The ninth episode of the Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring Tori Matsuzaka was broadcast on March 16th. Takuto Kanzaki, a student in class 3-2, played by Daiken Okudaira, became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers
Saejima (Takako Tokiwa) met her daughter Yuzuru (Mayu Hotta), who committed a murder at the National Civil Service Examination venue, for the first time in prison. Kanzaki was also there. He told Yuzuru, "Everyone here is carrying a sin. A sin that cannot be shared with anyone. That will not disappear, because no matter what you do, Shibuya Yusuke will not come back to life. But I know how much you must feel for Saejima-sensei to be here."
Afterwards, Kanzaki was summoned by Saejima for the first time. "Thank you very much for the other day. If it weren't for you, I might have come back pretending to be an understanding adult. Even if I want to change, it's hard to do so at my age," Saejima said.
"It's hard when people change. And it's not about age or anything. This is the first time you've contacted me, right? Saejima-sensei," Kanzaki replied. Saejima handed him a USB containing the data of Rintoku Academy's illegally admitted students. "This is all the data we took. There's a reason why we couldn't release it. I know I'm burdening you by entrusting you with something like this, but I've decided to trust you," he said.
On social media, comments such as, "Kanzaki-kun is so kind when he tells Saejima-sensei that it's hard for people to change, and that it has nothing to do with age, and I think he can say that because that was the process of him changing himself," "I was moved by Kanzaki-kun, who gained Saejima-sensei's trust by continuing to face her," "It warms my heart to think that he gained Saejima-sensei's trust by facing her head on...," "Kanzaki-kun is amazing, having won Saejima-sensei's trust," and "But Kanzaki-kun has changed. It seems like a long time ago when all he could say was 'Huh?'"
