Name: Gokusen (live-action) Genre: Comedy, Drama, School Life Year: 2002 Rating: Must See Yamaguchi Kumiko is the heir to a Yakuza clan however has always had the dream to become a school teacher. Giving up the responsibility of the next head of the Oedo Family Yamaguchi sets her sights for a position at Shirokin Gakuen. As the homeroom teacher for the class 3-D she is anything but a conventional teacher. However her class is no ordinary class either, it is a class full of delinquents with their leader Shin Sawada a boy who doesn't trust teachers. Whilst attempting to keep her family ties secret from her students as well as the teachers Yamaguchi known as "Yankumi" by her students tries her best in keeping her students out of trouble. Her goal is to see everyone in her class graduate but this is no easy task as her students are constantly getting into trouble and face expulsion.
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