GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) is a 1998 Japanese Fuji-tv production based on the popular same titled comic.
GTO was a great hit in Japan and one of the all-time most popular Japanese series in Asia. The 12-episodes tv drama starred Sorimachi Takashi, Matsushima Nanako and a bunch of young talents.
The storyline..
Onizuka Eikichi (Sorimachi Takashi) is a graduate from poor rated university and a former bike-gang-leader. Onizuka greatest dream is to become a high school teacher, partly due to his love for “teaching”, but also for the chance to peep on high school girls.
Onizuka opportunity came when a high school principal sees Onizuka as a perfect choice to tackle the disciplinary problems at one of the troublesome class. And here it comes, the Teacher Onizuka.
On his first day to school, Onizuka met fellow teacher, Fuyutsuki Azusa (Matsushima Nanako) and fell in love at the first sight.. but left a bad impression with her.
Although the students distaste Onizuka at the beginning, but Onizuka used a lot of unconventional “teaching” to gain the trust of the students, and his passion and love for the students gradually melt their barrier and form a great bond of teacher-student relationship.
Fuyutsuki Azusa is the first teacher to see the passion behind the outrageous act of Onizuka, and despite some bad impression at the beginning she accepted Onizuka’s love in the end.
GTO is based on a comic, thus it’s understandable that the stories and acting are outrageous and extreme.
It was however the laughter and heart warming in the series that makes it immensely popular. Lots of Japanese students at that time wished that they have a teacher like Onizuka.
Sorimachi Takashi played the character of Onizuka Eikichi to the perfection, and the bunch of young actors/actress lively performance make this a truely enjoyable comedy.
The tv series also match-made Sorimachi Takashi and Matsushima Nanako, they are now husband and wife.
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March 26th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
I loved this show^__^
If you’re interested in Takashi Sorimachi, please visit:
romance.altervista.org/sorimachi/
it’s the new fansite about him!!
April 2nd, 2006 at 3:35 am
Hi Martina, GTO is a great show, happy to see that Takashi Sorimashi still has his fans nowadays.
May 19th, 2006 at 10:54 am
I would like se the film here in the philippines would you please encorporate with gma 7 kapuso network for the tv series GTO. I really love it’s anime film shown here in the philippines but now i want to see the series of the GTO. Just like Gokusen it was a really great show i love watching it and so as the filipino viewers.
May 19th, 2006 at 11:08 am
Izumi.. I don’t have the power to ask any network to show any tv series.. I am just a simple guy who writes about the things I like, such as GTO.
June 30th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
[...] I always believe the best teacher is something like Great Teacher Onizuka from the popular Japanese drama and anime. Well, not to that extreme but teachers that can build rapport with students are normally the best. [...]
October 31st, 2006 at 12:54 pm
[...] Some of Nanako’s popular TV drama series include “Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO),” “Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji,” “Koori no sekai,” “Hyakunen no Monogatari,” “Yamato Nadeshiko” and “Hana Yori Dango” etc. [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
G.T.O is simply the best i just realized last nite that my sister had got this drama series, i watched it from then till now finally over T_T, anyway the manga is definitely the best i’ve ever read, the first time i read it was going to a library during studying for an exam lol i was hooked right away sadly the library only had 1 – 12 i think, ( there’s like 20ish total ) so i was cut off half way till now, the tv drama is base on the manga but sorta squashed some characters into one, kinda like Initial D the movie ( by hk ) oh well i still rate the drama 10/10 considering it’s more then 5 ish yrs old and still can make me laugh ( hard ) =]=] thumbs up. also thanks to this website i found out the starring male and female characters got married? that’s wondering, hope it’ll be an eternal love. =]=]=]
November 21st, 2006 at 9:02 am
Glad you like the drama Kwo. GTO is indeed one of the best J-drama ever.
True that the leading male and female got married, they even have a baby now… wish them eternal love as well.
February 17th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
this drama is so interisting…….ilike it very much
July 8th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Hi all!
I can’t be bothered with anything these days, but shrug. I just don’t have anything to say recently.
G’night
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Hi
Hello, my compliments for your nice website!
Bye
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:03 pm
tolikimer… thank you.
September 12th, 2007 at 4:00 am
Hi
Very very good site! You are doing great job.
G’night
May 12th, 2008 at 11:06 am
i love this show
May 12th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I watched this series first time in 2001 and absolutely loved it. Last weekend my brother gave me the dvd so I rewatch it. And i feel like I fall in love with GTO again. The story is entertaining, the theme song is great and the performance of all actors are incredibly magnificent. The teacher who can die for his students is a touching story not to mention the hilarious and comedy stuff in the show. On the top of that, I love the implied romance beneath in it.
Not many Japanese series I watched emphasize on boy-girl relationship, they are more reality i.e., work & life determination and target of your life. But GTO gave the audience the love element though. The relationship between Onisuka and Fujisuki is totally adorable and beautiful. I love the last scene when they hug each other at the runway I feel like there are a hundred of butterflies in my stomach. These two actors had a vast chemistry together. The first moment those two met is such a cutie. Onisuka smiles naturally without stupid act (I even think not only Onisuka but Sorimashi smile too.). No wonder they married.
Anybody has more information about their love lifes? Please let me know.
June 16th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
HoPE we wILL c De NeW sEAson!!!!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
moshi moshi ano sugoi eiga daisuki =)!!! nanako chan daisuki ^^