TV show

Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B

Name: Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-10-26
Duration: 46 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Tetsuya Takeda, Mari Hoshino, Yasuomi Sano, Masayuki Suzuki, Junpei Morita

3年B組金八先生

1979 46 min / per episode 8 seasons · 173 episodes

Drama

70%

Audience score2 votes on TMDB

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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.

Status: Ended
First air date: 26/10/1979
Original language: Japanese

Main cast

Tetsuya Takeda Kinpachi Sakamoto

Mari Hoshino Otome Sakamoto

Yasuomi Sano Kosaku Sakamoto

Masayuki Suzuki Omori

Junpei Morita Inui

Akio Kaneda Kita

Atsuko Takahata Honda

Ginnojo Yamazaki Endo

Shioli Kutsuna

Mitsuki Takahata

Seasons and episodes

Specials

12 episodes · 1982

Season 1

23 episodes · 1979

Stars popular actor Takeda Tetsuya as an inspirational teacher put in charge of an unruly class of 9th graders. This highly-rated series reveals a rarely-seen side of Japan's educa

Season 2

25 episodes · 1980

This drama offers an enlightening portrayal of the problems faced by junior high students in today's society, from juvenile delinquency and sex to a general crisis of spirit. The s

Season 3

12 episodes · 1988

Kinpachi Sensei 1997

23 episodes · 1995

Kinpachi Sensei, stars popular actor Takeda Tetsuya as an inspirational teacher put in charge of an unruly class of 9th graders. This highly-rated series reveals a rarely-seen side

Kinpachi Sensei 2000

23 episodes · 1999

After an absence of four years Kinpachi Sensei, everyone's favorite teacher, returns to the television screen in a new series. When the series first went into production in 1979, d

Kinpachi Sensei 2002

23 episodes · 2001

Tetsuya Takeda is back for his sixth season as Japan's most dedicated middle school teacher. Sakura Middle School becomes the first school to introduce the new student-guidance sta

Season 7

22 episodes · 2004

Sakamoto was in heated disagreement with Principal Chida over teaching methods. So much so that he was ordered off the Board of Education. But he is back teaching at Sakura Middle

Season 8

22 episodes · 2007

The long awaited 8th season of the "Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B" series is coming back this fall. The original series began airing in 1979, and has conveyed various messages to viewer