Episode guide
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B: Kinpachi Sensei 2000
23 episodes · premiered Oct 14, 1999
After an absence of four years Kinpachi Sensei, everyone's favorite teacher, returns to the television screen in a new series. When the series first went into production in 1979, delinquency and on-campus violence were big social problems. Over the years, the pressing problems became truancy and bullying, and more recently, disorderly conduct in classrooms and children with explosive tempers. Kinpachi Sensei returns to the classroom to help teenagers caught between childhood and adulthood, who suffer many social and emotional strains.
- Episode 1: Episode 1 Oct 14, 1999 · 1h 35m Sakura Middle School management has decided to open a day care center for the elderly using vacant classrooms. Of course, the center would be run by professionals. Kinpachi's role is to…
- Episode 2: Episode 2 Oct 21, 1999 · 46m Rikiya gets into trouble when he breaks the school windows. His reasons are unclear. He starts working at the day care center in order to pay for the damages. Of course, that means he…
- Episode 3: Episode 3 Oct 28, 1999 · 46m Atsushi, an excellent student, collapses at school for no apparent reason. Kenjiro visits him at home, feigning concern, to warn him to keep quiet about the incident with Mr. Nakano. The…
- Episode 4: Episode 4 Nov 4, 1999 · 46m Although Kenjiro plays the innocent in front of his teachers, he continues his pranks behind their backs. When Rikiya drops an envelope full of cash, Kenjiro hides it and watches as Rikiya…
- Episode 5: Episode 5 Nov 11, 1999 · 46m Kinpachi's class must decide what to do for the school's Cultural Festival. Class leaders are nearing the end of their rope when the Karate Club members suggest a karate demonstration…
- Episode 6: Episode 6 Nov 18, 1999 · 46m It's finally time for the Cultural Festival. Overwhelmed by the fervor of their advisor, Mr. Endo, the unity of the students of 3B shows signs of crumbling. Kinpachi has his own problems…
- Episode 7: Episode 7 Nov 25, 1999 · 46m Asumi declares that she wants to become a star. Getting hints from Barbara, who's been modeling since she was scouted in the sixth grade, Asumi works toward her goal. Kenjiro and the other…
- Episode 8: Episode 8 Dec 2, 1999 · 46m Atsushi, who has been refusing to go to school, goes to Mr. Nakano's home, and for the first time, he confesses that Kenjiro was behind the delivery of the funeral flowers. Even the attack…
- Episode 9: Episode 9 Dec 9, 1999 · 46m Kinpachi calls Kenjiro to his home in order to talk to him about Atsushi and the person behind the attack on Mr. Nakano. Kenjiro refuses to tattle. The next day, some students catch…
- Episode 10: Episode 10 Dec 16, 1999 · 46m Kinpachi finds Nakano a teaching position at a non-traditional school. Perhaps he will be able to heal while helping these students with their problems. Among the students are three former…
- Episode 11: New Year's Day Special Jan 6, 2000 · 1h 34m Kinpachi Sensei submits his resignation after hitting his students! In all the years that Kinpachi has been teaching, he has been nothing but patient with his students, talking out their…
- Episode 12: Episode 12 Jan 13, 2000 · 46m Will Kinpachi really resign his position at Sakura Middle School? Some parents are outraged by the corporal punishment, and the media have dubbed Kinpachi a "violent teacher," but the…
- Episode 13: Episode 13 Jan 20, 2000 · 46m It's time for the students to take their high school entrance exams. Everyones under a great deal of pressure, and tempers are short. A "love" triangle has Kinjiro and Kinpachi's son…
- Episode 14: Episode 14 Jan 27, 2000 · 46m When it comes to his own daughter, Kinpachi does everything he can to discourage her suitors. First there was Endo Sensei, and now there's Odagiri Sensei. When he discovers Otome wants to…
- Episode 15: Episode 15 Feb 3, 2000 · 46m It's time for the first high school entrance exam results to be announced. Across Japan, students wait with bated breath. Kinpachi, who had prayed to the gods that his son would pass his…
- Episode 16: Episode 16 Feb 10, 2000 · 46m Kenjiro's brother, a bright scholar who was supposedly studying in the U.S., lands in the hospital. He had been suffering from neurosis and acting violently at home. All this, the family…
- Episode 17: Episode 17 Feb 17, 2000 · 46m Kenjiro's family is falling apart. His mother's only thought is to escape from the eyes of the community where she has "lost face" since the truth about her first son came out. Kinpachi…
- Episode 18: Episode 18 Feb 24, 2000 · 46m The results of the public school entrance exams are announced. Which of the students will pass? Akihiko packs his sleeping bag and some food and sets out on a solo journey. Worried that…
- Episode 19: Episode 19 Mar 2, 2000 · 46m With entrance exams over, Kinpachi takes the students to his former student's family ramen restaurant to get a taste of a "real" work situation. Then, an unexpected diner walks into the…
- Episode 20: Episode 20 Mar 9, 2000 · 46m Kenjiro's brother, Yuichiro, is released from the hospital, but he and his mother have a confrontation which goes out of control after Yuichiro grabs a hold of a knife. While trying to…
- Episode 21: Episode 21 Mar 16, 2000 · 46m The police interrogates Kenjiro about the stabbing, while Yuichiro and his mother give conflicting accounts. Will Kenjiro be sent to a correctional facility and miss his graduation? Also…
- Episode 22: Before Graduation Special Mar 23, 2000 · 1h 35m With graduation day approaching, the 3-B class has a series of special classes, which Kenjiro is unable to attend. His classmates make great effort to keep him abreast of the goings-on at…
- Episode 23: Graduation Special Mar 30, 2000 · 1h 48m A judge will announce Kenjiro's fate three days after the graduation day, which means he will be barred from participating in the ceremony. Will he even be allowed to go to high school?…