Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B

Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B

1979 8 Seasons 173 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Drama

A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.

A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

3rd Year Class B, Kinpachi Sensei

EP 2

Student's Record

EP 3

You're a Naked Venus

EP 4

15 Year Old Mother, Part 1

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15 Year Old Mother, Part 2

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15 Year Old Mother, Part 3

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School Uniform, Long Uniform, Disorderly Uniform

EP 8

Adults in a Children's Squabble

EP 9

How to Like Math

EP 10

Girl's Night Out

EP 11

Ballad for Mother

EP 12

Decision to go to College

EP 13

One Month Before the Exam

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15 Year Old Mother, Part 4

EP 15

10,000 Hours of Studying

EP 16

10 Days Before the Exam

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15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 1

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15 Year Old Mother's Delivery, Part 2

EP 19

The Longest Day, Waiting for Exam Results

EP 20

10 Days Before Graduation, First Love

EP 21

Life Extinguished by Exams

EP 22

Parting Words

EP 23

Goodbye Kinpachi Sensei

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Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B

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Before Graduation Special

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Graduation Special

EP 1

Episode 1

Sakura Middle School management has decided to open a day care center for the elderly using vacant classrooms. Of course

EP 2

Episode 2

Rikiya gets into trouble when he breaks the school windows. His reasons are unclear. He starts working at the day care c

EP 3

Episode 3

Atsushi, an excellent student, collapses at school for no apparent reason. Kenjiro visits him at home, feigning concern,

EP 4

Episode 4

Although Kenjiro plays the innocent in front of his teachers, he continues his pranks behind their backs. When Rikiya dr

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Episode 5

Kinpachi's class must decide what to do for the school's Cultural Festival. Class leaders are nearing the end of their r

EP 6

Episode 6

It's finally time for the Cultural Festival. Overwhelmed by the fervor of their advisor, Mr. Endo, the unity of the stud

EP 7

Episode 7

Asumi declares that she wants to become a star. Getting hints from Barbara, who's been modeling since she was scouted in

EP 8

Episode 8

Atsushi, who has been refusing to go to school, goes to Mr. Nakano's home, and for the first time, he confesses that Ken

EP 9

Episode 9

Kinpachi calls Kenjiro to his home in order to talk to him about Atsushi and the person behind the attack on Mr. Nakano.

EP 10

Episode 10

Kinpachi finds Nakano a teaching position at a non-traditional school. Perhaps he will be able to heal while helping the

EP 11

New Year's Day Special

Kinpachi Sensei submits his resignation after hitting his students! In all the years that Kinpachi has been teaching, he

EP 12

Episode 12

Will Kinpachi really resign his position at Sakura Middle School? Some parents are outraged by the corporal punishment,

EP 13

Episode 13

It's time for the students to take their high school entrance exams. Everyones under a great deal of pressure, and tempe

EP 14

Episode 14

When it comes to his own daughter, Kinpachi does everything he can to discourage her suitors. First there was Endo Sense

EP 15

Episode 15

It's time for the first high school entrance exam results to be announced. Across Japan, students wait with bated breath

EP 16

Episode 16

Kenjiro's brother, a bright scholar who was supposedly studying in the U.S., lands in the hospital. He had been sufferin

EP 17

Episode 17

Kenjiro's family is falling apart. His mother's only thought is to escape from the eyes of the community where she has "

EP 18

Episode 18

The results of the public school entrance exams are announced. Which of the students will pass? Akihiko packs his sleepi

EP 19

Episode 19

With entrance exams over, Kinpachi takes the students to his former student's family ramen restaurant to get a taste of

EP 20

Episode 20

Kenjiro's brother, Yuichiro, is released from the hospital, but he and his mother have a confrontation which goes out of

EP 21

Episode 21

The police interrogates Kenjiro about the stabbing, while Yuichiro and his mother give conflicting accounts. Will Kenjir

EP 22

Before Graduation Special

With graduation day approaching, the 3-B class has a series of special classes, which Kenjiro is unable to attend. His c

EP 23

Graduation Special

A judge will announce Kenjiro's fate three days after the graduation day, which means he will be barred from participati

EP 1

Two Creepy New students

Kinpachi gets two transfer students at the start of the second term. Although the other students try to make them feel w

EP 2

The Darkness in my Heart Runs Deep

Kinpachi's heart is heavy, with two students who just won't fit in, and worry over his son, who has been hospitalized. N

EP 3

At the Time of the Cancer Diagnosis...

Nobuta has been repeatedly tardy. Kinpachi thinks he's just been oversleeping, but in reality, he has family problems. S

EP 4

Yoki Father and Yoki Teacher

Kosaku becomes more emotionally unstable when he learns the truth about his illness. Losing his hair due to chemotherapy

EP 5

Dance! Soran Bushi

When Kinpachi takes a cap which another teacher has knitted for Kosaku to the hospital, Kosaku shows him one that a youn

EP 6

Dad, I Hate You

Kosaku uses a computer to find out all he can about his cancer, so he can fight it. Meanwhile, former 3B students gather

EP 7

Homosexuality and Heterosexuality

During class, Kinpachi confiscates a note the students have been passing around. He is stunned to find that the students

EP 8

Abandoned Children

When the number of case of purse-snatching increases around the school, an anti-crime committee is set up, and former 3B

EP 9

Parents Abandoned by their Children

The students are given mock interviews to prepare for high school entrance exams and Kinpachi is amazed by what he hears

EP 10

We All Live in Distress

Although Ken enjoys the e-mails he's been getting from Nao, he doesn't realize they are from her, and is embarrassed by

EP 11

Am I a Man or a Woman?

One morning, on his way to school, Tadashi finds Mr. Inui's wife Eiko doubled-over on the road. She is about to have her

EP 12

A Testament of Friendship

Tadashi's brother Takeshi shows up out of the blue. When Tadashi begins scolding him, his brother starts beating him up.

EP 13

Class 3B Risshiki Ceremony

Kosaku is placed in isolation again, in order to receive treatment to raise his white blood cell count. Kinpachi worries

EP 14

Spring, When Hope Sprouts

To the great joy of her classmates, Naomi begins coming to school again. But Miki refuses to take the entrance exam, bel

EP 15

The Child Moves in the Belly

The results of the entrance exams cause an uproar at school. In the midst of this, Mr. and Mrs. Inui bring their newborn

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Episode 16

The private school entrance exams are being held today. Yamakoshi and Suga get into an altercation with students from an

EP 17

The Dating Site Trap

Natsumi and Nami post a message on a "dating" website. They immediately receive a response, and agree to meet the boy, w

EP 18

Nao and Masanori Part 1

Two of Kinpachi's students happen to read a magazine article about a school teacher named Narusako, who committed murder

EP 19

Nao and Masanori Part 2

Nao and Mitsuhiro get into a vicious fight over Masanori and his father. Masanori's anger with the magazine that publish

EP 20

Nao and Masanori Part 3

On an Open House day, Kinpachi has his students do a debate on the subject of the magazine's handling of Masanori's stor

EP 21

Nao Tsurumoto

Kinpachi tries to talk Nao into returning to school. He and Ms. Honda plan an exercise in class where the students explo

EP 22

I Will Not Forgive Him

Nao has returned to school, and is slowly being accepted as a boy by everyone in the class, except for Mitsuhiro. Kinpac

EP 23

Goodbye 3B, Goodbye Sakura Junior High School

The school year is drawing to a close, and soon it's time for graduation. To the very end, Kinpachi Sensei has words of

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Worst 3B Ever!!

EP 2

3B vs Yayo's Smile

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Whispering of the Devil

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Kinpachi Finally Outraged!

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Sunao Tsurumoto's Decision to Leave!

New Year's Special

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25th Anniversary Gift Words ~ Goodbye Sakura Junior High School... Tearful Soran Bushi!

Graduation Special

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New Year's Special

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Popular Cast

Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda
Kinpachi Sakamoto
Mari Hoshino
Mari Hoshino
Otome Sakamoto
Yasuomi Sano
Yasuomi Sano
Kosaku Sakamoto
Masayuki Suzuki
Masayuki Suzuki
Omori
Junpei Morita
Junpei Morita
Inui
Akio Kaneda
Akio Kaneda
Kita
Atsuko Takahata
Atsuko Takahata
Honda
Ginnojo Yamazaki
Ginnojo Yamazaki
Endo
Shioli Kutsuna
Shioli Kutsuna
Mitsuki Takahata
Mitsuki Takahata