In 1988, Hokkaido's Hokusei Yoichi High School became the first high school in Japan to accept students who had previously dropped out of high school from nationwide. This special follows Yoshiie Hiroyuki (based on a former graduate of Hokusei Yoichi) and his friends from the time they enrol in the school during it's first year accepting delinquents. At this school, there are no compromises, no lies. This is a brilliant tale of troubled youths trying to break free from their former lives- fighting through various gut-wrenching challenges on their way- while the teachers struggle to help them every step of the way. ~~ Based on a true story. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
Cast & Credits
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![Sakurai Sho in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)]( "Sakurai Sho in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)")
Sakurai Sho Main Role -
![Matsuda Shota in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)]( "Matsuda Shota in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)")
Matsuda ShotaTakahashi NoriyukiSupport Role -
![Harada Natsuki in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)]( "Harada Natsuki in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)")
Harada NatsukiKanai ShihoSupport Role -
![Kazama Shunsuke in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)]( "Kazama Shunsuke in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)")
Kazama ShunsukeMukai KenjiSupport Role -
![Kimura Ryo in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)]( "Kimura Ryo in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)")
Kimura RyoIzumi MamoruSupport Role -
![Hiraizumi Sei in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)]( "Hiraizumi Sei in Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP Japanese Special (2005)")
Hiraizumi SeiIgaue NaokiSupport Role
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Reviews
Story: 10/10- The story for this is truly touching. Even supporting characters have a real depth to their own back stories, and the emotional journey taken by Yoshiie is tremendous. There's also just the right amount of humour to balance out some of the more heavy scenes.
Acting: 10/10- The acting is this is fantastic on all parts. Yo Kimiko and Sakurai Sho especially played the respective parts of a patiently struggling teacher and her most troublesome student amazingly well- there are some scenes acted by these two which I personally couldn't tear my eyes from.
Music: 8/10- I'm not very good at recalling soundtracks etc, but to my recollection all of the music in this was nicely done and fitted the atmosphere well.
Re-watch value: 9/10- I myself have already re-watched this special at least twice I believe (and some scenes several times), so the only reason I didn't give this a full ten was because other people may not feel quite the same way.
Overall: 9/10- The only reason I didn't give this a perfect score is because I don't do so unless a drama is practically perfect. This comes close (a 9.7 on my own scoring system), but it doesn't quite reach a 10.0 standard. Altogether, though, it's an absolutely amazing watch. Although a certain scene did have me cringing somewhat... (I'll leave it to you to find out why though :P)
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