Blackboard (2012)
Blackboard is a 2012 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Yūko Natori, Rie Miyazawa and Yuko Oshima.
"Blackboard ~ Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~," revolves around teachers in different time periods having to deal with the problems of that era. The first episode stars Sakurai as Shirahama, a junior high school teacher who taught his students about "dying for your country" during wartime. After later losing his right arm in the war, he returns to teaching but is burdened and conflicted by what he taught his students in the past. The second episode of "Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~" stars Sato Koichi as a teacher during the 1980s having to deal with school violence. Shida Mirai plays a delinquent student, and Kanjiya Shihori plays another teacher at the school. Set in modern-day Japan, tackles the story of forbidden teacher-student relationships. Matsushita Nao plays a devoted English teacher who's offering personal lessons for a pupil (played by Kamiki Ryunosuke), who barely can read or write.
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What is Blackboard about?
"Blackboard ~ Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~," revolves around teachers in different time periods having to deal with the problems of that era. The first episode stars Sakurai as Shirahama, a junior high school teacher who taught his students about "dying for your country" during wartime. After later losing his right arm in the war, he returns to teaching but is burdened and conflicted by what he taught his students in the past. The second episode of "Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~" stars Sato Koichi as a teacher during the 1980s having to deal with school violence. Shida Mirai plays a delinquent student, and Kanjiya Shihori plays another teacher at the school. Set in modern-day Japan, tackles the story of forbidden teacher-student relationships. Matsushita Nao plays a devoted English teacher who's offering personal lessons for a pupil (played by Kamiki Ryunosuke), who barely can read or write.
When was Blackboard released?
Blackboard was released on 5 April 2012.
How many episodes does Blackboard have?
Blackboard has 3 episodes across 3 seasons.
Cast
- Yūko Natori as Shirahama Masa
- Rie Miyazawa as Shirahama Hisako
- Yuko Oshima as Ichihara Takami
- Aoi Nakamura as Baba Takefumi
- Kinya Kitaoji as Shioda Akinori
- Sho Sakurai as Shirahama Shohei
- Fujiko Kojima
- Shota Sometani
- Fuku Suzuki
- Koichi Sato as Akira Goto
- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Masaki Omiya
- Nao Matsushita as Momoko Takizawa
