He's Expecting (ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠 Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin) is a Japanese comedy-drama streaming television series co-directed by Yuko Hakota. Loosely based on the 2012 manga Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin by Eri Sakai, it tells the story of one man's experience being pregnant. The series premiered on Netflix on April 21, 2022. It stars Takumi Saitoh as Kentaro Hiyama, alongside Juri Ueno.
Cast[]
| Character | Original Actor | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Kentaro Hiyama | Takumi Saitoh | Chris Naoki Lee |
| TBA (Young) |
Carter Chee (Young) | |
| Aki Seto | Juri Ueno | Jenny Yokobori |
| Mr. Osugi | Ryo Iwamatsu | Keone Young |
| Tanabe | Gaku Hosokawa | Arvin Lee |
| Tomoko Hiyama | Mariko Tsutsui | Sharon Omi |
| Eiichi Hiyama | Lily Franky | Ping Wu |
| Dr. Tatsuomi Nakajima | Kazuya Takahashi | Paul Kim Jr. |
| Mayumi | TBA | Ann Hu |
| Nana Koga | Ai Yamamoto | Grace Song |
| Sawabe | Kou Maehara | K. Kevin Choi |
| Natsumi | TBA | Stephanie Komure |
| Eri | Yukiko Shinohara | Nicole Fong |
| Miyaji | Shohei Uno | Cory Yee |
| Noriko Miyaji | Maho Yamada | Kare Huie |
| Matsuno | Shima Ise | Lynana Yee |
| Takuya | TBA | Carter Chee |
| Tao Tsuchiya | Ann Hu | |
| Takagi | Atsushi Hashimoto | Chase Yi |
| Shiori | Yuriko Ono | Keiko Agena |
| Narumi Seto | Mai Kiryu | Jacqueline Misaye |
| Yasuko Seto | Toshie Negishi | Lynna Yee |
| Hideo Seto | Shigeru Saiki | Keenan Shimizu |
| Orita | TBA | Kurt Kanazawa |
| Ma-Chan | Kenan Shimizu |
Additional Voices[]
- Ru Kumagai - Nurse (eps. 1,8), Additional Voices
- Karen Huie - Gynecologist (ep. 2)
- Eugene Ko - Presenter (ep. 2), Male Television Host 3 (ep. 4), Additional Voices
- Stephanie Komure - Doctor (ep. 3), Female Television Host 1 (ep. 4), Additional Voices
- K. Kevin Choi - Photographer (ep. 3), Additional Voices
- Jonny Siew - Pregnant Man (ep. 4), Additional Voices
- Nicole Fong - Female Television Host 2 (ep. 4), Nurse (ep. 8), Additional Voices
- Andrew Kishino - Male Television Host 1 (ep. 4), Additional Voices
- Scott Watanabe - Male Television Host 2 (ep. 4), Taxi Driver (ep. 7), Additional Voices
- Keenan Shimizu - Monk (ep. 4), Additional Voices
- Chase Yi
- Jacqueline Misaye
- Kurt Kanazawa
- Stephen Fu
- Paul Nakauchi
- Ann Hu
- Paul Kim Jr.
- Grace Song
- Keone Young
- Carter Chee
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 21, 2022 | Netflix Original Series | Digital | 13+ | United States | 
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External Links[]
- He's Expecting at the Internet Movie Database