GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka

– Onizuka is an ex-biker and gang leader who has one goal, to become the greatest teacher. He learns o..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
8.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998) - Also known as グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ

Onizuka is an ex-biker and gang leader who has one goal, to become the greatest teacher. He learns of the power and respect possible as an intern teacher, using his strength and connections to get his students to respect him. Now, graduated, he gets a job at a prestigious private school to handle their 'problem class' that made the past few teachers quit. He must handle a different sort of trouble when the trouble makers include some of the smartest kids in Japan who prefer a more cerebral approach to torturing their teacher. Onizuka must slowly win his students over and deal with their mistrust of teachers while handling the distrust of his fellow teachers.

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Release Date:

07 Jul 1998

Language:

Japanese

Main Actors:

Takashi Sorimachi, Nanako Matsushima, Aya Enjôji, Naohito Fujiki

Plot:

Also known as "Great Teacher Onizuka." Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into to role of high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to and an administration that doesn't trust him. Using the brash an unorthodox methods he picked up in his youth, Onizuka manages to reach through to his kids and help them with their problems.

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Internet Movie Database:
8.5/10