Riisa Naka Stars in Fuji TV July Drama Tokyo Middle 30
The casting gives Naka her first lead in a Fuji TV drama at age 36, and the series adapts a Chinese hit with a Japan-specific age focus on the mid-30s turning point.
Reporting from 1 sources: Cinema Today.
Riisa Naka will lead the Fuji TV drama series Tokyo Middle 30, premiering July 22. It is a Japanese original remake of the Chinese hit Nothing But Thirty, following three women in their mid-30s navigating love, work, and family in Tokyo. This is Naka's first lead role in a Fuji TV series and her first appearance on the network in 12 years.
Riisa Naka will star in the Fuji TV Wednesday drama slot for the first time as the lead of Tokyo Middle 30, premiering July 22 at 10:00 p.m. The series is a Japanese original remake of the Chinese drama Nothing But Thirty, which was a major hit in China. It follows three women who moved to Tokyo from a regional city and now face the gap between their dreams and the realities of love, work, and family at age 35. Naka plays Maki Sakura, a serious and responsible mother of three, a role she said overlaps with her own life as a parent. The drama marks her return to a Fuji TV series after 12 years and her first lead role on the network.
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- Cinema Today 仲里依紗、7月期「Tokyo middle 30」でフジ連ドラ初主演決定