Tokyo Middle 30 Japanese Television Drama Series

Tokyo Middle 30 is a Japanese television drama series broadcast on Fuji TV. The series is directed by Masaya Kakei, Shogo Miyaki, and Takahiro Takasugi, with a script written by Ayako Kitagawa. It is scheduled to premiere on July 22, 2026, occupying Fuji TV's Wednesday 22:00 time slot following the conclusion of the drama series Loved One. The series serves as a Japanese remake of the 2020 Chinese television series Nothing But Thirty, which originally aired on Dragon Television.

Plot Synopsis

The story follows three women—Maki Kurusu, Haruka Yamaji, and Kaoruko Nagano—who were high school classmates in a regional city. Although they possessed differing personalities, an incident brought them together as close friends before they eventually relocated to Tokyo. Twenty years later, at the age of 35, the three friends find their adult realities diverging from their initial aspirations. Maki became a housewife instead of achieving her goal of becoming a career woman; Haruka works in the apparel industry rather than pursuing music professionally; and Kaoruko works as an elementary school teacher while hesitating to marry her live-in boyfriend. After growing distant and living separate lives for five years, the women reunite, leading them to confront their current circumstances.

Cast and Characters

Riisa Naka stars in the role of Maki Sakura.

Non portrays Haruka Yamaji.

Mai Fukagawa appears as Kaoruko Nagano.

Daichi Watanabe plays Soji Sakura.

Daichi Asai portrays Konosuke Fujikawa.

Shunsuke Kazama takes on the role of Yoshitaka Shimizu.

Sota Nakajima plays Kaoru Nagano.

Production and Broadcasting

The series is broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV on Wednesdays at 22:00. It takes over the time slot previously held by the drama Loved One. The television project is an adaptation of the Chinese drama Nothing But Thirty.