Tetsuya Takeda
Kinpachi Sakamoto
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979)
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.
Released Oct. 26, 1979
Episode 46 min
None+
S1E1 - 3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei
Oct. 26, 1979, midnight
S1E2 - Student's Record
Nov. 2, 1979, midnight
S1E3 - You're a Naked Venus
Nov. 9, 1979, midnight
S1E4 - 15 Year Old Mother, Part 1
Nov. 16, 1979, midnight
S1E5 - 15 Year Old Mother, Part 2
Nov. 23, 1979, midnight
S1E6 - 15 Year Old Mother, Part 3
Nov. 30, 1979, midnight
S1E7 - School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform
Dec. 7, 1979, midnight
S1E8 - Adults in a Children's Squabble
Dec. 14, 1979, midnight
S1E9 - How to Like Math
Dec. 21, 1979, midnight
S1E10 - Girl's Night Out
Dec. 28, 1979, midnight
S1E11 - Ballad for Mother
Jan. 4, 1980, midnight
S1E12 - Decision to go to College
Jan. 11, 1980, midnight
S1E13 - One Month Before the Exam
Jan. 18, 1980, midnight
S1E14 - 15 Year Old Mother, Part 4
Jan. 25, 1980, midnight
S1E15 - 10,000 Hours of Studying
Feb. 1, 1980, midnight
S1E16 - 10 Days Before the Exam
Feb. 8, 1980, midnight
S1E17 - 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1
Feb. 15, 1980, midnight
S1E18 - 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2
Feb. 22, 1980, midnight
S1E19 - The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results
Feb. 29, 1980, midnight
S1E20 - 10 Days Before Graduation, First Love
March 7, 1980, midnight
S1E21 - Life Extinguished by Exams
March 14, 1980, midnight
S1E22 - Parting Words
March 21, 1980, midnight
S1E23 - Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei
March 28, 1980, 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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