Is It Too Late for Sushi?

Sundays 7pm ~

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Set in a Sushi School, this heartwarming drama is full of laughs, romance, and of course, sushi!

Cast: Hiromi Nagasaku, Kenichi Matsuyama, First Summer Uika, Motoki Nakazawa, Soma Santoki, Tsutomu Sekine, Yumiko Udo, Shiro Sano and more.

After her husband’s death, she’s lived for her son—then at 50, she plunges into a new world at a Sushi Academy.

Amid a clash of traditional sushi culture and modern values, she meets a strict, sushi-obsessed instructor

and a diverse group of classmates, taking her first steps toward living for herself.

It’s never too late to start anew!

This heartwarming drama follows adults chasing dreams, work, love, and friendship, inspiring anyone ready to try something new.

Episode 10

While Oedo (Kenichi Matsuyama) has found real fulfillment as an instructor at the sushi academy, he confides in Minato (Hiromi Nagasaku) that he still longs to return to the counter—to serve guests himself and, one day, open his own shop again. Minato, too, is quietly at a crossroads, unsure whether to take on a new Read More

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Episode 9

As the culmination of their training, the long-awaited “counter exam” draws near—where the students will finally serve sushi to real customers. In preparation, Minato (Hiromi Nagasaku) and her classmates pair up and take turns playing guest and chef, sharpening their skills through practice. Ahead of the exam, Oedo (Kenichi Matsuyama) reminds them that sushi isn’t Read More

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Episode 8

When Oedo (Kenichi Matsuyama) casually asks Minato (Hiromi Nagasaku), “Want to go to the aquarium sometime?”, she instinctively says yes. Izumi (Yumiko Udo) immediately picks up on it and, through her own romantic filter, starts hyping up the idea of something between them. But Minato herself stays unsure, not quite able to take it seriously. Read More

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