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!”
— Did maswavlebeli Onidzuka
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. Great Teacher Onizuka Qartulad-
Final scene: Onizuka opens a small supra restaurant in Batumi, called “GTO Qartulad,” where he teaches life lessons between pouring glasses of saperavi . The last line of the story: Onizuka is almost fired ten times
“Even if you don’t understand the language, you always understand a good heart. And good food.” Onidzuka