Miniseries · MBS
Emily to Maria
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Marika Matsumoto
Emily
4 eps
Maryjun Takahashi
Maria
4 eps
Marika Ito
Sakura
4 eps
Takenori Goto
4 eps
Reika Sakurai
4 eps
Mei Kurokawa
1 eps
Shiori Doi
1 eps
Tomomi Kasai
1 eps
Saori
1 eps
Aimi Satsukawa
1 eps
Seiichi Kohinata
1 eps
Fuuka Haruna
1 eps
Honoka Ishibashi
1 eps
Suzuki Asahi
1 eps
Yamamachimiki
1 eps
Sho Kitani
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Emily to Maria actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Emily to Maria reads strongest on Serialized, Humour and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Two lifelong friends in their mid-thirties begin questioning their lives and future when an encounter with a younger woman prompts them to reflect on aging, identity, and what truly makes them happy.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Shuko NemotoDirector
Where to watch
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