Screenwriter Koki Mitani (64) appeared on TBS’s “Information 7days Newscaster” (Sat., 10 p.m.) on the 22nd. He spoke about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi from his unique perspective. Photo】Prime Minister Takaichi spent several hours choosing “clothes that cannot be licked.” At the opening of the program, he talked with announcer Shinichiro Azumi. Mitani said, “It’s been one month since Prime Minister Takaichi took office. I was thinking about something,” he began, “Human beings have moments when they think they are getting old. The first time I thought that was when I was a college student and I realized that high school ball players were younger than me. He added, “Next was yokozuna. The moment when someone younger than me became yokozuna. I think it was Ohnokuni. I was shocked that he was older than the yokozuna. He added, “Finally, this time, Prime Minister Takaichi is the same age as me. I was shocked that someone my age became prime minister,” he said, referring to Takaichi’s age. Mitani added, “Moreover, Sanae Takaichi’s handwriting is symmetrical. My name is also symmetrical. We have something in common, don’t we? She is the prime minister, right? I’m just a scriptwriter. I thought there was a bit of a divide between the two of us,” she said. Azumi, who was listening to the conversation, laughed out loud at the unique point of view, saying, “This is the first time I’ve seen someone comment on Prime Minister Takaichi from that angle in the past week. Mitani said, “But he was born early, so he is one grade ahead of me. That’s why he is one grade ahead of me. I still have a chance, too…” He was excited about his own potential.
