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<p data-start="137" data-end="498">In late February around lunchtime, women were seen chatting in front of a famous sushi restaurant in Setagaya, Tokyo. At first glance, it might appear to be a group of friends enjoying lunch together, but one detail stood out: among the women dressed warmly with masks, one was wearing a spring-appropriate outfit. That woman was actress Hiromi Nagasaku (55).</p>
<p data-start="500" data-end="618">In fact, this scene was taken during a break from filming the April season TBS Tuesday drama &#8220;Toki Sudeni Osushi!?&#8221;.</p>
<p data-start="620" data-end="1124"><strong>&#8220;This drama marks Nagasaku’s first lead role in a commercial network series in 14 years. She plays Minato Machiyama, a 50-year-old protagonist who lost her husband in a sudden accident 14 years ago and has since lived earnestly as a supermarket full-time employee for her only son. The original script follows a single mother, having finished raising her child, as she learns sushi at the &#8216;Sushi Academy&#8217; with friends and embarks on a second life for herself,&#8221;</strong> explained a television magazine writer.</p>
<p data-start="1126" data-end="1422">On this day, filming seemed to be taking place inside the sushi restaurant. During breaks, Nagasaku appeared in a refreshing outfit: a blue cardigan with white pants. Amid the busy movements of the staff, she chatted happily with several female staff members, her relaxed expression noticeable.</p>
<p data-start="1424" data-end="1931">Nagasaku, affectionately called eternally youthful, has long been loved as an actress who doesn’t seem to age. She won Best Supporting Actress at the &#8220;35th Japan Academy Prize&#8221; in 2011 for &#8220;Rebirth&#8221; (&#8220;Yōkame no Semi&#8221;), in which she portrayed a morally complex woman who, after an affair, kidnaps her lover’s baby (Erina) and raises her for four years. In the latter half of 2022, she played the mother of a heroine aiming to become a pilot in the NHK morning drama &#8220;Maiagare!&#8221;, earning positive reviews.</p>
<p data-start="1933" data-end="2168">In the current drama, she portrays a woman starting her second life after raising a child, yet her youthful energy remains unchanged. On TBS’s official YouTube channel &#8220;You Tuboo&#8221;, she commented on starring in the Tuesday drama slot:</p>
<p data-start="2170" data-end="2377"><strong>&#8220;I think the atmosphere will completely change once I’m chosen. I imagine a bit of romance will come into it too. That part worries me a little. At this point, what can I do? Something like that (laughs).&#8221;</strong></p>
<p data-start="2379" data-end="2502">She also addressed viewers, especially those who have spent much of their lives caring for others rather than themselves:</p>
<p data-start="2504" data-end="2630"><strong>&#8220;I hope that through this work, people can gradually find small hints for having time and awareness to live for themselves.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p data-start="2632" data-end="2732">With her charming and adorable smile, she seems likely to bring energy and warmth to the audience.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead="Hiromi Nagasaku chatting with staff between drama shoots"></div>
<figure id="attachment_460560" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3587px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-460560"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="ab010639"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/03/bfdbeec7362c9e253d9e739bebec7700.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-460560" class="wp-caption-text">Hiromi Nagasaku chatting with female staff members between takes.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_460561" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2788px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-460561"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="e09a6439"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/03/e3ee9efaf3d64bfec18d6426506383e1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-460561" class="wp-caption-text">She was smiling throughout the shoot, as if she was having a good time.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_460562" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2788px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-460562"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f9b4ffa4"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/03/b906f0009e155403cd72ca9c93a09654.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-460562" class="wp-caption-text">Hiromi Nagasaku looks so cute and lovely that it&#8217;s hard to believe she is 55 years old.</figcaption></figure>


 Kumataro Arai

 In late February, the filming of the April season TBS Tuesday drama "Toki Koukou Oshi! was being filmed in late February. During a break in filming, Hiromi Nagasaku, the lead actress, was chatting with a staff member in front of a sushi restaurant. Her smile was very lovely.

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