Fuji TV will be making a remake of popular drama gGTO (Great Teacher Onizuka)h starring EXILEfs performer AKIRA. Recently, more cast members for the upcoming drama have been revealed.
Revealed cast members include Takimoto Miori as the heroine gFuyutsuki Azusah, Shirota Yu as gDanma Ryujih (Onizukafs friend and manager of a cafe), Yamamoto Yusuke as gSaejima Toshiyukih (Onizukafs friend and police officer), Tayama Ryosei as the head teacher gUchiyamada Hiroshih, and Kuroki Hitomi as the principal gSakurai Ryoko.h Also, Kawaguchi Haruna, Takada Sho (Johnnyfs Jr.), Morimoto Shintaro (Johnnyfs Jr.), and Nakagawa Taishi have been added to the cast as students in Onizukafs class.
gGTOh is originally Fujisawa Torufs popular manga, which was serialized on gWeekly Shonen Magazineh during 1997 to 2002, and it was adapted as a drama series starring Sorimachi Takashi back in 1998. The drama series became a big hit as it received an average rating of 28.3 % (in Kanto region). It was also made into a movie in 1999.
This time, gGTOhs new series gGTO -SHONAN 14DAYS- h (serialized on gWeekly Shonen Magazineh during 2009 ~ 2011) will also be included in the story. The realistic, universal themes like bullying, conflicts with parents, love, abuse, dreams for the future.
gGTOh will start airing in July on Fuji TV.
Just a sidenote: Akanishi Jin was originally supposed to play Onizuka but as another punishment for his marriage/fatherhood adventures he got canned from this as well. Poor Jin, just can't get a break!! :P
On September 11th, it was announced that the remake of eGTOe (Fuji TV) is going to return with a two-hour special episode in October.
The eGTOf remake stars EXILEfs AKIRA as eOnizuka Eikichif and just aired its final episode on the 11th. In the upcoming special, he will have to face corrupt politicians to protect the children of an orphanage thatfs on the verge of getting closed.
The special will be set several months after the events in the drama. eOnizukaf gets wind of the imminent closure of the eSmile Duckf (eWhite Swanf in the original manga) orphanage due to a certain town development plan and some conflicts of interest for the politicians involved. Of course, he canft just let that happen, and together with his students from class 2-4, hefs going all out in order to protect the orphanage.
Most of the actors from the drama will reprise their roles in the special, including Takimoto Miori, Kuroki Hitomi, Shirota Yu, Yamamoto Yusuke, Kawaguchi Haruna, and so on.
Some new characters from the manga are also going to appear in the special, albeit with small changes as is common for a remake. eFujisaki Shinomif is a woman working at the orphanage who is secretly in love with Onizuka. eWakui Mayuf is a very handsome student who excels in studies and sports. eMayuf recently became a member of class 2-4, but he used to live in the said orphanage until he was adopted by a man who is now a candidate for Prime Minister in the upcoming elections. There will also be a character named eAgehaf who grew up in the same orphanage as eMayuf and will do anything to protect him. The cast members for these new characters have yet to be announced.
Fuji TV will air the special episode at 9:00pm on October 2nd.
FUJI TV to air another 'GTO' special after New Year
On November 16th, Fuji TV announced that they are going to air another special episode of the popular drama remake eGTOe starring EXILEfs AKIRA. The new special is titled eGTO Oshogatsu Special (tentative)e (lit. eGTO New Yearfs Day Specialf) and is going to air on January 2nd, 2013.
eGTO Oshogatsu Specialf is already the second special after eGTO Aki mo Oni Abare Speciale which aired this fall. This time teacher eOnizuka Eikichif (AKIRA) and his friends have to search for the mother who abandoned her three-year-old baby. Moreover they have to deal with a bomb that is creating quite a panic. Meanwhile they are being observed by a mysterious man who will be played by fellow EXILE member MATSU.
Popular gravure idol and eerotic queenf Dan Mitsu, who is currently portraying a masochistic woman in the movie eWatashi no Dorei ni Narinasaie alongside actor Itao Itsuji, is also going to make an appearance as a hostess in the special.
The rest of the cast will be made up of the same actors who already participated in the drama.
Fujisawa Tooru's new serialization 'GTO Paradise Lost' will begin in the April 14th edition of Young Magazine Volume 20.
'GTO' was serialized in Gekkan Shounen Magazine from 1997 to 2002. Since then, 'GTO SHONAN 14 DAYS' was serialized from 2009 to 2011 then 'GT-R' in 2011.
Additionally, Kansai TV/Fuji TV will air a new 'GTO' drama series starting in July. The setting will shift from Kichijoji to Onizuka's hometown Shonan, where he will temporarily teach at his alma mater. 'Onizuka' will be played by AKIRA, 'Danma Ryuji' by Shirota Yu, 'Saejima Toshiyuki' by Yamamoto Yusuke, 'Uchiyamada Hiroshi' by Tayama Ryosei, and 'Sakurai Yoshiko' by Kuroki Hitomi.
Source: Comic natalie
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