The first episode of the Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring actor Tori Matsuzaka was broadcast on January 19th. Comedian Yoshio Kojima and voice actor Daisuke Namikawa made a surprise appearance, which 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 seconded to a private high school, Rintoku Gakuin. Although it is a demotion, Mikami takes to the podium himself and leads 18-year-old high school students living in the Reiwa era, while standing up to authority.
At Rintoku Gakuin, a cram school is held after school. This "in-school cram school" is fully backed by the cram school Rintoku Seminar, and students can take classes online.
Kojima-san appeared as Kotaro Kojima, a lecturer at the "Rintoku Seminar". He was in charge of the second lecture "Trajectory and Area" of the Mathematics Department of the University of Tokyo course, and was depicted lecturing to the students, saying, "Mathematical ability is being able to answer objectively..." Namikawa-san appeared as Shoichi Kokonoe, a lecturer in the Japanese language department of the University of Tokyo course.
On social media, comments such as, "I was surprised to see comedian Yoshio Kojima and voice actor Daisuke Namikawa on screen for just a moment. I'm looking forward to next week!", "What? It looked like Yoshio Kojima and Namikawa were on screen for just a moment... was it an optical illusion?" and "There was a tense atmosphere throughout the show, so I liked that they had Yoshio Kojima and Daisuke Namikawa make guest appearances to provide some light relief" were posted and became a hot topic.
