Ryuhei Maruyama Joins TBS Drama for First Time in Five Years

Maruyama's return to TBS drama after a five-year gap gives the network a high-profile casting draw for the second half of its Tuesday night slot, leveraging his SUPER EIGHT fanbase.

Reporting from 2 sources: Eiga Natalie, Cinema Today.

SUPER EIGHT member Ryuhei Maruyama will appear in the TBS drama "It's Already Sushi!?" starting from episode 8, which airs on May 26. This marks his first TBS drama role in five years, since his appearance in "Reasons for Dressing Up" in 2021. Maruyama plays Taiyo Nishikawa, a character deeply connected to the life of Umiya Oedo, the strict sushi instructor played by Kenichi Matsuyama. The drama follows 50-year-old protagonist Minato Machiyama, played by Hiromi Nagasaku, who enrolls in a sushi academy after finishing child-rearing. Maruyama's character is described as an unforgettable person for Oedo, and his presence will affect Minato and the other students. Details about Nishikawa will be revealed gradually across episodes 8 and 9. The series airs Tuesdays at 22:00. The script is by Ruri Hyodo, and direction is handled by Toshio Tsuboi, Shingo Okamoto, and Fuminori Kaneko.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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Sources

• Eiga Natalie SUPER EIGHT丸山隆平、「時すでにおスシ!?」で松山ケンイチの人生に深く関わる
• Cinema Today SUPER EIGHT丸山隆平、5年ぶりTBSドラマ出演「時すでにおスシ!?」第8話から登場｜シネマトゥデイ