"GTO Resurrection" will be broadcast on April 1st, starring Takashi Sorimachi

The school drama "GTO" starring Takashi Sorimachi has been revived after 26 years. Fuji TV announced that the special TV series "GTO Resurrection" will be broadcast on April 1, 2024! Onizuka Eikichi will continue to be played by Takashi Sorimachi, with Okazaki Sae, Kote Shinya, Yagi Rikako, Hata Meiyu, Hinata Wataru, and Suzuki Kousuke participating in the cast.

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Regarding playing the role of Eikichi Onizuka again, Takashi Sorimachi revealed that he had been invited to return to "GTO" many times, but he felt that it would be meaningful to restart the series at this time.

After 26 years, Sorimachi Takashi played Eikichi Onizuka again. He is now a father of two children. He said he was curious about how he could interpret Eikichi Onizuka now, and what kind of chemical reaction Onizuka would have with the new generation of students. These were the key factors in his decision to take the role.

"GTO"

The content describes the story of Onizuka Eikichi, who was originally a bad boy, becoming a teacher because he wanted to get close to young female high school students, but he became a junior high school teacher and what happened with his students. Onizuka Eikichi was assigned to the third grade 4 class, which was famous for bullying teachers. All teachers in the school regarded teaching this class as a nightmare. The class members were crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and would expel new teachers in various cruel ways, and even forced some teachers to commit suicide. After Onizuka Eikichi taught, the students in this class gradually changed their style, and the reasons hidden behind the class and their persecution of teachers also surfaced...