Mikami Sensei:[Student Introduction] Student number 16 "Shinonome Atsushi" Juri Kosaka A serious and impulsive person

The Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sundays 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 Shinonome Tazune (Juri Kosaka), attendance number 16. A video introducing the students is also available on the drama's official SNS.

Shinonome has a serious personality that tends to think things through, but also has a reckless side. Her parents are divorced, and she currently lives with her mother. She used to be a member of the brass band, and her favorite thing is reading. She has a lot of lessons.

Kosaka, who plays the role, commented, "I was really happy when I was chosen to appear, but at the same time I felt very nervous and anxious. The character I play, Shinonome Atsushi, is usually quiet and serious, but I think that his seriousness can sometimes get out of hand and he loses sight of what's going on around him. So I hope everyone will pay attention to how Shinonome stands up to Mikami Sensei while hiding his own weaknesses. Every day on set is exciting, and I can feel the passion from the staff and cast. I still feel nervous, but I'm not trying to force it away and am doing my best to make good use of it in my acting."

"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.