Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP (2005)
Overview
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 enroll in the school during it's first year accepting delinquents. 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.
Cast
Sho Sakurai
Yoshiie Hiroyuki
Kimiko Yo
Ando Yukiko [Teacher]
Shota Matsuda
Takahashi Noriyuki
Natsuki Harada
Kanai Shiho
Shunsuke Kazama
Mukai Kenji
Ryo Kimura
Izumi Mamoru
Sei Hiraizumi
Igaue Naoki
Guts Ishimatsu
Onodera Takashi
Kiyoshi Nishikawa
Sakuraba Sadao
Baku Ohwada
Yoshiie Toshio
Keizo Kanie
Takahashi Jinichi
Yoshie Ichige
Kanai Sayoko
Yoshio Harada
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