Mikami Sensei:[Student Introduction] Student number 8 "Toda Sachiko" Sumire Hanaoka, aiming for law school, well-organized and mature for her age

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 Onda Shoko (Sumire Hanaoka), attendance number 8. A video introducing the students is also available on the drama's official SNS.

Toda is a law student, well-organized, and has a mature air about him for his age. He doesn't belong to any clubs, is an anime otaku, and likes studying. He has trouble interacting with people outside of his usual classmates.

Hanaoka, who will be playing the role, commented, "I have enjoyed this grand and profound story every week on 'Sunday Theater,' so I was thrilled to be cast. I thought I would do my best, but hearing everyone's passionate thoughts made me feel strongly that I have to challenge myself even in things I can't do, and it made me feel more determined. As I think every day about what it means to be a member of the class, I hope to be able to capture the changes occurring around me from Toda Sachiko's perspective. I think the scene where Mikami Sensei first greets the audience will be a tense one, as viewers wonder what kind of story will unfold from here!"

"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.