Netflix has set a global premiere date for the Japanese original series, Plastic Beauty, on September 17, 2026. During this announcement, the streamer also released the series’ teaser trailer alongside a more exhaustive cast list, letting audiences finally know who are joining leads Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka on screen.
Plastic Beauty is directed by Yuki Saito (Unmet: A Neurosurgeon’s Diary), written by Junya Ikegami (The Queen of Villains), and produced by Harue Miyake (Tokyo Swindlers) and Katsuhito Motegi. The series dives into Japan’s thorny relationship with plastic surgey and beauty standards.
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What is Plastic Beauty about?
Netflix’s offifical synopsis for the series dives into the intricacies the series is about to explore:
The series unfolds against Japan’s ongoing debate over beauty standards — a culture increasingly open to diversity in appearance, yet still fueling one of its fastest-growing industries: cosmetic surgery. Netflix and the creative team spent months researching that world firsthand, and it shows in how honestly the series treats both the glamour and the fallout.
At the center of it all is Fumi Numata (Mayu Matsuoka, Shoplifters), a gifted surgeon forced out of her hospital after an emergency operation, and Rin Tohyama (Riisa Naka, Alice in Borderland), a celebrity cosmetic surgeon who believes beauty itself can heal. When Fumi joins Rin’s clinic to expose the industry’s dark side, the two collide over sharply opposing ideas of what medicine and beauty are for.
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Plastic Beauty Cast
Primary Cast:
- Mayu Matsuoka as Fumi Numata, the gifted surgeon forced out of her hospital.
- Riisa Naka as Rin Tohyama as a celebrity plastic surgeon who believes in her work.
- Shotaro Mamiya plays Rui Komiya, the clinic’s striking vice director.
- Minami Tanaka is head nurse Nanami Todoroki.
- Hiromi Nagasaku plays Fumi’s mother, Taeko Numata.
- Atsuro Watabe plays Arata Tohyama, a powerful figure in the cosmetic surgery world.
Secondary Cast:
- Riku Hagiwara
- Mijika Nagai
- Daichi Watanabe
- Reiji (of the 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
- Kōki
Plastic Beauty Production Credits:
- Directed by: Yuki Saito
- Produced by: Harue Miyake, Katsuhito Mogi
- Written by: Junya Ikegami
- Main Theme by: Yuta Bandoh
- Music by: MON/KU, Sayaka Aoki
- Cinematographer: Yohei Tateishi
- Production Designer: Yoko Sagae
- Sound Designer: Yoshifumi Kureishi
- Editor: Kazuma Yano
- Special Make-up Direction: Amazing JIRO
- VFX Supervisor: Koji Nozaki
- First Assistant Director: Daisuke Ajiki
- Planning Producer: Shin-ichi Kudo
- Production by: K2 Pictures
What is the release date?
Plastic Beauty premieres globally September 17, 2026 only on Netflix.
