Dragon Zakura (TV series)
Introduction , 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*  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===* Tomohisa Yamashita as Yūsuke Yajima* Masami Nagasawa as Naomi Mizuno* Teppei Koike as Hideki Ogata* Yui Aragaki as Yoshino Kōsaka* Akiyoshi Nakao as Ichirō Okuno* Saeko as Maki Kobayashi===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 ike''  ''All you that are ugly and stupid, go to Tokyo University!'' July 8, 2005  17.5% 2  自分の弱さを知れ! ''Jibun no yowasa wo shire!'' ''Know your weaknesses!'' July 15, 2005  16.5% 3  遊べ!受験はスポーツだ! ''Asobe! Juken wa supootsu da!'' ''Entrance exams are sports, so play!'' July 22, 2005  13.8% 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% 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% 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% 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% 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% 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% 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% 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%Ratings for Kanto region (average rating: 16.41%)
Theme song The theme song of the show is "Realize" by melody. and the insert song "Colorful" by Tomohisa Yamashita.
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