is a

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Japanese film directed by

Yōji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (''The Twilight Samurai'', ''The Hidden Blade'' and '' Love and Honor''). Biography He was born in Osaka, but due to his father's job ...

. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

Synopsis

A cantankerous but loveable high school teacher teaches a night school in a poor neighborhood for adult students on the fringes of Japanese society.

Cast

Toshiyuki Nishida is a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for '' The Silk Road'' (1988) and ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 6'' (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for '' Get Up!'' and '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (200 ...

* Eiko Shinya *

Keiko Takeshita Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子 ''Takeshita Keiko''; born on September 15, 1953 in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She starred in the Japanese version of '' From Up on Poppy Hill'' as Hana Matsuzaki. Filmography Film *'' Blue Ch ...

* Nae Yuuki *

Kunie Tanaka was a Japanese actor. Tanaka first made a name for himself as the lecherous antagonist of the ''Wakadaishō'' series (1961–1981) of films. He is also well-known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza films, namely the '' Battles Without Hono ...

Kiyoshi Atsumi Kiyoshi Atsumi (渥美清 ''Atsumi Kiyoshi''), born Yasuo Tadokoro (田所康雄 ''Tadokoro Yasuo'', 10 March 1928 – 4 August 1996), was a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, and started his career in 1951 as a comedian at a strip-show the ...

Masato Hagiwara is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player. Biography When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in the fourth grade, and was th ...

* Yuri Nakae * Hiroshi Kanbe * Senri Oe *

Takashi Sasano is a Japanese actor. Career Sasano has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films '' Bright Future'' (2003) and '' Before We Vanish'' (2017). He also appeared in Amir Naderi's 2011 film ''Cut''. Filmography Film * '' Tora-san's Island Encounter'' ( ...

Shinya Owada is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is represented with Horipro Booking Agency. He rusticated from Waseda University First Literature Department. Biography Owada is the youngest son of three children. (he has an older brother an ...

* Kayako Sono * Jiro Sakagami *

Kei Suma Kei Suma ( ja, すまけい; 4 September 1935 – 7 December 2013) was a Japanese film and television actor, whose career spanned 25 years. Born on Kunashir Island under Japanese rule, Suma began his acting career in 1985. He was best known fo ...

Reception

At the 1994 Japan Academy Prize the film won the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, Rookie of the Year and the Popularity Award. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Lighting Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Editing.

Gakko series

* ''A Class to Remember'' (1993) * '' Gakko II'' (1996) * ''Gakko III'' (1998) * ''Jyu Gosai Gakko IV'' (2000)

References

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* * * * * * * 1993 films 1993 drama films Films directed by Yoji Yamada Japanese drama films 1990s Japanese-language films Shochiku films Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada Films scored by Isao Tomita 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-drama-film-stub