The third episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (Sunday 9:00 pm), starring actor Tori Matsuzaka, was broadcast on February 2nd. In an unexpected scene, a surprise guest appeared as a voice only, which became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
The drama is an original "great reversal story of education revival" in which Takashi Mikami (played by Matsuzaka), a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, who wants to change the Japanese education system, takes to the podium at a private high school and stands up to authority while guiding 18-year-old high school students living in the Reiwa era.
In the third episode, Mikami (Matsuzaka) meets with the murderer, Mayama Yuzuru (Hotta Mayu) and talks about the impact the incident has had on the world. Meanwhile, Mikami's student, Kanzaki (Okudaira Daiken), presses Saejima Yuko ( Daiken Okudaira Takako Tokiwa) to find out the truth about the article he wrote.
In the middle of the film, Jigen (Tsugimitsu, played by Airu Kubozuka) invites Kanzaki to his house. When Kanzaki enters Jigen's room in the factory building, Tominaga (played by Aju Makita), who had followed him, also enters the room. The inside is like a secret base with many monitors, PCs, and goods, and when Jigen calls out, "Hey Lupin. Turn on your PC," the PC starts up.
Jigen said he created an original version of an AI that recognizes voices, and named it "LUPIN AI" because his last name is Jigen. The voice of the AI is provided by Kan'ichi Kurita, the voice actor of Lupin in the anime "Lupin the Third." Social media was excited about this surprise guest, with comments such as "It sounds like the real voice," "It really was Lupin after all!", "AI Lupin's voice is real," "Too luxurious," and "Kurita Lupin on TBS."
