Series synopsis
Maison Prison, also known as ムショラン三ツ星 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on NHK on May 23, 2026. It ended on June 27, 2026. It stars Eiko Koike, Aoi Nakamura, Rie Tomosaka and Reo Tamaoki.
Ginbayashi Yoko is a top-class chef at a high-end Italian restaurant, but her life is turned upside down when the owner runs away with all the earnings, forcing the restaurant to close. With two children to support, she takes a job at a local men’s prison as a nutritionist, where her main duties involve planning monthly menus. Encouraged by the warden, she resolves to pursue rehabilitation through food, questioning whether people can truly change and what she herself can achieve. Thus begins her ...
Premise
Ginbayashi Yoko is a top-class chef at a high-end Italian restaurant, but her life is turned upside down when the owner runs away with all the earnings, forcing the restaurant to close. With two children to support, she takes a job at a local men’s prison as a nutritionist, where her main duties involve planning monthly menus. Encouraged by the warden, she resolves to pursue rehabilitation through food, questioning whether people can truly change and what she herself can achieve. Thus begins her new challenge—aiming for “three-star prison cuisine.”
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eiko Koike as Ginbayashi Yoko
- Aoi Nakamura as Sugiyama Kenji
- Rie Tomosaka as Seshita Mamiko
- Reo Tamaoki as Kawaguchi Shinpei
- Mandy Sekiguchi as Bito Mamoru
- Katsuhisa Namase as Irie Takao
- Jun Kunimura as Natori Kotaro
- Yoichi Nukumizu as Takeda Teruo
Supporting cast
- Shunya Itabashi as Umekawa Ryuji
- DOTAMA as Kuga Eito
- Takaya Yamauchi as Yabe Kengo
- Tatsumi Asa as Tsuji Hiroki
- Takashi Tsukamoto as Saito Shunichi
- Hiroki Miyake as Tango Masato
- Shono Hayama as Tabata Hajime
- Gamon Kaai as Nakatsugawa Satoshi
- Girolamo Panzetta as Lorenzo
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | May 23, 2026 | June 27, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croquette Chaos Skilled chef Yoko Ginbayashi unexpectedly takes a job as a nutritionist at a men's prison. Though mainly assigned to desk work such as menu planning, she is also called into the kitchen to instruct inmates directly. As prison officer Sugiyama explains the prison's unusual rules, Yoko faces one surprise after another. On her first day, croquettes suddenly explode before her eyes. |
May 23, 2026 |
| 2 |
Homemade Curry Yoko prepares for a monthly menu planning meeting. She must meet the daily budget of 543 yen per person for three meals, and not use ingredients like mirin. At the meeting, associate warden Irie opposes her fried squid with lemon idea, but warden Natori gives her the green light. Bito complains that Hamazaki Prison serves less barley rice than other prisons. |
May 30, 2026 |
| 3 |
Donut Bonus Yoko plans to make donuts for inmates working long hours in the prison kitchen, but budget cuts force her to create tofu donuts from leftover ingredients. Meanwhile, tensions between the kitchen crew and other inmates lead to trouble, and the donut plan is canceled. As her daughter Akari continues staying out overnight without a job, Yoko faces problems at work and at home. |
June 6, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 23, 2026 |
| Last aired | June 27, 2026 |
| Status | ended |