The Queen's Classroom / Jyoou no Kyoushitsu (SP) DVD

Starring: Naitou Takashi, Izumiya Shigeru, Omi Toshinori, Yuki Amami, Hara Sachie

Language: Japanese

Subtitle: English/Chinese/Malay

Media Type: NTSC, All Regions

No of CDs: 2 DVDs (2 episodes)

Telecast: Apr 2006 (NTV)

Shipping Origin: MALAYSIA

Rating for English subtitled: Good

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This is a special episode of the drama The Queen's Classroom. In this special episode we will find out the past of Maya Akutsu.

Yuki Amami plays Maya Akutsu, a sixth-grade teacher who dresses all in black and is repeatedly referred to as "oni sensei" (the teacher from hell), when, in fact, she seems to be an ultrarealist at heart. The drama focuses on a year in her classroom and, particularly, the effect it has on 12-year-old Kazumi--a nice but mediocre student whose parents want to send her to a private secondary school.

Akutsu-sensei accomplished this feat by introducing a test-based rank and privilege system on the first day. The highest scorers on the Monday morning test get their choice of seats and other perks while the two lowest scorers are burdened with all the chores for the week from blackboard and toilet cleaning to serving lunch. The system also disallows toilet breaks during class because this reflects an inability to manage one's own schedule.