{"id":6563,"date":"2026-07-15T09:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6563"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:41:26","slug":"mayu-matsuoka-riisa-nakas-plastic-beauty-sets-september-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6563","title":{"rendered":"Mayu Matsuoka, Riisa Naka&#8217;s &#8216;Plastic Beauty&#8217; Sets September Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/plastic-beauty\/\" id=\"auto-tag_plastic-beauty\" data-tag=\"plastic-beauty\">Plastic Beauty<\/a>,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s upcoming Japanese drama set inside the country\u2019s fast-growing cosmetic surgery industry, will premiere Sept. 17, the streamer announced alongside 23 additional cast members joining stars <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/mayu-matsuoka\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mayu-matsuoka\" data-tag=\"mayu-matsuoka\">Mayu Matsuoka<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/riisa-naka\/\" id=\"auto-tag_riisa-naka\" data-tag=\"riisa-naka\">Riisa Naka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYuki Saito, who previously directed \u201cUnmet: A Neurosurgeon\u2019s Diary,\u201d helms the series from a script by Junya Ikegami (\u201cThe Queen of Villains\u201d). Netflix and the creative team spent months researching Japan\u2019s cosmetic surgery world firsthand ahead of production. That research extended to the makeup department, where special effects artist Amazing JIRO (\u201cStraight to Hell\u201d) led a team that crafted a distinct \u201cbefore,\u201d \u201cdowntime\u201d and \u201cafter\u201d progression for every patient character featured across the cast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe series unfolds against Japan\u2019s ongoing debate over beauty standards \u2013 a culture growing more open to diverse appearances even as its cosmetic surgery sector remains one of its fastest-growing industries. That tension plays out through two doctors with opposing views on transformation: Fumi Numata, a gifted physician forced out of her hospital after an emergency operation, and Rin Tohyama, a celebrity surgeon who sees beauty as a source of healing. When Fumi takes a job at Rin\u2019s clinic planning to expose its darker side, their standoff drives the series, with the story more interested in what pushes people toward transformation than in the surgeries themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMatsuoka (\u201cShoplifters\u201d) plays Fumi, a doctor whose principles are put to the test once she enters a profession with its own set of rules. Naka (\u201cAlice in Borderland\u201d) plays Rin, the clinic\u2019s public face and its most committed defender against Fumi\u2019s efforts to take it down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlso joining the cast are Shotaro Mamiya as Rui Komiya, the clinic\u2019s second-in-command; Minami Tanaka as head nurse Nanami Todoroki; Hiromi Nagasaku as Fumi\u2019s mother, Taeko Numata; and Atsuro Watabe as Arata Tohyama, an influential figure in the industry. Rounding out the ensemble are Riku Hagiwara, Mijika Nagai, Daichi Watanabe, Reiji of comedy duo Nakagawake, Kavka Shishido, Yu Shirota, Naosumi Masuko, Sosei Takeda, Rika Izumi, Kentaro Tamura, Eisuke Sasai, Hana Amano, Hina Kagei, Naoko Ken, Kayo Noro, Rin Furukawa, Yumi Adachi, Shunsuke Kazama and K\u014dki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHarue Miyake and Katsuhito Mogi produce, with Shin-ichi Kudo serving as planning producer. K2 Pictures produces the series for Netflix.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plastic Beauty | Official Teaser | Netflix\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pnoF99qg46A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPlastic Beauty,\u201d Netflix\u2018s upcoming Japanese drama set inside the country\u2019s fast-growing cosmetic surgery industry, will premiere Sept. 17, the streamer announced alongside 23 additional cast members joining stars Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka. Yuki Saito, who previously directed \u201cUnmet: A Neurosurgeon\u2019s Diary,\u201d helms the series from a script by Junya Ikegami (\u201cThe Queen of Villains\u201d)&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Plastic-Beauty-cast.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}