Onizuka is almost fired ten times. He fails his Georgian language exam (he still says “gamarjoba” as “gamardzhoba” with a heavy Japanese accent). But at graduation, the students carry him on their shoulders through Rustaveli Avenue, chanting: “Onidzuka! Onidzuka!”
He cries. Then he steals a police car for old time’s sake. Great Teacher Onizuka Qartulad-
— Did maswavlebeli Onidzuka
His first day at Skolai №34 : He walks in wearing a tracksuit (not a suit), gold chain, and sunglasses. The principal, a stern old woman named , tells him in broken English: “You have Class 9-B. They have eaten three teachers already. Last one now sells churchkhela at the market.” Onizuka is almost fired ten times
But reality hits hard.
Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old former biker gang leader from Yokohama, arrives in Georgia under a strange twist of fate. After saving a Georgian diplomat’s daughter from a mugging in Shibuya, he is offered a job: “Come teach in Georgia. We need discipline.” Onizuka, thinking Georgian wine and khachapuri are reasons enough, accepts. Onidzuka