Tetsuya Takeda
Kinpachi Sakamoto
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979)
Specials
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.
Released Oct. 26, 1979
Episode 46 min
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S0E1 - Words of Endearment
Oct. 2, 1982, midnight
S0E2 - The Inked Student
Oct. 7, 1983, midnight
S0E3 - Episode 3
Oct. 5, 1984, midnight
S0E4 - Episode 4
Dec. 27, 1985, midnight
S0E5 - Teacher Violence/Student Violence
Dec. 26, 1986, midnight
S0E6 - New Fifteen-Year-Old Mother
Dec. 25, 1987, midnight
S0E7 - Series 3 Graduation Special
March 29, 1989, midnight
S0E8 - Graduation Album
Dec. 28, 1990, midnight
S0E9 - Save the Children! Adults, Stand Up!
One day, Kinpachi Sensei receives an urgent call for help from a former student. The young man's mother is on a drunken rampage. Kinpachi succeeds in straightening things out, but on his way home he is preoccupied with thoughts of his young son, who is a student at his school. Suddenly, he is attacked by a group of middle school students...!
April 2, 1998, midnight
S0E10 - Believe in Your Friends ~ I'll Cry if You Die
Kinpachi Sensei's former 3B students come together again at the one-year anniversary of former principal Mr. Onishi's death. Rikiya is upset that some of his old classmates have stood them up. He rushes over to Mikako's home to demand an explanation. When a break-in occurs in the home next door to Mikako, Rikiya becomes a suspect.
April 5, 2001, midnight
S0E11 - Connect to the Future: 3B Tusk of Friendship
Dec. 30, 2005, midnight
S0E12 - Final
Generations of 3B students band together to assist their ailing teacher with one last task before his retirement; helping delinquent student Kageura graduate and get into high school.
March 27, 2011, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 46 min.
Season Runtime: 7958 min.
Released: Oct. 26, 1979
Last Air Date: March 20, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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