The final episode of the TBS drama series "ROOKIES" aired on Saturday. It was announced at the end that the show is getting a movie next year. The current working title is "ROOKIES ~FINAL~," and the show's director Yuichiro Hirakawa will again be in charge.

The drama is originally based on a manga by Masanori Morita about a high school teacher ( Read more... )

Taiyou to Umi no Kyoushitsu (太陽と海の教室)
Fuji TV, Monday 9:00pm, premieres July 21
Yuji Oda is returning to Fuji TV's Monday night time slot with a starring role in this school drama, also known as "Homeroom on the Beachside." Oda plays an unconventional high school teacher named Sakutaro Sakurai, newly assigned to a famous college prep academy in the ( Read more... )