Dragon Zakura (TV series)

Dragon Zakura
Broadcast
Original channel	JNN

Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜, Doragon Zakura^?) is a Japanese live action television series based on the manga of the same name.

Episodes

	Episode title	Romanized title	Translation of title	Broadcast date	Ratings
Ep. 1	バカとブスこそ東大へ行け	Baka to busu koso Toudai e ike	All you that are ugly and stupid, go to Tokyo University!	July 8, 2005	17.5%
Ep. 2	自分の弱さを知れ!	Jibun no yowasa wo shire!	Know your weaknesses!	July 15, 2005	16.5%
Ep. 3	遊べ!受験はスポーツだ!	Asobe! Juken wa supootsu da!	Entrance exams are sports, so play!	July 22, 2005	13.8%
Ep. 4	壁にぶつかるまで我慢しろ	Kabe ni butsukaru made gaman shiro	Hold out until you hit the wall	July 29, 2005	16.1%
Ep. 5	泣くな!お前の人生だ!	Nakuna! Omae no jinsei da!	Don't cry! It's your life!	August 5, 2005	16.8%
Ep. 6	英語対決!勝負だバカ6人	Eigo taiketsu! Shoubu da baka rokunin	English showdown! Fight for Stupid 6	August 12, 2005	17.9%
Ep. 7	見返してやる!東大模試	Mikaeshite yaru! Toudai moshi	Vengeance! Mock exam for Tokyo University	August 19, 2005	15.6%
Ep. 8	バカの涙･･･夏休み課外授業	Baka no namida... Natsuyasumi kagai jugyou	Tears of fools... Extra lessons during summer vacation	August 26, 2005	17.0%
Ep. 9	信じろ!成績は必ず上がる	Shinjiro! Seiseki wa kanarazu agaru	Trust yourself! Your marks will surely improve	September 2, 2005	14.5%
Ep. 10	友情か受験か?最後の決断	Yuujou ka juken ka? Saigo no ketsudan	Friendship or entrance exam? Final decision	September 9, 2005	14.5%
Ep. 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, 2005	20.3%

Cast

Teachers

• Hiroshi Abe - Kenji Sakuragi(lawyer, homeroom teacher for the special class)
• Kyōko Hasegawa - Mamako Ino(English teacher from Ryūzan High School, takes care of History class for the special class)
• Yōko Nogiwa - Yuriko Tatsuno(Director of Ryūzan High School, wife of former owner)
• Yōsuke Saitō - Tokihisa Kondō(Vice-Principal of Ryūzan High School)
• David Ito - Masanao Ochiai(teacher from Ryūzan High School)
• Tōru Shinagawa - Tetsunosuke Yanagi(Math teacher for the special class)
• Minori Terada - Ryūzaburō Akutayama(Japanese teacher for the special class)
• Susumu Kobayashi - Shutaro Ain(Science teacher for the special class)
• Akio Kaneda - Hiroshi Kawaguchi(English teacher for the special class)
• Shin Yazawa - Nozomi Yamamoto, Mamako's friend, a teacher of Shūmeikan High School.

Students of the special class

• Tomohisa Yamashita - Yūsuke Yajima(member of the special class)
• Masami Nagasawa - Naomi Mizuno(member of the special class)
• Teppei Koike - Hideki Ogata(member of the special class)
• Yui Aragaki - Yoshino Kōsaka(member of the special class)
• Akiyoshi Nakao - Ichirō Okuno(member of the special class)
• Saeko - Maki Kobayashi(member of the special class)

Family members of special class students

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

Other students of Ryūzan High School

• Akari Hori - Asumi Toda(working as an Idol, sending Maki e-mails from workplaces repeatedly)
• Ayano Gunji - Saori Abe(Naomi's friend, asking Naomi to introduce her Yūsuke)

Others

• Hiroki Murakami - Yoshio Tanaka, one of two guys who Nozomi is going out with. Tokyo University alumnus.
• Mitsuru Karahashi - Yasushi Sawamatsu, the other guy who Nozomi is going out with.

Staff

• Producers - Kouichi Enda, Mayumi Shimizu
• Directors - Renpei Tsukamoto, Marehiro Karaki, Takashi Komatsu
• Screenwriter - Takehiko Hata
• Music - Kyo Nakanishi

Theme song

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

External links

• Official website (Japanese)