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Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP
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Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP

2005-03-27 · 117 min · Not rated

Drama

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.

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Top Cast

Sho SakuraiSho SakuraiYoshiie Hiroyuki
Kimiko YoKimiko YoAndo Yukiko [Teacher]
Shota MatsudaShota MatsudaTakahashi Noriyuki
Natsuki HaradaNatsuki HaradaKanai Shiho
Shunsuke KazamaShunsuke KazamaMukai Kenji
Ryo KimuraRyo KimuraIzumi Mamoru
Sei HiraizumiSei HiraizumiIgaue Naoki
Guts IshimatsuGuts IshimatsuOnodera Takashi
Kiyoshi NishikawaKiyoshi NishikawaSakuraba Sadao
Baku OhwadaBaku OhwadaYoshiie Toshio
Keizo KanieKeizo KanieTakahashi Jinichi
Yoshie IchigeYoshie IchigeKanai Sayoko
Yoshio HaradaYoshio HaradaIwazaki Tooru [Teacher]

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