Seasons — Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B

Season 1
Stars popular actor Takeda Tetsuya as an inspirational teacher put in charge of an unruly class of 9th graders. This highly-rated series reveals a rarely-seen side of Japan's educational system.

Season 2
This drama offers an enlightening portrayal of the problems faced by junior high students in today's society, from juvenile delinquency and sex to a general crisis of spirit. The series is divided into three major story lines.

Season 3

Kinpachi Sensei 1997
Kinpachi Sensei, stars popular actor Takeda Tetsuya as an inspirational teacher put in charge of an unruly class of 9th graders. This highly-rated series reveals a rarely-seen side of Japan's educational system.

Kinpachi Sensei 2000
After an absence of four years Kinpachi Sensei, everyone's favorite teacher, returns to the television screen in a new series. When the series first went into production in 1979, delinquency and on-campus violence were big social problems. Over the years, the pressing problems be…

Kinpachi Sensei 2002
Tetsuya Takeda is back for his sixth season as Japan's most dedicated middle school teacher. Sakura Middle School becomes the first school to introduce the new student-guidance standards set to be instituted by the education ministry next April. Two transfer students also will jo…

Season 7
Sakamoto was in heated disagreement with Principal Chida over teaching methods. So much so that he was ordered off the Board of Education. But he is back teaching at Sakura Middle School. Recently there has been a spate of young crime. Even Sakura has to deal with new problems li…

Season 8
The long awaited 8th season of the "Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B" series is coming back this fall. The original series began airing in 1979, and has conveyed various messages to viewers and society in every series. The environment surrounding senior students in junior high school hav…

