The second episode of the Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring actor Tori Matsuzaka was broadcast on January 26th. On social media, there were comments saying that they were "captivated" by the acting of Daiken Okudaira, who plays Takuto Daiken Okudaira, a student in class 2 of the third year class.
◇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.
It was discovered that the mother of Mayama Yuzuru (Hotta Mayu), the suspect in the civil service exam venue murder case, was Saejima (Takako Tokiwa), a teacher who had left Rintoku Academy, causing a commotion as reporters gathered in front of the school.
On the street, reporters bombarded him with questions such as "The reason Saejima quit (school) was because a student exposed his affair," and "Isn't that the cause of that incident?" Kanzaki, who was supposed to have broken the story about the affair, was left standing there frozen.
Mikami appears and gives Kanzaki a push, allowing her to enter the school. Afterwards, a discussion meeting is held in class 2, where Mikami presents the photo "The Vulture and the Girl," which is always presented as an example of the ultimate choice in journalism, explaining that it was taken in Sudan, a country plagued by poverty after a long civil war.
While the photo won the Pulitzer Prize, which is awarded to works that have achieved outstanding results in the field of journalism, it was also heavily criticized from around the world, with people saying, "Shouldn't we have helped this child before pressing the shutter?" It was later discovered that the girl was protected at a food center and survived, but the criticized photographer became mentally ill and chose to kill himself.
When asked by Gosho, "Would you press the shutter?", Kanzaki immediately replied, "Yes, I would." He then added, "I definitely won't die like that!"
As the conversation turned to Saejima, Kanzaki said, "If Kevin Carter (who filmed "The Vulture and the Girl") hadn't pressed the shutter, there would have been poverty that would have been beyond the reach of anyone. That's why I believe he should have pressed the shutter. But at the time, I didn't try to see the true nature of the vulture that was trying to devour Saejima-sensei. So even from now on, I will definitely catch it."
On social media, there were many rave reviews, such as, "Kanzaki's face was slightly distorted and trembling, and you could see the conflict he is feeling. Daiken Okudaira is so good at expressing such small details...I was drawn in," "Mikami Sensei, I was overwhelmed by how Daiken Okudaira clearly used the amount of light in his eyes to act," "Daiken Okudaira Daiken is a great actor. He doesn't give any obvious expressions, but expresses his emotions with slight relaxations and tightening of his face," "The scene where they exchange opinions was thrilling! Kanzaki-kun's (Daiken Okudaira) convincing acting is amazing. He's a great actor," and "Daiken Okudaira's acting is amazing."
