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Thursday 15 March 2007

Koukou kyoushi 1993

The life of Takao Hamura has been a series of embarrassing events beyond his control (discovers his soon to be bride is cheating on him and calls the wedding off, to then learn that he lost his advancement perspectives with her dad at his job, etc..). Yet his fate is sealed when he falls in love with one of his students (Mayu Ninomiya), with a passion that seems to only intensify in the face of society's rules and expectations. Mayu and her father share a dark and painful secret behind their plain appearances. Mayu's friend Naoko is being the victim of a crazy

Now posting the Japanese drama, "Koukou kyoushi 1993" aka "High School Teacher". If you’ve seen this drama, feel free to rate it and let us know what you thought of it in your comment.

Main Cast
Sanada Hiroyuki
Sakurai Sachiko
Kyomoto Masaki
Mochida Maki
Akai Hidekazu

Year Aired: 2001
Genre : Renzoku drama

Episodes: 11

Synopsis: The life of Takao Hamura has been a series of embarrassing events beyond his control (discovers his soon to be bride is cheating on him and calls the wedding off, to then learn that he lost his advancement perspectives with her dad at his job, etc..). Yet his fate is sealed when he falls in love with one of his students (Mayu Ninomiya), with a passion that seems to only intensify in the face of society's rules and expectations. Mayu and her father share a dark and painful secret behind their plain appearances. Mayu's friend Naoko is being the victim of a crazy but very popular English Teacher, Fujimura-sensei This drama explores the complex emotions that lead to forbidden paths of infatuation.

NOTE: Not for the faint of heart, this drama contains scene depicting taboos like incest, homosexuality, abortion and some of the caracters are even more twisted than in the subsequent series that occurs 20 years later (Koukou
Kyoushi 2003).