Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu

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Details
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Title (romaji): Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu
Title (English): Homeroom on the Beachside
Format: Renzoku
Genre: School drama
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2008-Jul-21 to 2008-Sep
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteiru by UZ


Synopsis
Oda Yuji plays a teacher who guides a group of seniors at a prep school in Shonan, though his character is described as "stupid."


Cast
Oda Yuji as Sakurai Sakutaro
Kitagawa Keiko as Enokido Wakaba
Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Akagi Yasunori
Kichise Michiko as Mayama Haruka
Imai Yuzo (¡ˆä‚䂤‚¼‚¤) as Yoda Norihito
Kobayashi Susumu as Makimura Hajime
Yashima Norito as Shibakusa Shuhei
Toda Keiko as Hasebe Kyoka
Kohinata Fumiyo as Kamiya Ryunosuke


Class 3-1
Okada Masaki as Negishi Hiroki
Kitano Kii as Shirosaki Riku
Hamada Gaku as Tabata Hachiro
Yoshitaka Yuriko as Yashima Akari
Tomiura Satoshi as Kusunoki Yamato
Kagimoto Akira (Œ®–{‹P) as Higaki Moichi
Tanimura Mitsuki as Sawamizu Hana
Yamamoto Yusuke as Kawabe Eiji
Kurose Manami as Takabayashi Yuna
Nakamura Yuichi as Misaki Masayuki
Omasa Aya (‘吭ˆº) as Tsugihara Yukino
Kaku Kento (‰ê—ˆŒ«l) as Banno Keigo
Maeda Atsuko as Funaki Mayu
Kutsuna Shiori (š“ߎ¬—¢) as Fujisawa Risa

Hiiragi Ko (•AŽq)
Saito Ryo (âV“¡—É)
Ito Miki (ˆÉ“¡–¢Šó)
Tokano Erika (ŒËŠŒb—œ‰À)
Genzaki Tomoe (Œ¹èƒgƒ‚ƒG)
Owada Kensuke (‘å˜a“cŒ’‰î)
Wakana (˜a“Þ)
Nakagawa Shota (’†ìãÄ‘¾)
Goto Kazuo (Œã“¡˜a—Y)
Saiki Risa (Ê–Ø—¢ŽÑ)
Komatsubara Akinori (¬¼Œ´–¾‹I)
Natsuo Sachi (‰Ä¶‚³‚¿)
Matsunaga Kazuya (¼‰iˆêÆ)
Okawa Masahiro
Kinomoto Minehiro (–؃m–{—ä_)


Production Credits
Screenwriter: Sakamoto Yuji
Producer: Murase Ken (‘º£Œ’)
Directors: Wakamatsu Setsuro, Tanimura Masaki
Music: Hattori Takayuki


Official Site
http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/sun-ocean/index.html

Yet another classroom drama? :sweat:

And cori-chan's fave, Oda Yuji??


Pass. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:Yet another classroom drama? :sweat:

And cori-chan's fave, Oda Yuji??


Pass. :bleh:

I was thinking the same thing. I just watched the first episode and it kinda reminded me of GTO. Honestly though, I found it rather enjoyable and I was feeling rather good at the end. If you do intend to watch, leave your GTO comparisons at the door or else you'll end up ripping this one apart. If anyting, it's always fun to watch Kitagawa Keiko grimace. Nice cover song of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by UZ.

Takoyama wrote:I was thinking the same thing. I just watched the first episode and it kinda reminded me of GTO. Honestly though, I found it rather enjoyable and I was feeling rather good at the end. If you do intend to watch, leave your GTO comparisons at the door or else you'll end up ripping this one apart. If anyting, it's always fun to watch Kitagawa Keiko grimace. Nice cover song of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by UZ.

Not having seen GTO, I have no reference... :sweat:

Though I have seen the first Gokusen, which wasn't much of a classroom drama at all, but more of a JE vehicle (which should've been run off the road before 2 and 3 appeared)...

bmwracer wrote:
Not having seen GTO, I have no reference... :sweat:

Though I have seen the first Gokusen, which wasn't much of a classroom drama at all, but more of a JE vehicle (which should've been run off the road before 2 and 3 appeared)...

Really? I'm surprised you've never seen it. I thought GTO was the shiznit and every once in a while I'll rewatch it. You'll probably will have a laugh of nerdy Oguri Shun in the series. Anyway, Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu couldn't be any worse than Gokusucks.

Takoyama wrote:Anyway, Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu couldn't be any worse than Gokusucks.

Famous last words. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:Yet another classroom drama? :sweat:

And cori-chan's fave, Oda Yuji??


Pass. :bleh:

Fa real. Still, I'll have to get it, because Kitagawa Keiko is in it and I have all her stuff.

Wynter wrote:

Fa real. Still, I'll have to get it, because Kitagawa Keiko is in it and I have all her stuff.

Including her Sailor Mars stuff?

Takoyama wrote:

Including her Sailor Mars stuff?

Yea... :ashamed:

Wynter wrote:

Yea... :ashamed:

Okay, but did you actually buy all the official PGSM dvds and cds?

bmwracer wrote:Yet another classroom drama? :sweat:

And cori-chan's fave, Oda Yuji??


Pass. :bleh:

I usually hate classroom dramas and have an intense dislike for Oda Yuji, but Kohinata Fumiyo's in it. :inlove: And Toda Keiko too, so I'll give this a shot. :mrgreen:

marspeach wrote:

Okay, but did you actually buy all the official PGSM dvds and cds?

No, that I did not do. That reminds me, I haven't listened to the singles lately. >>plays<<

I was rather surprised with it's 20.5% viewer rating. Hmmm?

Takoyama wrote:I was rather surprised with it's 20.5% viewer rating. Hmmm?

Fangirls hopes.

Wynter wrote:

No, that I did not do. That reminds me, I haven't listened to the singles lately. >>plays<<

I did... :sweat:

Takoyama wrote:I was rather surprised with it's 20.5% viewer rating. Hmmm?

The next rating will tell the tale.

I personally like school drama, but I don't know... Oda Yuuji is a really horrible actor IMO, I drop almost all his drama after first episode. And the student cast is... :crazy:

Well, I guess I should watch the first episode before complaining :sweat:

Anime Dad wrote:

The next rating will tell the tale.

Indeed, this drama is in the prime time slot for Fuji TV so alot of people will end up watching the first episode purely based on that. Previous dramas in the slot include Change and Galileo which were both 20+, there are also a few that did not end up faring well(First Kiss and Suppli for example) that had strong starts but then ratings dropped big time after the first couple episodes due to the quality of the drama itself.

sucigam wrote:

Indeed, this drama is in the prime time slot for Fuji TV so alot of people will end up watching the first episode purely based on that. Previous dramas in the slot include Change and Galileo which were both 20+, there are also a few that did not end up faring well(First Kiss and Suppli for example) that had strong starts but then ratings dropped big time after the first couple episodes due to the quality of the drama itself.

Dunno... looks like the tried and true School Drama + Fruityboys Formula. No matter how old the formula is they keep recycling it, hoping for Gokusen 3 type ratings no doubt. :sweat:

not really a fan of Oda Yuji, but since Kitagawa is on it (I'm expecting some comedy), I have it on my watchlist.