The Way of the Househusband: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Feared among the yakuza as "The Immortal Dragon", Tatsu is a legend of the underworld with an impressive number of defeated rival gangs under his belt. However, hoping to wash his hands of his past, Tatsu gets married and devotes himself fully to the way of the househusband by diligently undertaking the cooking, cleaning, washing and grocery shopping each day. On the other hand, there's one person who's not happy about Tatsu's new domestic life — his tough, former yakuza underling, Masa. As Tatsu tries his best to pursue the way of the househusband, one assassin after another tries their hand at taking him out!

Series details

• Title: The Way of the Househusband
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Anime
• Premiere date: 2021-04-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 18 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 53872
• IMDb ID: tt13357124
• TVDB ID: 391005

Cast and credited roles

• Kenjiro Tsuda — Tatsu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-04-08; final listed air date 2021-10-07; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-01-01; final listed air date 2023-01-01; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Way of the Househusband on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.