元暴走族リーダーで新米弁護士の桜木建二は、多額な負債を抱えている私立龍山高等学校の経営を立て直すため、進学校への転向を提案する。しかし龍山高校は落ちこぼればかりが集まる学校として有名で、東大進学など夢物語と考える者がほとんど。桜木は教師となって、特別進学クラスの設立を宣言するが…。三田紀房原作の大ヒットした同名コミックを元に阿部寛主演でテレビドラマ化。一風変わった教師の奇想天外な活躍を描いた学園ドラマ。
Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcyle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai).
"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!"
For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of a school.
"If you want to change your life, get into Toudai!" He will get them from this lowest of all schools into Japan's number one!!
Our protagonist, Sakuragi Kenji, played by Abe Hiroshi in his first role as a high school teacher, is a must see in this summer's new show. This third rate lawyer soon becomes the homeroom teacher for the special advanced class aiming for Toudai University entrance. Hasegawa Kyouko costars as english teacher and Sakuragi's opponent, and Yamashita Tomohisa from NEWS and Nagasawa Masami also appear in the role of students. This awaited original work and fascinating world view is brought to you from the popular serialized comic in Shuukan Morning (Kodansha) and has even been updated!
In addition to revealing essential test taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, Dragon Zakura will also teach the essentials of living one's life.