Date: From 9.00 p.m., 21 August 2021
Original Work: Kenritsu! Sai Charenji Gakkou, Seito ga Jinsei o Yarinaoseru Gakkou by Kurokawa Shoko
Scriptwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie (#RemoLove, Scarlet, Haha ni Naru)
Director: Hirakawa Yuichiro
Cast: Hirano Sho, Hamabe Minami, Kitamura Yukiya, Inowaki Kai, Yokouchi Ami, Shinohara Ryoko (guest star), Ito Hideaki, Kunimura Jun, Sakai Wakana, Michieda Shunsuke, Itagaki Rihito, Sakurada Hiyori
Synopsis: Kiyama Soichi (Hirano Sho) and Okabe Kaoruko (Hamabe Minami) are new teachers in their 20s who have just started their first day of the new school term at Makio High School. It is a prefectural school at the bottom of the heap with some 40 students, which is approximately the size of a class, dropping out of the school each year. Kiyama and Kaoruko are taken aback by the terrible attitude of the students. However, the school’s principal Yoshioka Hiroshi (Kunimura Jun) and teachers welcome these students with smiles and are not harsh with them. Vice principal Harada Kenya (Ito Hideaki) also does not get angry with Konoha Rikuya (Michieda Shunsuke), a third-year student who rides into the gym on a motorbike. Both Kiyama and Kaoruko feel indignant. But the teachers tell the two of them what matters most is having the students come to school every day. In fact, these students face an unfortunate reality and need assistance. They have been hurt, drained or given up due to difficult family circumstances. The teachers have a “disarmament” strategy, supporting and helping students who have no where else to go besides this school – the failures in this unequal society. They try to transform Makio High School into one where students can get a second chance at life and give them hope for the future.
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