The final episode of the Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring Tori Matsuzaka was broadcast on March 23rd. There was a scene where Tominaga ( Aju Makita ), a student in class 2, Year 3, talked about her younger brother with a happy look on her face, which became a hot topic on social media.
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Tominaga had a younger brother who was born with a spinal cord disorder and could not walk. He also had a mild intellectual disability. In episode 9, Tominaga confessed to Mikami (Matsuzaka) that "My younger brother becomes unstable when I'm around. He has a rule that he goes into his room at 8pm. So I try to come home after that."
Furthermore, Tominaga revealed that she had told her younger brother, who was causing trouble for their mother by acting violently, to "stop it." Her brother's palms were covered in blood, and she revealed her true feelings, saying, "Maybe the only thing I can do is not be here..."
In the final episode, Tominaga was talking with Gosho and Koreeda ( Riho Yoshioka ) in Jigen's ( Airu Kubozuka ) room about the corruption connecting Rintoku Gakuen with Kasumigaseki and Nagatacho.
Makino ( Masaki Okada), who was participating remotely, said, "Bravo. Everything came together. That's amazing," to which Tominaga burst out laughing, saying, "You're sounding too much like a final boss."
Meanwhile, when Tominaga found out that it was 7pm, he declared, "Oh no! I'm going home!" When asked, "Maybe it's (his younger brother) Ryu-chan?" Tominaga replied happily, "Yes. I'm glad that we made up, but now he'll be really mad if I don't come home at 8pm. He's so selfish!"
When Jigen retorted, "But you look really happy," Tominaga replied with a smile, "I'm just showing off! I'll be off now!" and left the room.
On social media, comments such as, "Tominaga looks so happy after making up with Ryu and having to be home by 8 o'clock it makes me want to cry," "The happy look on Tominaga's face when she declared she'd be home by 8pm was a smile that would never be seen by high school girls who have a curfew," "Tominaga is such a good girl, happily coming home at 8pm for her younger brother," "It's so good to see Tominaga happy after making up with her younger brother," and "I'm glad Tominaga seems happy after making up with her brother."
