Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B

46min

Drama

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

Cast

3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei

1. 3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei

47min

26th Oct 1979

Student's Record

2. Student's Record

47min

2nd Nov 1979

You're a Naked Venus

3. You're a Naked Venus

47min

9th Nov 1979

15 Year Old Mother, Part 1

4. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 1

47min

16th Nov 1979

15 Year Old Mother, Part 2

5. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 2

47min

23rd Nov 1979

15 Year Old Mother, Part 3

6. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 3

47min

30th Nov 1979

School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform

7. School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform

47min

7th Dec 1979

Adults in a Children's Squabble

8. Adults in a Children's Squabble

47min

14th Dec 1979

How to Like Math

9. How to Like Math

47min

21st Dec 1979

Girl's Night Out

10. Girl's Night Out

47min

28th Dec 1979

Ballad for Mother

11. Ballad for Mother

47min

4th Jan 1980

Decision to go to College

12. Decision to go to College

47min

11th Jan 1980

One Month Before the Exam

13. One Month Before the Exam

47min

18th Jan 1980

15 Year Old Mother, Part 4

14. 15 Year Old Mother, Part 4

47min

25th Jan 1980

10,000 Hours of Studying

15. 10,000 Hours of Studying

47min

1st Feb 1980

10 Days Before the Exam

16. 10 Days Before the Exam

47min

8th Feb 1980

15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1

17. 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1

47min

15th Feb 1980

15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2

18. 15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2

47min

22nd Feb 1980

The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results

19. The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results

47min

29th Feb 1980

10 Days Before Graduation, First Love

20. 10 Days Before Graduation, First Love

47min

7th Mar 1980

Life Extinguished by Exams

21. Life Extinguished by Exams

47min

14th Mar 1980

Parting Words

22. Parting Words

46min

21st Mar 1980

Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei

23. Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei

46min

28th Mar 1980

First air date

26th Oct 1979

Last air date

20th Mar 2008

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks