Sabakan, Uchuu e Iku Japanese Television Drama Series
Sabakan, Uchuu e Iku (Japanese: サバ缶、宇宙へ行く) is a Japanese television drama series broadcast on Fuji TV. The series premiered on April 13, 2026, taking over the network's Monday 21:00 time slot.
Background and Source Material
The television drama is adapted from the novel Saba no Kanzume, Uchuu e Iku written by Yasuyuki Kosaka. The original source material was published on January 16, 2022, by Eastpress. The adaptation was scripted by Yuichi Tokunaga, with direction handled by Masayuki Suzuki, Kazuhiro Nishioka, and Hiroto Takahashi.
Broadcast Information
Airing on Fuji TV during the Monday 21:00 time slot, Sabakan, Uchuu e Iku followed the programming slot previously occupied by Yandoku. The series schedule runs into subsequent programming including Black Trick, which took over the time slot on July 20, 2026.
Cast and Characters
The series features an ensemble cast comprising numerous prominent Japanese actors performing various primary and supporting roles.
| Actor | Character Role |
|---|---|
| Takumi Kitamura | Shunichi Asano |
| Natsuki Deguchi | Nami Sugawara |
| Kodai Kurosaki | Sosuke Terao |
| Eiku Yamashita | Riku Kimura |
| Marin Nishimoto | Haruka Kikuchi |
| Actor | Character Role |
|---|---|
| Towa Natsume | Nagisa Fukuhara |
| Yumepote | Yuzuki Sasaki |
| YosiYosi Arakawa | Masaki Kurose |
| Norito Yashima | Akimasa Tadokoro |
| Hiroki Miyake | Michio Hamanaka |
| Actor | Character Role |
|---|---|
| Eri Murakawa | Kazuko Hamanaka |
| Kenta Satoi | Gen Momose |
| Asami Kumakiri | Kaori Hiyama |
| Miyu Yoshimoto | Ruka Terao |
| Takaya Sakoda | Shigenobu Terao |
| Actor | Character Role |
|---|---|
| Sonim | Yuki Minagawa |
| Ryoji Higashiguchi | Kosuke Suzuki |
| Makoto Kijima | Ryunosuke Kamiki |
Additional cast members include Riku Hagiwara in the role of Toru Okuyama.