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He's Expecting 2022

TV series · 25 min · Japanese · April 21, 2022

Comedy-drama

Created by Yuko Hakota (lead), Takeo KikuchiWritten by Yoshitatsu Yamada, Yukiko Sode, Chihiro Amano

Starring Takumi Saitoh, Juri Ueno, Mariko Tsutsui, Yaeko Kiyose, Ryo Iwamatsu

He's Expecting is a Japanese comedy-drama series co-directed by Yuko Hakota. Based on the 2012 manga by Eri Sakai, it follows a man's pregnancy experience. The show aired on Netflix April 21, 2022 and TV Tokyo January 5, 2023. Takumi Saitoh plays Kentaro Hiyama, with Juri Ueno in supporting roles.

Cast

• 
  Takumi Saitoh
• 
  Juri Ueno
• 
  Mariko TsutsuiTomoko Hiyama:The loving
• YK
  Yaeko KiyoseYoung Tomoko
• RI
  Ryo IwamatsuShigeru Osugi:Kentaro's boss
• KT
  Kazuya Takahashi
• SU
  Shohei UnoShota Miyaji:Kentaro's first real friend and fellow pregnant man
• MY
  Maho YamadaNoriko Miyaji:Shota's thoughtful wife
• 
  Lily FrankyEiichi Takeda:The estranged husband of Tomoko and father of Kentaro
• KK
  Kazuki KawakamiYoung Eiichi
• GH
  Gaku Hosokawa
• KM
  Kou MaeharaSatoru Sawabe:Kentaro's coworker
• YM
  Yusaku MoriHikaru Endo:Kentaro's coworker
• AY
  Ai Yamamoto
• SI
  Shima IseYukari Matsuno
• YS
  Yukiko ShinoharaEri:Aki's coworker and ex-chief editor
• AH
  Atsushi HashimotoHiroki Takagi:Aki's journalist friend
• YO
  Yuriko OnoShiori:A friend of Aki's
• MK
  Mai KiryuNarumi Seto:Aki's younger sister
• SS
  Shigeru SaikiHideo Seto:Aki's father
• TN
  Toshie NegishiYasuko Seto:Aki's mother

Crew

Director

Yuko Hakota (lead), Takeo Kikuchi

Writer

Yoshitatsu Yamada, Yukiko Sode, Chihiro Amano

Producer

Yuriko Mamiya (TV Tokyo), Yu Ota (TV Tokyo), Tsutomu Hirabayashi (AOI Pro.)

Executive producer

Netflix

Cinematography

Futa Takagi

Music

Masaki Hayashi

Details

Production

AOI Pro., TV Tokyo ()

Network

Netflix

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