Mikami Sensei:[Student introduction] Student number 7 "Oguri Amane" Seira Anzai, aiming for Tokyo University of the Arts with the violin, the type who doesn't get carried away by others

The Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring actor Tori Matsuzaka Tori will begin airing on January 19th. The drama will introduce the 29 unique students of class 2, year 3, of Rintoku Gakuen, where Mikami (Matsuzaka) is the homeroom teacher, in order of their attendance numbers. Here we will introduce Oguri Amane (Seira Anzai), who is attendance number 7. The drama's official SNS is also releasing videos introducing the students.

Oguri has been learning the violin since he was little, and is aiming to enter Tokyo University of the Arts. He has a strong sense of self and is not easily influenced by others. He does not belong to any clubs, and his hobbies and special skills are playing the violin and listening to music. He is good friends with Sakurai Michiru (Nagase Riko) in class. He does not meddle much in what happens in class, but...

Anzai, who plays the role, commented, "I was honestly very surprised to be given the opportunity to appear in Sunday Theater for two consecutive seasons. I think it is a rare opportunity, so I will watch my co-stars' acting and learn as much as I can, and make it an asset for my future acting career. Oguri Amane is not the type to be afraid of anything, so I make a conscious effort to listen to the conversations that take place in the classroom from a bird's eye view. In terms of appearance, I frequently go for color maintenance to keep my red hair (laughs). Each student is conscious of their delicate gazes and actions, and by each of them "thinking" before speaking their lines, we are able to create a tense atmosphere in an instant. The staff and cast are very enthusiastic on set, but when the cameras are not rolling, the atmosphere is friendly, which is the opposite of when we are acting, and we respect each other and improve each other. Thanks to this kind of set, I also want to try to break my own preconceived notions. I would be happy if this work can give viewers the energy to connect to the future."

" Mikami Sensei" is about Takashi Mikami (Matsuzaka), a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology who wants to change the Japanese education system. He is ordered to transfer to a private high school called Rintoku Gakuin. In reality, he was demoted, but Mikami himself takes to the podium and leads 18-year-old high school students living in the Reiwa era, standing up to authority... This is a "great reversal education revival story."

This completely original work will be written by Shimori Roba, who will be teaming up with Matsuzaka for the first time since the film "The Journalist," and will be writing the script for a prime-time drama series for the first time. Kazutaka Iida, who has been in charge of popular Sunday Theater dramas such as "Anti-Hero" (2024) and "VIVANT" (2023), will serve as producer.