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Suzuki Sensei
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Suzuki Sensei

2013-01-12 · 124 min · ★ 7.8

Drama

Teacher Akira Suzuki breaks away from long-held customs and norms at his school. He tries hard to have the ideal classroom by using his own "Suzuki method". The new semester begins. His homeroom 2-A class is about to have a student council election and preparations for a school festival. A man then takes a female student hostage...

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Production details

Directors
Hayato Kawai
Production companies
Futabasha, TV Tokyo, KADOKAWA Shoten, Robot Communications, dentsu, miracle VOiCE, TV Osaka, GYAO, Warner Music Japan
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroki HasegawaHiroki HasegawaAkira Suzuki
Asami UsudaAsami UsudaAsami Hata
Tao TsuchiyaTao TsuchiyaSomi Ogawa
Honoka YahagiHonoka YahagiKana Nakamura
Tomoko TabataTomoko TabataTeacher Rika Momoi
Shigeru SaikiShigeru SaikiPrincipal
DendenDendenTeacher Tatsuo Kawano
Yasuko TomitaYasuko TomitaTeacher Taruko
Jutta YukiJutta YukiTeacher Tsuzuki
So YamanakaSo YamanakaTeacher Okada
Masahiro TodaMasahiro TodaTeacher Kenji Ishigaki
Shiiko UtagawaShiiko UtagawaTeacher Goi
Kaoru SawayamaTeacher Yuri Makidani
Shunsuke KazamaShunsuke KazamaYuji Katsuno
Kenta HamanoKenta HamanoMitsuru Tanabe
Masataka KubotaMasataka KubotaYoshio Shiroi
Yuiko KariyaYuiko KariyaMinory Taira
Ayano KudoAyano KudoMari Kanda
Ai YamaguchiRisa Tsuchida
Toko MiuraToko MiuraAkira Kabayama

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