35-sai no Koukousei

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35-sai no Koukousei
35-sai no Koukousei.jpg
Also known asNo Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
GenreSchool Life, Slice of life, Drama
StarringRyoko Yonekura
Junpei Mizobata
Tetsuya Watari
Narrated byRikiya Koyama
Ending theme"Flower Song" by EXILE[1]
ComposerMasaru Yokoyama
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes11 episodes
Production
Production locationsTokyo, Japan
Running timeSaturday at 21:00-21:54 (JST)
Release
Original networkNTV
Original release13 April (2013-04-13) –
22 June 2013 (2013-06-22)
External links
Website

35-sai no Koukousei (35歳の高校生, lit. No Dropping Out -Back to School at 35-[2]) is a 2013 NTV Japanese television drama, starring Ryoko Yonekura and Junpei Mizobata. It aired from 13 April 2013 to 22 June 2013 with a total of 11 episodes.

Synopsis[]

The drama centers around how a 35 year old changes the school and influences her classmates’ lives while dealing with the dark reality of today’s high schools, including bullying and skipping school.[3][4]

Plot[]

During the new semester in April, a woman suddenly appeared at Kunikida High. She was to be a new student in a class for 3rd year high school students. The other students in the class wondered who she truly was, and what her true intention for going back to school at 35 years old was. She did what ordinary high school students were expected to do, i.e. wearing school uniform and doing homework. However, she was clearly different. She went to school in an expensive car. During break time, she smoked with a teacher. After school, she drank beer. No one knows what she was up to, but they know, she was able to change people. She questioned the system and fought to change it. She tried to solve the problems faced by high school students, for example, bullying. She helped her classmates and befriended them, whilst trying to survive high school and put her tragic past behind her. Nevertheless, there is no secret that can be kept forever, and eventually the truth had to be let out... even if that meant having to confront her past.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Faculty Members[]

Class 3-A[]

Guest Cast[]

  • (episode 1)
  • as Rina Hasegawa’s father (episode 1)
  • as Rina Hasegawa’s mother (episode 1)
  • as a high school teacher (episode 1)
  • as a news reporter (episode 1)
  • Marie Ueda as a news reporter (episode 1)
  • Takashi Ukaji as Ai Yamashita's father (episode 2)
  • as a police Officer (episode 2)
  • as the woman Ai tries to steal from (episode 2)
  • as a parent (episode 2)
  • as a parent (episode 2)
  • as a parent (episode 2)
  • (episode 2)
  • Shoji Kamata (episode 2)

Production Credits[]

  • Screenwriters: Yamaura Masahiro, Takahashi Yuya
  • Chief Producer: Ohira Futoshi
  • Producers: Ikeda Kenji, Akimoto Takayuki, Taka Aki
  • Directors:Sakuma Noriyoshi, Nagumo Seiichi, Nishino Maki
  • Music: Yokoyama Masaru

Episode Ratings[]

Episode Broadcast Date Ratings
(Kanto Region) [5]
01 13 April 2013 14.7%
02 20 April 2013 12.9%
03 27 April 2013 15.1%
04 4 May 2013 14.7%
05 11 May 2013 12.9%
06 18 May 2013 12.1%
07 25 May 2013 11.3%
08 1 June 2013 12.7%
09 8 June 2013 9.9%
10 15 June 2013 13.1%
11 22 June 2013 14.7%
Average 13.3%

References[]

  1. ^ (in Japanese) そのお話をもとにこの『Flower Song』は、一人一人の命を、花に例え、冬から春になる、色鮮やかなイメージを、歌にしました。
  2. ^ http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2013/05/no-dropping-out--back-to-school-at-35-.html
  3. ^ Production press conference of "35-sai no Koukousei". Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ^ (in Japanese) 米倉涼子“同級生”を絶賛「かなり嫌い　怖くて泣いてました」. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  5. ^ (in Japanese) 全放送回と平均の出典。35歳の高校生 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能、。 Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-06-24.

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