Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979)
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.
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Episode 1 - Two Creepy New students
Release Date: 2001-10-11 -
Episode 2 - The Darkness in my Heart Runs Deep
Release Date: 2001-10-18 -
Episode 3 - At the Time of the Cancer Diagnosis...
Release Date: 2001-10-25 -
Episode 4 - Yoki Father and Yoki Teacher
Release Date: 2001-11-01 -
Episode 5 - Dance! Soran Bushi
Release Date: 2001-11-08 -
Episode 6 - Dad, I Hate You
Release Date: 2001-11-15 -
Episode 7 - Homosexuality and Heterosexuality
Release Date: 2001-11-22 -
Episode 8 - Abandoned Children
Release Date: 2001-11-29 -
Episode 9 - Parents Abandoned by their Children
Release Date: 2001-12-06 -
Episode 10 - We All Live in Distress
Release Date: 2001-12-13 -
Episode 11 - Am I a Man or a Woman?
Release Date: 2001-12-20End of Year Special
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Episode 12 - A Testament of Friendship
Release Date: 2002-01-10 -
Episode 13 - Class 3B Risshiki Ceremony
Release Date: 2002-01-17 -
Episode 14 - Spring, When Hope Sprouts
Release Date: 2002-01-24 -
Episode 15 - The Child Moves in the Belly
Release Date: 2002-01-31 -
Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: 2002-02-07 -
Episode 17 - The Dating Site Trap
Release Date: 2002-02-14 -
Episode 18 - Nao and Masanori Part 1
Release Date: 2002-02-21 -
Episode 19 - Nao and Masanori Part 2
Release Date: 2002-02-28 -
Episode 20 - Nao and Masanori Part 3
Release Date: 2002-03-07 -
Episode 21 - Episode 21
Release Date: 2002-03-14 -
Episode 22 - I Will Not Forgive Him
Release Date: 2002-03-21Before Graduation Special
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Episode 23 - Goodbye 3B, Goodbye Sakura Junior High School
Release Date: 2002-03-28Graduation Special