It was announced that Hiroyuki Ikeuchi and Yuta Yamazaki, Yosuke Kubozuka, Hidenori Tokuyama, Shun Oguri, who played Onizuka's (Takashi Sorimachi) students in the drama series 26 years ago, and Naohito Fujiki, who plays the role of the best friend, will appear in the special drama "GTO Revival" (April 1st, 9 p.m.) starring actor Takashi Sorimachi.
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This time, Onizuka's former students who will reunite after 26 years are Kunio Murai (Ikeuchi), Masaru Watanabe (Yamazaki), Yoshito Kikuchi (Kubozuka), Kenji Yoda ( Tokuyama), and Noboru Yoshikawa (Oguri). Their unexpected appearance ``26 years later'' is revealed, including Onizuka's best friend Ryuji Saejima (Fujiki).
On co-starring with his former students and best friend again, Sorimachi said, ``It reminded me of those days and made me feel nostalgic. I'm really happy that they've continued to have their love and memories of GTO for 26 years.'' talked.
"GTO Revival" is a special drama commemorating the 65th anniversary of the opening of Kantele Fuji TV. The legendary school drama, which was a big hit starring Sorimachi in 1998, will be revived as a new special drama for the first time in about 26 years. Eikichi Onizuka, played by Mr. Sorimachi, is assigned as a teacher at a troubled high school and gives Onizuka's passionate lessons to troubled students.
This time, Onizuka is assigned to the private Sotoku Gakuin High School. The story goes that the school had a problem with an influencer who had nearly 2 million followers.