Hiroko Miki of Hitomi Kuroki was originally a university professor. With the help of her old classmates, she became the only minister from the private sector in the new cabinet. As a female politician, she must make more efforts to convince everyone of her ability. As a wife and mother, she must balance and take care of her family. Fortunately, with her strategy and courage, Hiroko Misaki finally solved a series of disputes between family and political parties and became the first female prime minister in Japan.
However, just as when asked whether she wants to be the best female finance minister, Hiroko Misaki's answer is the same: the drama wants to shape an excellent prime minister, not an excellent female prime minister. Because of this, the prototype of "scapegoat" is not so much Hillary, but Haruko Misaki, whose role is based on Margaret Thatcher, who is not regarded as a feminist idol.
The heroine's motto in life, "We should think for those who do things, and think for those who do things", is easily reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher's famous saying, "Pay attention to your thoughts, and it will turn into actions; Pay attention to your behavior, it will become a habit. " Britain at that time was even more strikingly similar to Japan at that time: unsustainable welfare state policies and gradually rigid economic structure were dragging Japan into a further stagflation abyss.
Although Abe's series of reforms have explored possible directions, his populist and nationalist methods may bring more misfortune to Japan and its neighbors. Although it is not explicitly stated in the play, it is not difficult to see that Hiroko Misaki also belongs to a conservative position, and she tries to change the status quo of Japan through further marketization. She is aware of the aging of factional politics and the danger of over-reliance on national policies.
She knows better that as a reformer, she must have the courage to solve setbacks. This is a fact that both male and female politicians have to face. Of course, this does not mean that we don't need to discuss the role of gender in politics. It just means that it is more objective and possibly more effective than American-style political correctness and preconceptions.
But then again, can we really not talk about gender? At least not today, not in Japan. The theme line in the play is what Hiroko Misaki said in an interview with reporters: Maybe today, if you see women really go to higher vocational colleges, your first reaction is that they are just scapegoats for men's future mistakes, but this is also the track of historical development.
From not having the right to vote to slowly participating in politics, women have used the trap of seemingly progress again and again, thus turning it into real progress. As Diane in A Good Wife said: When you see the door you always want to go in, don't ask why, just go in. This is the first step for Virginia Woolf to "own a room of her own".