Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B

1979

7.0

9 Seasons

Drama

A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1

Ep 1

3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei

Episode 2

Ep 2

Student's Record

Episode 3

Ep 3

You're a Naked Venus

Episode 4

Ep 4

15 Year Old Mother, Part 1

Episode 5

Ep 5

15 Year Old Mother, Part 2

Episode 6

Ep 6

15 Year Old Mother, Part 3

Episode 7

Ep 7

School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform

Episode 8

Ep 8

Adults in a Children's Squabble

Episode 9

Ep 9

How to Like Math

Episode 10

Ep 10

Girl's Night Out

Episode 11

Ep 11

Ballad for Mother

Episode 12

Ep 12

Decision to go to College

Episode 13

Ep 13

One Month Before the Exam

Episode 14

Ep 14

15 Year Old Mother, Part 4

Episode 15

Ep 15

10,000 Hours of Studying

Episode 16

Ep 16

10 Days Before the Exam

Episode 17

Ep 17

15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1

Episode 18

Ep 18

15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2

Episode 19

Ep 19

The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results

Episode 20

Ep 20

10 Days Before Graduation, First Love

Episode 21

Ep 21

Life Extinguished by Exams

Episode 22

Ep 22

Parting Words

Episode 23

Ep 23

Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei

Cast

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Kinpachi Sakamoto

Mari Hoshino

Mari Hoshino

Otome Sakamoto

Yasuomi Sano

Yasuomi Sano

Kosaku Sakamoto

Masayuki Suzuki

Masayuki Suzuki

Omori

Junpei Morita

Junpei Morita

Inui

Akio Kaneda

Akio Kaneda

Kita

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Honda

Ginnojo Yamazaki

Ginnojo Yamazaki

Endo

Shioli Kutsuna

Shioli Kutsuna

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata