The first episode of the Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring actor Tori Matsuzaka was broadcast on January 19th. Takaya Sakoda appeared as Mizobata, the head teacher of the third year at Rintoku Gakuin, and became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers
The story is about a Ministry of Education bureaucrat, Mikami (Matsuzaka), who wants to change education in Japan, who is transferred to a private high school, Rintoku Gakuin. Although it is a demotion, Mikami himself takes to the podium and leads 18-year-old high school students living in the Reiwa era, while standing up to authority.
Mizobata, played by Sakoda, has a history of failing the national civil service exam, and is not happy about the elite bureaucrat Ogami being appointed to his post. In the first episode, Mizobata says to the chairman of the board, Kodai (Kazuki Kitamura), "It's about Mikami Sensei, but he seems to be different from what I've heard... he's got something up his sleeve, and I can sense something nasty about him."
Speaking of Sakoda, he has often appeared in "Sunday Theatre" productions, including the popular drama "VIVANT," "Anti-Hero," and "My Family." Since he often plays traitors and suspicious characters, there are many comments on social media such as "Sunday Theatre x Takaya Sakoda, just that makes me think there must be something shady lol," "Takaya Sakoda is always on Sunday Theatre!", "Mr. Sunday Theatre Takaya Sakoda appears," and "Sakoda-san is suspicious from the moment he appears (laughs)."
There were also comments such as, "Sakoda-san's reliability in Sunday Theater is amazing," and "It's Sakoda-san again, I love him."
