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Drama: Gekokujo Juken
Romaji: Gekokujo Juken
Japanese: 下剋上受験
Director: Ryosuke Fukuda
Writer: Shinichi Sakurai (novel), Kazuyuki Morosawa
Network: TBS
Episodes: ??
Release Date: January, 2017 --
Runtime: Fridays 22:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Shinichi Sakurai (Sadao Abe) is married to Kanako (Kyoko Fukada) and they have a daughter named Kaori (Mikuu Yamada). Both, Shinichi and Kanako received only a middle school level education. Even though they don't have much money, they are a happy family. At work though, Shinichi experiences effects of only having a middle school education.
One day, Shinichi sees Kaori’s poor score for a national test. He freaks out and decides to improve Kaori's education. Thus, 41-year-old Shinichi begins studying with Kaori and instructs her for the upcoming middle school entrance exam.
Notes
Based on the novel "Gekokujo Juken" by Shinichi Sakurai (published July 18, 2014 by Sankei Shinbun Syuppan). The story is based on the true story of author Shinichi Sakurai.
Mikuu Yamada was selected for the daughter role after taking part in auditions involving 250 applicants.
Cast
Sadao Abe - Shinichi Sakurai
Kyoko Fukada - Kanako Sakurai
Mikuu Yamada - Kaori Sakurai
Wakadanna - Matsuo
Sarutoki Minagawa - Takei
Kohki Okada - Umemoto
Yosuke Kawamura - Sugiyama
Fuka Koshiba - Midori Koyama
Jun Kaname - Naohiro Tokugawa
Shunsuke Kazama - Tetsuya Narazaki
Kaoru Kobayashi - Kazuo Sakurai
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