The first promo for the 2012 remake of the GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Jdrama series starring Exile's band member Akira as the titular character. The series will premiere starting this July.
Miori Takimoto (Higanjima) will play the Azusa Fuyutsuki, and Hitomi Kuroki (20th Century Boys, Dark Water) will play Sakurai Ryoko, the principal who believes in Onizuka's teaching abilities. Click here for the complete list of cast.
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka follows the story of Onizuka Eikichi, a graduate of a third-rate University and the leader of a motorcycle gang and have a lifelong dream to become a teacher. After being hired by a seemingly eccentric director, Onizuka begins his unconventional way of teaching a hopeless group of troublemakers.
The series will premiere on the Fuji TV network this July 3rd, and will run every Tuesdays at the 10 PM timeslot.
