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Gakkō no Kaidan (2015)

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Original title
学校のカイダン
Directed by
Nagumo Seiichi, Suzuki Yuma
Cast
Hirose Suzu, Kamiki Ryunosuke, Ishibashi Anna, Sugisaki Hana, Mamiya Shotaro, Shirasu Jin, Yoshikura Aoi, Iitoyo Marie
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A shy high school student finds her voice when she becomes a candidate for student council president. With the help of a charismatic teacher, she learns to speak up and rally her classmates to challenge the school's strict rules.

aspirationalupliftingearnestfast-pacedstudent-focusedinspiringdramatichopeful

What happens

Gakkō no Kaidan (学校のカイダン; English title "The Girl's Speech") is a Japanese television drama series premiered on NTV on 10 January 2015. This drama has nothing to do with the Japanese horror film of the same name. The first episode was extended by 15 minutes. It received the viewership rating of 9.2% on average. In this drama, Suzu Hirose played the lead role for the first time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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