Sixteen years ago, a Japanese drama went viral throughout Asia.
Although it is about the Japanese college entrance examination, it also makes the Chinese audience's blood boil.
It's Dragon Sakura.
It's not just an inspiring chicken soup drama.
Instead, it has really helped many students, making them believe that Tsinghua Peking University is right in front of them.
Even if you watch this drama after graduation, you will feel empathy for its content.
Excitingly, 16 years later.
It's burning again—
Dragon Sakura 2
Dragon Cherry Blossoms
As a classic sequel, "Dragon Sakura 2" has attracted much attention at the beginning of the project.
The two main actors of the year, Hiroshi Abe and Masami Nagasawa, have returned, making it one of the most anticipated Japanese dramas of the year.
Not long ago, as soon as the golden file was broadcast, it won a super high rating of 14.8%.
A large number of spectators shouted one after another, and Ye Qing returned.
At the same time, after 16 years of lamentation, the sesame sauce has shed its childishness and matured a lot of knowledge.
As for, Abe Hiroshi...
Everybody exclaimed —"
It looks like age +16!
Given that the time is a bit old.
Let's start with a review of the first part.
Open the caster watch and your eyes will shine.
Abe Kuan is the peak of stepping into the "uncle" generation.
And the actors of several students looked like some newcomers who had just emerged.
Now look again, Masami Nagasawa, Yui Niigaki, Tomohisa Yamashita...
Two "national wives", one recognized as a male god, have become the most top superstars.
The story revolves around Uncle Kuan and these future sons.
Sakuragi, played by Hiroshi Abe, is a lawyer who has repeatedly failed.
In the midst of his downfall, he met two students.
They are Yusuke (Tomohisa Yamashita), who is taught a lesson by the, and Naomi (Masami Nagasawa), who tears up the failing test paper.
The two have one thing in common:
All come from the famous garbage school , Yongsan High School.
Japan has a special calculation formula for students' intelligence and academic ability.
The result of its calculation is called the "deviation value".
The deviation value is up to 100 and the lowest value is 25.
The average deviation value of this high school is only 38.
Coupled with poor management and the danger of bankruptcy, it is considered that only stupid people will go to schools.
For students here, getting into college is a distant affair.
In this regard, Sakuragi suddenly thought of an idea that would make him famous——
He wants to lead these idiots to the University of Tokyo, the top institution in Japan and the top university in Asia.
Anyway, it is about to go bankrupt, simply break the jar and break it.
Sakuragi was accepted and made a special advisor to Yongsan High School, and an annual plan was made to send five people to UTokyo.
The seemingly impossible begins.
At first, the students were naturally extremely resistant.
They had come to mix up their lives, just to graduate quickly.
Suddenly, a crazy person like Sakuragi appeared, shouting for them to study hard.
How could it be more than happy?
But Sakuragi is also not a vegetarian.
Before becoming a lawyer, he was actually a gangster, that is, the speeding car party, which was a mixture of underworld.
There is more than enough to deal with these uninvolved students.
In the face of the noisy students, he directly put out a harsh sentence:
"Hear what others say to the end!" Be careful I squash you!"
This piece of the aura is pinched to death.
Next, unlike other teachers, there is no fake chicken soup text at all.
Instead, talk to students about the cruelty of real society and stimulate their fighting spirit.
"Society has social rules. But ah, these so-called rules are all formulated by people with good minds, and they are all made by people with good minds in order to make profits for themselves... In other words, guys like you who don't use your brains and are always troublesome can only be deceived for a lifetime, and you can only be deceived for a lifetime."
This trick is in the middle.
Success has aroused the interest of some people.
Then Sakuragi went deep into the daily lives of the students.
According to each person's different situations, it is reasonable to know and move with affection.
Under the "soft and hard", several students led by Yusuke and Naomi were completely infected and ignited their enthusiasm for learning.
Around them, Sakuragi established the last "Todai Special Training Class".
A series of practical sprint strategies have been specially developed -
Invite experienced teachers out of the mountains;
Brush up on the real questions;
Teaching of memory methods;
Emphasize the importance of time allocation, etc...
In the final stage of their senior year, with laughter and tears, they did their best to run to the end of their dreams.
In the end, a number of candidates were named on the gold list.
Sakuragi's name shook the four directions.
The thing is whisked away, and the merit and name are hidden deeply.
He left Yongsan High School.
The legend of the "dragon and cherry blossom" has been left on the rivers and lakes.
In the second part, the legend restarts.
Let's not rush to talk about the plot first.
Let's take a look at the supporting characters who have already appeared in the first episode.
For example, this one.
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And this one.
Why are they all so familiar?
I don't know, I thought it was the wrong video, and opened the "Naoki Hanzawa" next door!
True " Naoki Hanzawa "
This is true.
This is exactly the result of Dragon Sakura 2's attempt to break the old routine and try a new style.
Although the main actors are still Uncle Kuan and Ma Sauce, the main creative team has ushered in a major change of blood.
Katsuo Fukuzawa, the creator of the Naoki Hanzawa series, served as the director of the show.
He not only brought many famous supporting characters from "Naoki Hanzawa" over.
It also introduces the suspenseful and tense "Hanzawa flavor" in, making everything very fresh.
It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a "Hanzawa Ryu sakura".
The story takes place 15 years after the first part.
Sakuragi discovered his talent for education and set up his own office after leaving his job to deal with various "garbage" high schools.
Although Naomi was not admitted that year, she finally got her wish the next year by re-reading.
After graduation, he also worked at Sakuragi's office.
This time, they had to face together Longhai High School with a lower average deviation value of only 32.
Students here are also more difficult to deal with.
When Sakuragi publicly spoke out about Kaoto-dai's ambitions at Yongsan High School, it sparked outrage among the students.
But now, when Naomi mimics Sakuragi's tone and says the same thing, the audience is indifferent.
No reaction is more terrible than resistance.
The newcomers are really unreliable, and the veterans have to come out.
As soon as Sakuragi took the stage, she spoke again with astonishment:
"You must not enter the University of Tokyo, UTokyo does not need such garbage as you."
Meaning, no one is being targeted, all the students here are garbage.
This time, the pot exploded.
The two little bastards in the school were very upset about this.
First, he slandered the simple straight beauty and recorded a mocking video.
Afterwards, he rode a motorcycle to block Sakuragi and pushed him out of the water.
It is intolerable and intolerable.
In the blink of an eye, Sakuragi reversed the situation.
Carrying sticks and driving motorcycles to chase them back, he also recorded a video of two who were scared to pee their pants.
Appeared, and so did Naoki Hanzawa's "Kneeling And Apologizing".
"Don't think that if you are a child, you are not responsible."
Teaching according to one's aptitude is Sakuragi's educational philosophy.
Moreover, this also reflects the new problems facing education under the progress of the times.
The popularity of mobile phones and the Internet can no longer be ignored in the campus.
As soon as most students encounter something, they take out their mobile phones to "pat and clap" and record a small video and upload it to the Internet.
That's why we saw Sakuragi reciprocate with tit-for-tat, pay it back a hundredfold, and teach bad students a lesson.
And warned them not to use such a vicious means as Internet violence.
New era, new problem.
This time the students were harder to take and trickier.
At the same time, more secrets are gradually emerging.
In fact, Sakuragi had recently fallen into a depressed situation.
Two years ago, a candidate he had been very optimistic about regretted falling off the list.
The candidate's mind exploded and he self-harmed himself in front of him.
This incident not only left Sakuragi in disgrace, but also caused him to fall into deep self-doubt.
So he chose to escape, away from the public eye.
It wasn't until Naomi's persistent request that she went out of the mountain again.
At the end of the first episode, the fallen student from two years ago also reappears.
There seems to be some conspiracy planned against Sakuragi.
It seems that this will be a key role throughout.
And see how Sakuragi deals with all the forces, make a comeback, and take down Longhai High School!
At first glance, the Dragon Sakura series is not so eye-catching.
It is full of Japanese exaggeration, and the plot is not strictly realistic.
But regarding education, Sakuragi Sensei does tell a lot of profound facts.
In the first part, we have seen a lot of anti-routine chicken blood.
For example, the line that impressed Uncle Yu the most was:
"Cramming education is the essence of education."
I say this because Sakuragi clearly understands this social reality:
All learning is actually in the service of exams.
Cramming education is also test-taking education.
Education is the process, examination is the end, and the two are destined to be inseparable.
Even the so-called quality education -
Talented in a certain professional skill, in most cases it is still necessary to take a special exam or competition to be truly recognized.
Moreover, examination is also the most equal selection strategy at present.
This is an undeniable fact.
But it is by no means saying that such a fact is justified.
The imbalance of educational resources, the inequality between classes, the increasingly serious internal volume, the increasing rigidity of teaching...
These are all ills that are deeply rooted in the current education system.
The story of "Dragon Cherry" is precisely to reveal the nature of these ills:
The rules of society have long been laid down by the wise and the rich.
If you want to change the rules, you have to adapt to the rules first and then beat the rules.
Although the core of the whole drama is "Kao Dong Da", this does not mean that it is a product of the famous school complex.
On the contrary, it is the opposite of those famous schools.
Sakuragi once said:
"I look down on the people who always talk about Dongda, they are all garbage."
Elite schools should not be deified.
Some people think that if they are admitted to a prestigious school, their future life will be smooth.
Some people, as soon as they see that the opponent in front of them is from a famous school, they are instigated, inferior, and give up.
In Sakuragi's eyes, it's all garbage.
The entrance exam really only has one standard answer.
Either succeed or fail.
But the answer to life is that there are many possibilities.
Admitted to a prestigious school, everyone is qualified, everyone has a chance, and everyone has a choice.
The most frightening thing is not that I did not get in.
Instead, I backed away from the beginning and ran away.
Sakuragi teaches everyone not just a way to get into college, but a way to work towards a goal.
In the first part, due to various reasons, only three of the 5-person sprint group were actually admitted, and two people fell off the list.
For the first time, sakuragi, who was like a devil, became emotional.
He said:
"The most important thing in preparing for UTokyo is that I feel unwilling because my results are not satisfactory."
We will always have setbacks.
In the pursuit of his goals, unfortunately he was tripped.
We will always face injustice.
In the face of a strong opponent, I have to admit my own gap.
However, all this does not represent itself, and the future is lost.
It does not represent itself, it should be denied.
There is no greater sorrow than death, and no life is perfect.
As Sakuragi says, "Don't be afraid to live."
Exams, always fail.
But life is your own.
All the effort, not for anything else, only for one to be worthy.