The Way of the Househusband

極主夫道 ‧ Drama ‧ 2020

Segawa Eishi

Ikeda Kenji

Tamaki Hiroshi
Tatsu / Kuroda Tatsu "Immortal Dragon"
Main Role
Kawaguchi Haruna
Kuroda Miku
Main Role
Shison Jun
Masa / Akamiya Masaru
Main Role

Shiratori Tamaki
Kuroda Himawari [Tatsu's step-daughter]
Support Role
Inamori Izumi
Eguchi Hibari [Yakuza]
Support Role
Takenaka Naoto
Eguchi Kikujiro [Yakuza]
Support Role
Takito Kenichi
Shirakawa Torajiro [Yakuza]
Support Role
Furukawa Yuuta
Sakai Tatsuki [Police officer]
Support Role
Yasui Junpei
Sadogashima Kohei [Police officer]
Support Role
Tamashiro Tina
Omae Yukari [Part-timer at a coffee shop]
Support Role
Mizuhashi Kenji
Tono Makoto / "Master" [Cafe manager]
Support Role
Honda Chikara
Miyake Ryo [Store manager]
Support Role
MEGUMI
Tanaka Kazuko [Housewives club president]
Support Role
Tanaka Michiko
Ota Kayo [Housewives club member]
Support Role
Niitsu Chise
Tachibana Yuki [Himawari's friend]
Support Role
Hashimoto Jun
Ooshiroyama Kunimitsu [Yakuza]
Support Role
Nakagawa Daisuke
Ida Noboru [Yakuza]
Support Role

Emi Kurara
Yamamoto Akemi [Mizuryu Town Women's Association chairwoman] (Ep. 2)
Guest Role
Suzuki Kosuke
Senkinraku Toshiki [PTA chairman] (Ep. 3)
Guest Role
Suzuki Ami
Senkinraku Ayaka [Toshiki's wife] (Ep. 3)
Guest Role
Tamura Yuuki
Senkinraku Ryouka [Himawari's classmate, Toshiki's son] (Ep. 3)
Guest Role
Nagano Munenori
[Butcher shop owner] (Ep. 4)
Guest Role
YOU
[Miku's mother] (Ep. 4 & 5)
Guest Role
Masana Bokuzo
[Miku's father] (Ep. 4 & 5)
Guest Role
Konno Hiroki
[Miku's supervisor] (Ep. 4 & 5)
Guest Role
Ringo Chan
[Woman in a car] (Ep. 5)
Guest Role
Ohara Yuno
[Miku's colleague] (Ep. 5)
Guest Role
Yanagi Shuntaro
Takeshi [Yukari's friend] (Ep. 6)
Guest Role
Uchida Maaya
Neopolis Girl [Voice] (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Fujiwara Mitsuhiro
Mitsuteru Watase [Police detective] (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Yamamoto Hiroshi
[Toy store manager] (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Yoshihara Yuri
(Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Ishida Hikari
Fukuda [Chairman of Hachiryukai] (Ep. 8)
Guest Role
Baba Fumika
Lisa [Cafe owner] (Ep. 8)
Guest Role
Yamaya Kasumi
Aina [Cafe worker] (Ep. 8)
Guest Role
Nagao Mariya
[Customer] (Ep. 8)
Guest Role
Suzuki Yuka
[High school girl] (Ep. 8)
Guest Role
Cookie
[Car dealer] (Ep. 9)
Guest Role
Mashima Hidekazu
[Doctor] (Ep. 9-10)
Guest Role
Kokusho Sayuri
[Mother of Himawari's friend] (Ep. 9-10)
Guest Role
Mizuno Miki
Kyoto [Information teller] (Ep. 9)
Guest Role
Tokuyama Rito
(Ep. 1)
Guest Role
Yamashiro Ruito
(Ep. 9)
Guest Role
Iwaoka Toru
[Himself] (Ep.6)
Guest Role
Ohno Yudai
[Himself] (Ep.6)
Guest Role
Yoshida Metal
Drug dealer (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Hirayama Rino
(Ep. 5)
Guest Role

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Details

Title: The Way of the Househusband
Type: Drama
Format: Standard Series
Country: Japan
Episodes: 10
Aired: Oct 11, 2020 - Dec 13, 2020
Aired On: Sunday
Original Network: NTV, YTV
Duration: 46 min.
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Life, Family
Tags: Househusband Male Lead, Misunderstanding, Adapted From A Manga, Yakuza, Determined Male Lead, Slapstick, Rivalry, Mafia, Nice Male Lead, Competition
Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older