Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979 · Drama · 8 Seasons · 173 Episodes ·
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.
Episodes
1. 3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei
2. Student's Record
3. You're a Naked Venus
4. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 1
5. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 2
6. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 3
7. School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform
8. Adults in a Children's Squabble
9. How to Like Math
10. Girl's Night Out
11. Ballad for Mother
12. Decision to go to College
13. One Month Before the Exam
14. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 4
15. 10,000 Hours of Studying
16. 10 Days Before the Exam
17. 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1
18. 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2
19. The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results
20. 10 Days Before Graduation, First Love
21. Life Extinguished by Exams
22. Parting Words
23. Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei
