(Impression) Mr. Hiiragi’s Homeroom

Original Title: 3 Nen A Kumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu

Director: Naoko Komura, Yuma Suzuki

Writer: Shogo Muto

Network: NTV

Release date: January 6, 2019 –

Episodes:

Genre: School, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy

Duration: 46 minutes

Konnichiwa, minna-san 🤗🤗🤗

How many new ongoing Japanese dramas are you watching recently? I got around 5, and some are still stored in my flash disc. Lol. Among those new dramas that I’ve written here, 5 is just like a peck of dust. Lol. Well, frankly speaking, among those ongoing dramas, this series is the most anticipated drama. Why? Of course it’s because of MASAKI SUDA!!!! He is the selling point of this drama. Watching him acting gives me eyegasm. 🤣🤣🤣

OK, to make my impression short, let me review a little about this drama. Ibuki Hiiragi (Masaki Suda) is an art teacher He started teaching in the school two years ago. He is the homeroom teacher of 3^rd Grade A Class. 10 days before graduation day, Ibuki Hiiragi stands in front of his 29 students, including Sakura Kayano (Mei Nagano) and tells them, “You are now my hostages!”. From the synopsis, what do you think of the teacher? Is he a kind of psychopath or something that he puts his students as hostages? But, the beginning of the first scene shows something unpleasant about the teacher later. And I cannot manage to control my heart already. 😢😢😢

Let me introduce you with some casts in the drama:

Masaki Suda as Ibuki Hiiragi

As an art teacher, he is quite eccentric in his own way. In some scenes, it shows that he is panting one of students of him who becomes the target of class bullying that end up committed suicide. He starts to figure out of what happened behind it. At first, he appears someone plain in his field. It is his second year teaching there, but he is honored to be the homeroom teacher of the most troubled class. I don’t know if it is honor or a curse since the previous teacher almost gives up on teaching this class. From the incident, Hiiragi sensei tries to observe the situation by putting his 29 students as hostages. He has prepared everything for that, including bombs, guns, anything destructive to barricade the students from outside including well-prepared scenario. 

As an actor, I’ve seen Masaki Suda in a lot of movies and dramas. And he is always amazing. No matter what genre, he nails all characters given to him. He is even brilliant acting as a girl in Princess Jellyfish movie. I think, all movies and drama he is in, it can be a guarantee that you will enjoy them all. Enough said. 😍😍😍

Moka Kamishiraishi as Reina Kageyama

She is the student who gets bullied in class. She is actually popular in both her class and school since she is a prospective swimming athlete. She wins in some competitions. Moreover, she’s cute that boys get attracted to her. But, popularity doesn’t always come together with friends’ hospitality. It might be because of jealousy that her friends abandon her. Bullying her seems not enough that someone or people around her want her to disappear forever. And, she really disappears literally.

I’ve seen Moka Kamishiraishi in one drama entitled Gibo to Musume no Blues (Stepmom and Daughter Blues). One thing I can easily recognize from her is her chubby cheeks. She’s cute. 🙂🙂🙂

Mei Nagano as Kayano Sakura

Kayano might be the only best friend Reina ever has before Kaho Usami. Starting from being a fan, Sakura starts to get close to Reina. She doesn’t care if her friends don’t like her making friend with Reina. She always stands up for Reina until Reina asks her to go away.

No comments about Mei Nagano. She’s a talented actress that make me envious since she plays with many ikemens including Takeru  Satoh in Hanbun, Aoi. Lol. But I just hope that she will ‘graduate’ to be a high school student in her movies/ dramas since she’s got great acting. But, well, she’s cute to even act as a junior student. 😛😉😉

Rina Kawaei as Kaho Usami

She used to be Reina’s best friend but then she ruins all. She’s full of herself being a close of Reina, the athlete celebrity that she makes use of it to ger her own popularity. Until then, Reina leaves her and turns to Kayano. Serve her right. But, she has a secret dealing with Reina’s committed suicide.

As an actress, Rina has played in many dramas and movies, but I only recognize her in Ajin, as a female Ajin. Probably her hair style and her tiny figure among many giant Ajins make her distinguished. 😊😊😊

Seiichi Tanabe as Yamato Takechi

I’ve never seen such a narcissistic teacher like him. As a teacher, Yamato sensei also writes book. The moment when Hiiragi sensei barricades the students gives him a chance to stand out and promote his books. His acting is both annoying and hilarious. His presence proves that this drama genre is comedy. At first, after watching the trailer, there is no way that the drama has comedy genre, but after watching 4 episodes, I ensure you that funny scenes would make you laugh out loud in the middle of students’ misery.

I recognize Seiichi Tanabe when he played in Dear Sister. I didn’t like him since he was the first love of the female lead, Satomi Ishihara. While in that drama, I ship Satomi and Takanori Iwata. 😑😊😊. Well, it shows that his acting is brilliant since I could have that emotion.

 Kippei Shiina as Makoto Gunji

He is the detective who feels challenged to solve the hostage case by Hiiragi sensei. He keeps wondering what on earth is Hiiragi sensei doing all of this. He seems to cooperate later but how far will he do that? Wakaranai… :D  I know that he is a senior actor, but frankly speaking, I don’t watch him in any movies/ dramas I have watched so far. Gomen…😆😆😆

The students involved in the bullying

Actually, the bullying is done by the students in Reina’s class, but so far, only few characters mentioned. They are:

Kaito Mifune as Ren Nakao

He is the first hostage ‘released’ by Hiiragi sensei. There must be something special about him.

Fuju Kamio as Kakeru Makabe

Kakeru used to be swimming athlete, too before he got an accident that made hims top from swimming. He later becomes Reina’s manager. Fuju Kamio is really cute with his big eyes. I think he looks like combination of Yuta Tamamori and Shuhei Nomura. IMHO 😍😍😍

Jin Suzuki as Kaito Satomi

Kaito is the accused of video tapping Reina taking drug before swimming competition. But, it was edited. He’s the one who shoots the video, and the rest is done by mysterious gang who might have grudge towards Reina. 

Ryota Katayose as Hayato Kai

He is known as a delinquent in his school, but who would have thought that he has his personal family problem that he keeps by himself? His family problems lead him to Reina’s suicide. I know Ryota Katayose when I watched Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu (My Brother Loves Me Too Much). I didn’t like the dorama nor the movie, though. Brother complex seems weird to me. And his role in Prince of Legend suits him fine even though the plot is a little bit cringe. Acting as someone poor in this drama doesn’t suit him at all. 😅😅😅 Imho.

Mio Imada as Yuzuki Suwa

She seems to hold the key of Reina's suicide. The suicide here probably turns to be murder. What is her  role in this incident? What motive does she do that? I know Mio Imada the first time when she played in Boys Over Flowers Season 2. HJer role there was as a spoiled brat who got jealous of Otto Edogawa (Hana Sugisaki). She could nail her character there quite well.

Well, I think those casts I’ve written have their quite important role to the story line. But, there might be more students involved. I’ve watched episode 4 so far, and the story is still possible to elaborate more. What would be Hiiragi sensei’s motives on doing this besides revealing the truth about one’s his reat Teacher Onizuka. The storyline is quite similar: rebellious students with various family backgrounds. And the teacher tried to solve the problems one by one. But this drama gives more thrills in the scenes as well as comedy. In one side, I cannot stand looking at Hiiragi sensei bear his burden alone, but on the other side I don’t want to end the series sooner. So, give me more of Hiiragi sensei, eh, Masaki Suda, please! Onegai!

 Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom trailer

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