π Overview:
Tohru Fujisawa's popular manga about a wildly irreverent high school teacher comes to the screen in this live-action comedy drama. Eikichi Onizuka (Takashi Sorimachi), who barely earned his teaching degree at a second-rate college, rolls into Horobonai, a small rural town in Northern Japan on his motorcycle to take a job as a substitute instructor. Ever since the closing of the local theme park, Horobonai has fallen into an economic tailspin, and many of the town's teenagers have sunk into a deep depression. Onizuka, however, isn't the sort of person who respects the town's newly somber personality; willing to mouth off to both his students and his superiors, Onizuka isn't much of a teacher, but he knows how to get people interested, and soon his brash style (and willingness to kick a few butts) brings new life to Horobonai.
π Languages Available:
Japanese
π Date Released:
1999-12-18
β Running Time:
108 mins
β Vote Average:
7.0
Beloved Cast
Onizuka Eikichi
Takashi Sorimachi
Ayano Katsuragi
Rena Tanaka
Kaoru Kitajima
Norika Fujiwara
Ichikawa Raku
Hideyuki Kasahara
Inuzuka
Toshihito Ito
Keisuke Katsuragi
Isao Natsuyagi
Mitaen
Keiko Toda
Kudo
Takashi Ukaji
Kawarasaki
Satoshi Tsumabuki