Mikami Sensei:[Student introduction] Student number 23 "Nakura Chika" Aoi Shirakura Former basketball club manager A hard worker who takes care of her siblings and studies hard

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 Nagura Chika (played by Aoi Shirakura), who is attendance number 23. A video introducing the students is also available on the drama's official SNS.

Nagura has a bright and friendly personality, and cannot leave people in trouble alone. He is a hard worker who studies hard while taking care of his siblings. He used to be the manager of the basketball club. His favorite things are drawing manga and illustrations. In class, he is good friends with former basketball club members Kagawa Daiki ( Shuto Imai) and Hatano Yu (Takeyuki Mayumi).

Shirakura, who plays the role, commented, "I was so moved I was speechless. I thought, 'Wow! I did it. I'm so happy! Is it really true...'" After I was chosen to appear, I started going to Harajuku and Shibuya a lot to prepare for the role. I try to go in the evening when high school students are more likely to gather, and I was surprised to see that the skirts of the high school girls are only mini-mini length...! Everyone on set was really, really kind, and the cast and staff were so warm and wonderful that I wondered if it was the stove, and it was so much fun. What this film teaches us is that each and every one of us should think. Even if it's not our own problem, I believe there is always some connection. Even if it's just 1% or 0.1%, I would be happy if people could feel the importance of thinking."

"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.