Mikami Sensei:[Student Introduction] Student number 24 "Hatano Yuu" Takeyuki Mayumi A playful guy who livens things up, but also a considerate type who is quick to pick up on information within the school

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 Hatano Tasuku (played by Takeyuki Mayumi), who is attendance number 24. A video introducing the students is also available on the drama's official SNS.

Hatano is a playful guy who likes to liven things up, but he is also a smart guy and has excellent grades. He likes gossip and is quick to pick up on information within the school. He is a former basketball club member, loves comedy, and is sensitive to trends. He is good friends with Anzai Junpei ( Shoot Mori), Kagawa Daiki (Shuto Imai), and Endo Yudai (Shunsuke Karaki) in class. He has a side to him that tries desperately to say something funny.

Mayumi, who plays the role, commented, "When I first heard the audition results, it felt like a dream! I love "Dragon Zakura" (2021) and have been watching Sunday Theater every day since then, so when I found out I would be appearing in it, I couldn't contain my excitement! I think that since the role is a bright, playful character, I will be able to show my true self to the fullest! Everyone on set was kind and gave me standard Japanese lessons since I'm from the Kansai region. Since I'm playing a playful character, I'm messing around a lot even on the edges of the frame, so I hope you'll pay attention to that!"

"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.