The Way of the Househusband

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Drama: The Way of the Househusband
Romaji: Gokushufudo
Japanese: 極主夫道
Director: Toichiro Ruto
Writer: Kousuke Oono (webcomic), Manabu Uda, Moral
Network: NTV, YTV
Episodes: 10
Release Date: October 11 - December 13, 2020
Runtime: Sunday 22:30 - 23:25
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Tatsu (Hiroshi Tamaki) is 38 years old. He was once a legendary yakuza and was known as "Immortal Dragon" because he was so feared. He quit the yakuza and married Miku. Tatsu then became a househusband. He buries himself in housework.

Notes

"The Way of the Househusband" takes over NTV's Sunday 22:30 time slot previously occupied by "Daddy is My Classmate" and followed by "With You on the Day the World Ends" on January 17, 2021.
Based on webcomic series "Gokushufudo" by Kousuke Oono (first published February 23, 2018 via kuragebunch.com).
Related titles:
1. The Way of the Househusband | Gokushufudo (NTV-YTV / 2020)
2. The Way of the Househusband The Movie | Gokushufudo The Cinema (2022)

Cast



Hiroshi Tamaki	Haruna Kawaguchi	Jun Shison	Yuta Furukawa	Tina Tamashiro
Tatsu	Miku	Masa	Tatsuki Sakai	Yukari Omae



Tamaki Shiratori	Kenichi Takito	Izumi Inamori	Naoto Takenaka	Megumi
Himawari	Torajiro	Hibari Eguchi	Kikujiro Eguchi	Kazuko Tanaka



Michiko Tanaka	Jun Hashimoto	Kataoka Hisamichi	Daisuke Nakagawa	Junpei Yasui
Kayo Ota	Kunimitsu Oshiroyama	Jun Okano	Noboru Ida	Kohei Sadoshima



Kenji Mizuhashi	Chikara Honda	Chise Niitsu
Makoto Tono	Ryo Miyake	Yuki Tachibana

Additional Cast Members:

Jyubun Fukuzawa - gourmet program director (ep.3)

Comments

egg Jun 26 2021 12:14 am we got *a* tatsu, but not *our* tatsu...

this is good enough for me. this is the only live action i watched laughing as hell, not skipping, and such

Tora May 04 2021 2:12 am while everybody is complaining, am waiting patiently for them to recreate the iconic Happy Birthday Scene lmao.

Gin Apr 27 2021 8:13 am the People who has issue with the age gap are Fake fans of the anime, manga and live version. Honestly am more annoyed with Masa only when he is supposed to be talking in a very high pitched voice but he is infact Screaming like a banshee(RIP headphones).

Iesu Mar 14 2021 7:35 am Best live action, hope they have second season 2 release.

chuu Mar 04 2021 12:05 am People complaining about the actress's age in the comments. She's in her 20's. What do you want? Not everything has to involve 30 year olds. There's enough shows about that. It's not like she's a child. Besides, have some of you even read the manga? Probably not since you're all complaining so much.

Alvina Dec 26 2020 8:16 pm loved it. It kept true to the spirit of the manga while filling in the details to make a proper live action. Very nice and easy to watch.

Jay Quintana Dec 23 2020 7:36 pm This show is silly, over-the-top, and too reliant on coincidences, and yet, I love it. Sometimes you just want fun, not works of art.

cloud Dec 15 2020 7:39 pm @NimRod I'm wholly sure the person creating this series is familiar with the manga as a whole. I'm also sure the person creating this realizes that the manga basically being nothing but one-offs knows that it wouldn't make for a good live action comedy-drama. As someone who has fully finished it, I can say (having read all current manga chapters) that it is really good. It is NOT the manga at all. It is the manga in spirit of the characters, but story-wise, it is derived from the manga. There are big changes, but they are made so this works as a story-based format. Do not look at this as a manga copy, but as its own work based on the manga. It is well made and the characters are very well cast. Do give it a shot, I promise that you won't be disappointed. (Note that the daughter addition is very lackluster in the first couple episodes but really pans out well in the latter half of the season)

adlock Nov 15 2020 3:26 am the person who suggested Ueno Juri has the biggest brain in this whole thread!!!!!!!!!!!! we could have had the grown up nodame reunion we deserved!!!! but japan is so hung up on huge age gaps ugh the quality of their shows are suffering because of this

Suo Oct 28 2020 1:12 pm So far as I know, Miku's age has never been explicitly said (Tatsu's as well for that matter) or even hinted at in the manga. If it was, kindly tell me which volume it was in.

If this turns out to be underwhelming, at least there's an anime coming out in 2021 on Netflix.

Angelo Oct 28 2020 3:32 am Anyone who is complaining about her age doesn't read the manga

NimRod Oct 13 2020 4:50 am An okay rough start. It seems the director only has a passing knowledge of the characters, none of them are really the same characters from the manga.. Histories have been changes, characters act differently, added characters don't add much.

I'll watch the whole thing, but if you were a fan of the manga, i dont expect you'd be happy with what you are getting after all the hype.

filled with weird and jarring camera shaking and slow-mo which feels like visual vomit rather than adding anything to the scene itself. I doubt I'd give this higher than a 5 out of 10.

Which is a shame, since I loved the director's previous work on Ossan'zu Love, but after seeing this. I have to wonder how much was changed from the manga.

JohnDoe Oct 13 2020 4:44 am People complaining about the actress' age, makes me wonder if they've even read the manga.

Are? Oct 12 2020 10:04 am A trailer might appear in a few weeks, since they just wrapped filming recently.

Kinda have to agree that Haruna is on the younger side, specially since they're supposed to have a daughter in the series, who looks like she's about 8.

Mona's sick of your BS Oct 07 2020 10:06 pm There is no trailer yet? So thrilled for this!

Niahana Sep 24 2020 12:49 am Jessi...exactly! I love this manga but really frustrated with Miku actress. They dont have chemistry at all! its like looking at The Way of The Housefather instead. whats wrong with Japan lately. They love to pair with older man and young woman or vice versa *facepalm*.

I can recommend someone like Machiko Ono, Nana Eikura or why not UENO JURI. Goshhh..much, much better.

jessi Aug 04 2020 5:36 pm Why The Hell Did They Get Such A Young Actress??? am I supposed to believe that Miku is 25 years old??? Bruh I wanted an badass woman in her 30s playing this character.

kuaci Aug 01 2020 7:00 am OMG Haruna Kawaguchi T.T

the casts are awesome so faaar aaaaah i can't (but i will) wait ><

Kyuseishu Jul 27 2020 3:42 am Whoaaa I'm excited to see who plays the wife!!

Giulia Jul 24 2020 12:36 pm Yess! Finally! I love the manga and i was waiting for an adaptation....plus, i love hiroshi tamaki and i think he is perfect as Tatsu

shun's_hardcorefan Jul 15 2020 5:51 am Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu? i need thisss. been trying to read the manga but i just dont have the feel to read it lol now that Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu, i will look forward to watch this drama!

yamakita Jul 11 2020 5:38 pm Wow, I'm impressed by this casting. Looking forward to watching this!

kuaci Jul 08 2020 9:51 pm finally finally!!! i'm so excited xD

katofu Jul 08 2020 8:44 am Finally it's here!

The Women's Association Jul 07 2020 11:50 pm We've been waiting, Tatsu the Decorator.

Kami Jul 07 2020 8:31 pm Im So Excited Ahhh