Gokusen
Created by Kozueko Morimoto
On Nippon TV
A high-energy comedy-drama about an idealistic yakuza heiress teaching delinquent high schoolers, built on the warmth of unlikely bonds forming between a tough teacher and troubled students.
Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math teacher. Having high hopes for her students, her world turned up side down when she finds out that she'll be teaching the class 3-D the hardest class to take care of. Class 3-D is a bunch of students who looks more like delinquents and trouble makers. The students show no respect to teachers nor a little kindness. Each and every student doesn't like teacher for almost everyone has no good memories of them. The leader of the class is Sawada Shin. He is well respected for there are rumors that he beat a teacher to death. The students try there hardest to bully and make fun of her so she'll quit but all there efforts went to waste because Yamaguchi ain't an ordinary Teacher. Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to Oedo group, a yakuza clan. Even though everyone in there clan wants her to the next leader, she made up her mind and so everyone accepted it.
Where to watch
- StreamNetflix, Prime Video
Questions people ask
Does Gokusen leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Gokusen easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is Gokusen sad? Barely. Less sad than 75% of series.
Is Gokusen scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Is Gokusen violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Gokusen
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Gokusen
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Gokusen, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Gokusen, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Gokusen, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
