Gokusen (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Gokusen is a drama and comedy series.

What it’s about. Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.

Who’s in it. Gokusen stars Yukie Nakama as Kumiko Yamaguchi, Katsuhisa Namase as Goro Sawatari, Jun Matsumoto as Shin Sawada and Haruma Miura as Ren Kazama, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Gokusen sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Gokusen page.

If you liked it. Fans of Gokusen tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.