"GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Writer:

Kazuhiko Yukawa (writer)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Action | Adventure

Plot:

Also known as "Great Teacher Onizuka." Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into to role of high school teacher...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Modeling | High School Prank | Acting Audition | Revenge

Cast

Takashi Sorimachi	...	Onizuka Eikichi (13 episodes, 1998)
Nanako Matsushima	...	Fuyutsuki Azusa (13 episodes, 1998)
Aya Enjôji	...	Kotani Hiroko (12 episodes, 1998)
Naohito Fujiki	...	Saejima Ryuji (12 episodes, 1998)
Atsushi Harada	...	Todo Shinichi (12 episodes, 1998)
Tomoka Hayashi	...	Tsukushima Erika (12 episodes, 1998)
Kunihiko Ida	...	Teshigawara Yuu / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi	...	Murai Kunio (12 episodes, 1998)
Tae Kimura	...	Miyuki (12 episodes, 1998)
Kirari	...	Mizuki Nanako / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Masahiro Kobayashi	...	Hakamada Hajime (12 episodes, 1998)
Yoshimasa Kondo	...	Nakamata Kouji (12 episodes, 1998)
Yôsuke Kubozuka	...	Kikuchi Yoshito / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Miki Kuroda	...	Nomura Tomoko / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Erika Mabuchi	...	Uchiyamada Yoshiko / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Rikako Murakami	...	Murai Tsubasa / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Aimi Nakamura	...	Aizawa Miyabi / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Akira Nakao	...	Uchiyamada Hiroshi (12 episodes, 1998)
Baku Numata	...	Fujitomi Makoto (12 episodes, 1998)
Shun Oguri	...	Yoshikawa Noboru (12 episodes, 1998)
Eisuke Sasai	...	Todo Shinjin (12 episodes, 1998)
Minami Shirakawa	...	Oshima Chikako (12 episodes, 1998)
Reiko Tajima	...	Aizawa Reiko / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Reiko Tate-i-shi	...	Uchiyamada Ryoko (12 episodes, 1998)
Hidenori Tokuyama	...	Yoda Kenji (12 episodes, 1998)
Yuta Yamazaki	...	Watanabe Masaru (12 episodes, 1998)

Also Known As:

"GTO" (short title)

Runtime:

60 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Fuji Television Network

Quotes:

Thug: You're Yakuza, aren't you? What "family" are you with?
Eikichi Onizuka: Class 2-C, idiot.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Puni puni poemi (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Poison

One of the few Japanese dramas I like

First thing I want to point out that this is the not the anime that several people commented on. This is the drama, two completely different works. Both are based on the same manga, but relatively different. GTO (the drama) is excellent. Its one of the few Japanese dramsas that I actually get excited about. While at times it can be a bit cheesy, the actors in the series are so incredibly loveable that the exploits of this troublesome teacher are so touching that it makes this one of the most addicting dramas I've ever seen.