五十岚透（38岁）是名门补习班的著名讲师，但他最近突然开始酗酒，生活也放荡起来。远藤真纪（18岁）是定时制高中的学生，每天从早到晚打好几份工以赚取生活费，疲于奔命。这样的两个人，某天偶然相遇了。想从高中毕业并就职的真纪拜托五十岚“请你辅导我补考合格”。辞去了补习班的工作，失去了教师的自豪感和教学热情的五十岚突然灵机一动，他要让成绩落后的真纪成功考上东大，让世人刮目相看。其实，这时候的五十岚获知自己仅剩一年的生命。于是，曾经的日本第一讲师五十岚和吊车尾学生真纪，为了1年后能合格，开始了紧张的应试学习。

Tooru Igarashi is a lecturer with charisma, working at a prestigious preparatory school. Recently, he drinks a lot, and his life falls apart. Maki Endo is a student at a part-time high school. Every day, she is exhausted with working multiple jobs to cover her expenses. One day, Tooru and Maki happen to meet each other. Maki wants to graduate high school to get a regular job and asks Tooru to tutor her for her test–retest. After Tooru quit his prep school job, he has lost his pride and passion for teaching but he agrees to teach Maki and get her into the University of Tokyo.

人生の希望を失った元予備校講師の五十嵐（小泉孝太郎）と、夢を忘れた落ちこぼれ女子高生の真紀（川口春奈）が出会い、真紀の東大合格を目指す無謀な挑戦が始まる！…。名門予備校のカリスマ講師・五十嵐（小泉孝太郎）は最近酒びたりで生活がすさんでいた。定時制高校に通う真紀（川口春奈）は進級できなければ高校をやめて働けと母の千枝子（富田靖子）からくぎをさされていた。ある晩、真紀一人が留守番するアパートに深酒をした五十嵐が上がりこんで酔いにまかせて寝てしまう。五十嵐が有名な塾講師だと知った真紀は、警察に突き出さない代わりに、追試のための勉強を教えて欲しいと頼み込んだ。

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