GTO: The Movie

1999 1h 48m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 38

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Great Teacher Onizuka is back, using his unorthodox brand of inspiration and education as a substitute teacher in a depressed small town in Hokkaido.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takashi Sorimachi
Eikichi Onizuka
Rena Tanaka
Ayano Katsuragi
Norika Fujiwara
Kaoru Kitajima
Hideyuki Kasahara
Ichikawa Raku
Toshihito Ito
Inuzuka
Isao Natsuyagi
Keisuke Katsuragi
Keiko Toda
Mitaen
Takashi Ukaji
Kudo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masayuki Suzuki
Writers: Tôru Fujisawa, Mitsuru Tanabe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Great Teacher Onizuka (Live Action) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Takashi Sorimachi and Rena Tanaka and Norika Fujiwara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0315870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masayuki Suzuki directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Great Teacher Onizuka (Live Action) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Takashi Sorimachi and Rena Tanaka and Norika Fujiwara carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0315870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: GTO: The Movie (1999)

Part of

Great Teacher Onizuka (Live Action) Collection

Collection of Live-Action movie Great Teacher Onizuka. Onizuka, who was a former motorcycle gang member turned high-school teacher is assigned to a private academy full of troubled students.