Japanese television series
He's Expecting
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Promotional release poster
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Genre
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Based on
| He's Expecting
by Eri Sakai
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Written by
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- Yoshitatsu Yamada
- Yukiko Sode
- Chihiro Amano
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Directed by
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- Yuko Hakota (lead)
- Takeo Kikuchi
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Starring
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Composer
| Masaki Hayashi
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Country of origin
| Japan
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Original language
| Japanese
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 8
(
list of episodes
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Executive producer
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- Shinichi Takahashi (Netflix)
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Producers
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- Yuriko Mamiya (TV Tokyo)
- Yu Ota (TV Tokyo)
- Tsutomu Hirabayashi (AOI Pro.)
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Cinematography
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Editors
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- Daisuke Imai
- Takuya Onodera
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Camera setup
| Single-camera
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Running time
| 25 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| Netflix
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TV Tokyo
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Release
| April 21, 2022
(
2022-04-21
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?
present
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present
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He's Expecting
(
Japanese
:
ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠
,
Hepburn
:
Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin
)
is a Japanese
comedy-drama
television series co-directed by Yuko Hakota. Loosely based on the 2012 manga
Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin
(
ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠
)
by Eri Sakai, it tells the story of one man's experience being pregnant. The series premiered on
Netflix
on April 21, 2022, and on
TV Tokyo
on January 5, 2023. It stars
Takumi Saitoh
as Kentaro Hiyama, alongside
Juri Ueno
.
[1]
[2]
[3]
Synopsis
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He's Expecting
follows the story of "Kentaro Hiyama, an elite ad man, [who] suddenly finds out one day that he is pregnant."
[4]
Cast and characters
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Main
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- Takumi Saitoh
as Kentaro Hiyama:
A 37-year-old advertising executive who suddenly becomes pregnant. He decides to keep the baby to change people's perspective on male pregnancy. To prepare for the role, Saitoh watched the 1994
Arnold Schwarzenegger
film
Junior
and received advice on how to wear a large prosthetic belly by Ueno.
[5]
- Juri Ueno
as Aki Seto:
A 35-year-old freelance journalist and Kentaro's lover who begins to consider the possibility of motherhood. Ueno read the manga and was inspired by how there was a significant amount of female characters.
[5]
- Mariko Tsutsui
as Tomoko Hiyama:
The loving, hardworking, overprotective mother of Kentaro, and estranged wife of Eiichi.
- Yaeko Kiyose as Young Tomoko
- Ryo Iwamatsu as Shigeru Osugi:
Kentaro's boss.
- Kazuya Takahashi
as Dr. Tatsuomi Nakajima:
A doctor who specializes in the phenomenon of male pregnancy. He is Kentaro's and Shota's doctor.
- Shohei Uno as Shota Miyaji:
Kentaro's first real friend and fellow pregnant man.
- Maho Yamada as Noriko Miyaji:
Shota's thoughtful wife, who gave birth to their first child, Takuya. After having her first child she struggled to get pregnant again.
- Lily Franky
as Eiichi Takeda:
The estranged husband of Tomoko and father of Kentaro, who he gave birth to.
- Kazuki Kawakami as Young Eiichi
Supporting
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- Gaku Hosokawa as Masato Tanabe:
Kentaro's chauvinistic coworker who takes his place as the advertising director for UNIVE.
- Kou Maehara as Satoru Sawabe:
Kentaro's coworker
- Yusaku Mori as Hikaru Endo:
Kentaro's coworker
- Ai Yamamoto as Nana Koga:
Kentaro's coworker and only female in his advertising team for UNIVE.
- Shima Ise as Yukari Matsuno
- Yukiko Shinohara as Eri:
Aki's coworker and ex-chief editor.
- Atsushi Hashimoto
as Hiroki Takagi:
Aki's journalist friend.
- Yuriko Ono
as Shiori:
A friend of Aki's
- Mai Kiryu as Narumi Seto:
Aki's younger sister
- Shigeru Saiki as Hideo Seto:
Aki's father
- Toshie Negishi
as Yasuko Seto:
Aki's mother
Episodes
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Series overview
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Season 1 (2022)
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Production
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Development
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On April 8, 2021, it was announced that Netflix and TV Tokyo would co-produced a live-action adaptation of the manga series
Kentaro Hiyama's First Pregnancy
.
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According to manga author, Eri Sakai, development for the series began two years before the initial series announcement.
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During the Netflix Festival Japan 2021 livestream on November 10, 2021, lead series director Yuko Hakota revealed that the first season will consist of eight episodes, each with a running time around 23 minutes.
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Casting
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Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that
Takumi Saitoh
and
Juri Ueno
would star in the series, as Kentaro Hiyama and Aki Seto respectively.
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[2]
[3]
The cast also includes
Mariko Tsutsui
,
Lily Franky
, Ryo Iwamatsu and
Kazuya Takahashi
.
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Filming
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Principal photography for the first season took place in 2021.
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Reception
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The series received mixed-to-positive reviews. Praise was aimed at the performances from the two leads and the progressive commentary the series presented. However, there was some criticism aimed at the inconsistent tone and lack of any real stakes.
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The series was review bombed on
IMDb
with many misinterpreting the series as being about a
transsexual
character. Despite implications, the series makes no mention or reference to any
LGBTQ+
topics.
Future
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Eri Sakai has expressed interest in a follow up season that adapted
Childcare Edition
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However as of January 2024, no confirmation has been made about a season 2. Sakai has also expressed interest in a Korean remake and anime adaptation of her manga.
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References
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Watanabe, Shigeko (April 8, 2021).
"Netflix confirms start of production of new series, He's Expecting"
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Netflix
. Retrieved
April 8,
2021
.
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a
b
c
"?藤工×上野樹里 "男性が妊娠?"『ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠』Netflixとテレビ東京が共同で企??製作"
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TV Tokyo
(in Japanese). April 8, 2021
. Retrieved
April 8,
2021
.
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a
b
c
"?藤工 × 上野樹里 "男性が妊娠?" 社?派コメディドラマ Netflixオリジナルシリ?ズ『ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠』 Netflixとテレビ東京が共同で企??製作 <制作決定&キャスト?表>"
.
AOI Pro.
(in Japanese). April 8, 2021
. Retrieved
April 8,
2021
.
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Komatsu, Mikikazu (October 18, 2021).
"Takumi Saito Has Bad Morning Sickness in He's Expecting Teaser Trailer"
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Crunchyroll
. Retrieved
November 15,
2021
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Netflix Festival Japan 2021 Live Action Day(ENGLISH STREAM)
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YouTube
. Netflix Asia. November 10, 2021
. Retrieved
November 10,
2021
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Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 7, 2021).
"Kentar? Hiyama's First Pregnancy Manga About Pregnant Man Gets Netflix Live-Action Show in 2022"
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Anime News Network
. Retrieved
April 7,
2021
.
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Komatsu, Mikikazu (April 7, 2021).
"Eri Sakai's Kentaro Hiyama's First Pregnancy Manga Gets Live-action Drama on Netflix"
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Crunchyroll
. Retrieved
April 7,
2021
.
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坂井?理
[@erisakai] (April 7, 2021).
【情報解禁!】『ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠』がNetflixで??ドラマ化されます! ?れ線でもオシャレでもないけれど、自分が面白いと思うものを細?と描いてきてよかったです…。2年以上?っていたので、しばらく浮かれさせてください!
(
Tweet
) (in Japanese) – via
Twitter
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"「思いがけないことが、人生には起きるんですよ」?身を謳歌していたサラリ?マンの"妊夫"生活とは!??藤工×上野樹里 による社?派コメディNetflixシリ?ズ「ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠」<ティ?ザ?予告&ティ?ザ?ア?ト&第二?キャスト解禁>"
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TV Tokyo
(in Japanese). October 19, 2021. Archived from
the original
on May 17, 2022
. Retrieved
October 19,
2021
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"?藤工×上野樹里による社?派コメディ Netflixシリ?ズ「ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠」<ティ?ザ?予告&ティ?ザ?ア?ト&第二?キャスト解禁>"
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AOI Pro.
(in Japanese). October 19, 2021
. Retrieved
October 19,
2021
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Meek, Andy (April 27, 2022).
"New Netflix series He's Expecting is a bizarre and emotional hit"
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BGR
. Retrieved
June 30,
2022
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Wilson, Jonathan (April 21, 2022).
"He's Expecting Season 1 review ? an odd series about expectations and perspective"
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Ready Steady Cut
. Retrieved
June 30,
2022
.
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Sengupta, Archie (April 21, 2022).
"He's Expecting Review: Takumi Saito's Pregnancy Drama is a Perplexingly Emotional Watch"
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Leisure Byte
. Retrieved
June 30,
2022
.
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Donato, Leah (April 29, 2022).
"
'He's Expecting': The Outlandish Japanese-Dramedy that Explores Empathy Through Odd Means"
.
Hollywood Insider
. Retrieved
June 30,
2022
.
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@erisakai (May 15, 2022).
"私のところには特にシ?ズン2の話などは?ておりませんが?編の打診がありましたら喜んで承諾いたします。"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
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@erisakai (April 24, 2022).
"わたしの次なる野望は、韓?ドラマ版リメイクです。シジュウカラでもヒヤマでもどっちでもよいです。"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
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@erisakai (December 5, 2022).
"ありがとうございます!私もいろいろ?がって欲しいです!"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
.
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