“It has been 25 years since the last broadcast, and now that I’ve raised two children myself, I wonder what kind of Onizuka I will play,” he said.
“I was interested in what kind of interactions Onizuka will have with students in the current era as they face problems and worries that are unique to present times.” GTO, which recorded a high viewership rating of 35.7 per cent for its final episode, also starred Japanese actress Nanako Matsushima as Azusa Fuyutsuki, a teacher in the school who fell in love with Onizuka.
Romance blossomed off-screen too. Sorimachi married Matsushima, now 49, in 2001. The couple have two daughters aged 15 and 19.There was a second live-action series in 2012, with Akira of Japanese band Exile playing the role of Onizuka.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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