Mikami Sensei:[Student introduction] Student number 11 "Kawashima Keisuke" Kazuki Fujimoto, former volleyball player, loves games, doesn't say much but is good at tsukkomi

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 Kawashima Keisuke (played by Kazuki Fujimoto), who is attendance number 11. A video introducing the students is also available on the drama's official SNS.

Kawashima is calm and collected, and is very observant of others. He doesn't say much, but he's good at making jokes. He is a former volleyball player and loves games. In class, he is a gaming buddy with Tokumori Jin (Rintaro Hachimura).

Fujimoto, who plays the role, commented, "When I heard I would be appearing in my favorite Sunday Theater, I was so happy I could jump for joy. In order to play the role of a high school student, I've been digging up memories from my school days and trying new things every day. I was nervous on set for the first time, but the cast and staff all have a bright and cheerful atmosphere, so I look forward to filming every time. The script is brilliant, with the story development and each and every line of dialogue shining through, and although it is a school drama, it has deep content that touches on the problems and growth of teachers and students, as well as modern society and school issues. I hope you will keep an eye on the story development and the characters' growth!"

" 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.