Dragon Zakura
Poster
GenreSchool drama
Written byTakehiko Hata
Directed byRenpei Tsukamoto, Marehiro Karaki, Takashi Komatsu
StarringHiroshi Abe
Theme music composerKyo Nakanishi
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22
Production
EditorsKouichi Enda, Mayumi Shimizu
Production companiesMedia Mix Japan Co., Ltd, TBS
Original release
NetworkTBS
ReleaseJuly 8 (2005-07-08) 
September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16)
Related
Master of Study

Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜), also known as Dragon-Zakura, is a Japanese live action television series based on the manga of the same name.

Cast

Teachers

  • Hiroshi Abe as Kenji Sakuragi, a lawyer and the homeroom teacher for the special class
  • Kyōko Hasegawa as Mamako Ino, an English teacher from Ryūzan High School. She takes care of History lessons for the special class.
  • Yōko Nogiwa as Yuriko Tatsuno, the director of Ryūzan High School and the wife of former owner
  • Yôsuke Saitô as Tokihisa Kondō, the vice-principal of Ryūzan High School.
  • David Ito as Masanao Ochiai, a teacher from Ryūzan High School
  • Tōru Shinagawa as Tetsunosuke Yanagi, the Mathematics teacher for the special class
  • Minori Terada - Ryūzaburō Akutayama, the Japanese language teacher for the special class
  • Susumu Kobayashi as Shutaro Ain, the Science teacher for the special class
  • Akio Kaneda as Hiroshi Kawaguchi, the English language teacher for the special class
  • Shin Yazawa as Nozomi Yamamoto, Mamako's friend and a teacher of Shūmeikan High School.

Students of the special class

Family members of special class students

  • Mako Ishino as Setsuko Yajima, Yūsuke's mother
  • Jun Miho as Yūko Mizuno, Naomi's mother
  • Kei Sunaga as Kōsei Ogata, Hideki's father
  • Tomoko Aihara as Mariko Ogata, Hideki's mother
  • Yōko Kurita as Megumi Kōsaka, Yoshino's mother
  • Kazuko Katō as Miyako Okuno, Ichirō's mother
  • Momosuke Mizutani as Jirō Okuno, Ichirō's twin brother. He is a student of Shūmeikan High School)
  • Nobue Iketani as Mitsue Kobayashi, Maki's mother

Other students of Ryūzan High School

  • Akari Hori as Asumi Toda, an idol who repeatedly sends Maki e-mails from her workplace
  • Ayano Gunji as Saori Abe, Naomi's friend. She had requested Naomi to introduce her to Yūsuke

Others

  • Hiroki Murakami as Yoshio Tanaka, one of Nozomi's suitors. He is a law graduate of Tokyo University. An arrogant man, he is proud of his academic and social standing even though he is neither handsome nor fit.
  • Mitsuru Karahashi as Yasushi Sawamatsu, the second suitor of Nozomi. A high school dropout, he is rather simple-minded with "awesome" as his favorite phrase and a very limited vocabulary. His favorite pastime is playing Pachinko and he only has a part-time job.

Episodes

Ep. Title Romanized title Translation of title Broadcast date Ratings
1バカとブスこそ東大へ行けBaka to busu koso Toudai e ikeAll you that are ugly and stupid, go to Tokyo University!July 8, 200517.5%
2自分の弱さを知れ!Jibun no yowasa wo shire!Know your weaknesses!July 15, 200516.5%
3遊べ!受験はスポーツだ!Asobe! Juken wa supootsu da!Entrance exams are sports, so play!July 22, 200513.8%
4壁にぶつかるまで我慢しろKabe ni butsukaru made gaman shiroHold out until you hit the wallJuly 29, 200516.1%
5泣くな!お前の人生だ!Nakuna! Omae no jinsei da!Don't cry! It's your life!August 5, 200516.8%
6英語対決!勝負だバカ6人Eigo taiketsu! Shoubu da baka rokuninEnglish showdown! Fight for Stupid 6August 12, 200517.9%
7見返してやる!東大模試Mikaeshite yaru! Toudai moshiVengeance! Mock exam for Tokyo University August 19, 200515.6%
8バカの涙・・・夏休み課外授業Baka no namida... Natsuyasumi kagai jugyouTears of fools... Extra lessons during summer vacationAugust 26, 200517.0%
9信じろ!成績は必ず上がるShinjiro! Seiseki wa kanarazu agaruTrust yourself! Your marks will surely improveSeptember 2, 200514.5%
10友情か受験か?最後の決断Yuujou ka juken ka? Saigo no ketsudanFriendship or entrance exam? Final decisionSeptember 9, 200514.5%
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, 200520.3%
Ratings for Kanto region (average rating: 16.41%)[1]

Theme song

The theme song of the show is "Realize" by melody. and the insert song "Colorful" by Tomohisa Yamashita.

References

  1. "Video Research Ratings" (in Japanese). Video Research Ltd. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
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