5%
Ep. 2
自分の弱さを知れ!
Jibun no yowasa wo shire!
Know your weaknesses!
July 15, 2005
16.5%
Ep. 3
遊べ!受験はスポーツだ!
Asobe! Juken wa supootsu da!
Entrance exams are sports, so play!
July 22, 2005
13.8%
Ep. 4
壁にぶつかるまで我慢しろ
Kabe ni butsukaru made gaman shiro
Hold out until you hit the wall
July 29, 2005
16.1%
Ep. 5
泣くな!お前の人生だ!
Nakuna! Omae no jinsei da!
Don't cry! It's your life!
August 5, 2005
16.8%
Ep. 6
英語対決!勝負だバカ6人
Eigo taiketsu! Shoubu da baka rokunin
English showdown! Fight for Stupid 6
August 12, 2005
17.9%
Ep. 7
見返してやる!東大模試
Mikaeshite yaru! Toudai moshi
Vengeance! Mock exam for Tokyo University
August 19, 2005
15.6%
Ep. 8
バカの涙・・・夏休み課外授業
Baka no namida... Natsuyasumi kagai jugyou
Tears of fools... Extra lessons during summer vacation
August 26, 2005
17.0%
Ep. 9
信じろ!成績は必ず上がる
Shinjiro! Seiseki wa kanarazu agaru
Trust yourself! Your marks will surely improve
September 2, 2005
14.5%
Ep. 10
友情か受験か?最後の決断
Yuujou ka juken ka? Saigo no ketsudan
Friendship or entrance exam? Final decision
September 9, 2005
14.5%
Ep. 11
お前らはもうバカじゃない!運命の合格発表!
Omaera wa mou baka janai! Unmei no goukaku happyou!
You are no longer morons! Fateful day of results!
September 16, 2005
20.3%

Cast

Teachers
  • Hiroshi Abe
    Hiroshi Abe (actor)
    is a Japanese model and actor.He began his career as a model, but he successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. He is a 1988 graduate of Chuo University.-Career:...

     - Kenji Sakuragi(lawyer, homeroom teacher for the special class)
  • Kyōko Hasegawa
    Kyoko Hasegawa
    is a Japanese actress. She is married to Haruichi Shindō, one of the members of the Japanese rock band Porno Graffitti.On May 30, 2009 she gave birth to a baby boy.- Filmography :*SCANDAL *Karei naru Ichizoku...

     - Mamako Ino(English teacher from Ryūzan High School, takes care of History class for the special class)
  • Yōko Nogiwa
    Yoko Nogiwa
    is a Japanese actress.-External links:...

     - Yuriko Tatsuno(Director of Ryūzan High School, wife of former owner)
  • Yōsuke Saitō
    Yosuke Saito
    Yōsuke Saito is a is a Japanese football player.Saito is a striker who has deft dribbling skills and a good aim for goal .-J-League Firsts:* Appearance: March 17, 2007. Yokohama F Marinos 1 vs 4 Vissel Kobe, Nissan Stadium-Club career stats:...

     - Tokihisa Kondō(Vice-Principal of Ryūzan High School)
  • David Ito - Masanao Ochiai(teacher from Ryūzan High School)
  • Tōru Shinagawa - Tetsunosuke Yanagi(Math teacher for the special class)
  • Minori Terada - Ryūzaburō Akutayama(Japanese teacher for the special class)
  • Susumu Kobayashi - Shutaro Ain(Science teacher for the special class)
  • Akio Kaneda - Hiroshi Kawaguchi(English teacher for the special class)
  • Shin Yazawa - Nozomi Yamamoto, Mamako's friend, a teacher of Shūmeikan High School.


Students of the special class
  • Tomohisa Yamashita
    Tomohisa Yamashita
    , also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...

     - Yūsuke Yajima(member of the special class)
  • Masami Nagasawa
    Masami Nagasawa
    is a Japanese actress under Toho Entertainment. She has performed in many movies and television dramas including Crying out Love, In the Center of the World, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006. She is also known as "Ma-chan" or, as Tomohisa...

     - Naomi Mizuno(member of the special class)
  • Teppei Koike
    Teppei Koike
    is an actor and singer from Japan. He was born in Ōsakasayama, Osaka Prefecture. He belongs to the production company Burning Productions and is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT with his partner, Eiji Wentz.- History :2001...

     - Hideki Ogata(member of the special class)
  • Yui Aragaki
    Yui Aragaki
    is a Japanese idol, model, actress, singer, seiyū and occasional radio show host of Ryukyuan ancestry.She is particularly recognized for her beauty and her movie projects.- Overview :...

     - Yoshino Kōsaka(member of the special class)
  • Akiyoshi Nakao - Ichirō Okuno(member of the special class)
  • Saeko
    Saeko
    Saeko is a media talent who has acted in a number of films and television dramas.Though she has been credited under the stagename Saeko Dōkyū, her real name remains a secret....

     - Maki Kobayashi(member of the special class)


Family members of special class students
  • Mako Ishino
    Mako Ishino
    Mako Ishino is a Japanese singer and actress. She is affiliated with From First Production Co., Ltd.-Albums:* Truth * Mako Revival...

     - Setsuko Yajima(Yūsuke's mother)
  • Jun Miho - Yūko Mizuno(Naomi's mother)
  • Kei Sunaga - Kōsei Ogata(Hideki's father)
  • Tomoko Aihara - Mariko Ogata(Hideki's mother)
  • Yōko Kurita - Megumi Kōsaka(Yoshino's mother)
  • Kazuko Katō - Miyako Okuno(Ichirō's mother)
  • Momosuke Mizutani - Jirō Okuno(Ichirō's twins brother. Student of Shūmeikan High School)
  • Nobue Iketani - Mitsue Kobayashi(Maki's mother)


Other students of Ryūzan High School
  • Akari Hori - Asumi Toda(working as an Idol
    Japanese idol
    In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...

    , sending Maki e-mails from workplaces repeatedly)
  • Ayano Gunji - Saori Abe(Naomi's friend, asking Naomi to introduce her Yūsuke)


Others
  • Hiroki Murakami - Yoshio Tanaka, one of two guys who Nozomi is going out with. Tokyo University alumnus
    Alumnus
    An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...

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  • Mitsuru Karahashi
    Mitsuru Karahashi
    is a Japanese actor for TV Asahi who has had small roles in various tokusatsu series. He was born May 30, 1977 in Fukushima Prefecture.-Filmography:*Kamen Rider 555 as Naoya Kaido/Snake Orphnoch;...

     - Yasushi Sawamatsu, the other guy who Nozomi is going out with.

Staff

  • Producers - Kouichi Enda, Mayumi Shimizu
  • Directors - Renpei Tsukamoto, Marehiro Karaki, Takashi Komatsu
    Takashi Komatsu
    is a male triple jumper from Japan. His personal best jump is 16.65 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad.-Achievements:-References:...

  • Screenwriter - Takehiko Hata
  • Music - Kyo Nakanishi

Theme song

The theme song of the show is "Realize" by melody.
Melody.
, better known by her stage name melody. is a Japanese-American pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 19, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. In October 2008, melody. announced on her blog that she will end her career as a music artist and instead focus on pursuing...

 and the insert song "Colorful" by Tomohisa Yamashita
Tomohisa Yamashita
, also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...

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External links

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