Series synopsis
The Full-Time Wife Escapist, also known as 逃げるは恥だが役に立つ is a Japanese comedy drama television series that premiered on TBS on October 11, 2016. It ended on December 20, 2016. It stars Yui Aragaki, Gen Hoshino, Ryohei Otani and Yuriko Ishida.
A series of events leads single, 25-year-old Mikuri Moriyama and 36-year-old Hiramasa Tsuzaki to marry as a cover.
Premise
A series of events leads single, 25-year-old Mikuri Moriyama and 36-year-old Hiramasa Tsuzaki to marry as a cover.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yui Aragaki as Moriyama Mikuri
- Gen Hoshino as Tsuzaki Hiramasa
- Ryohei Otani as Kazami Ryota
- Yuriko Ishida as Tsuchiya Yuri
- Arata Furuta as Numata Yoritsuna
- Takashi Fujii as Hideshi Hino
- Erina Mano as Yasue Tanaka
- Kotoko Yamaga as Yusu Horiuchi
Supporting cast
- Ryo Narita as Natsuki Umehara
- Kanji Furutachi as Master Yama
- Yasuko Tomita as Sakura Moriyama
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | January 2, 2021 | January 2, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 11 | October 11, 2016 | December 20, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Year's Special Mikuri and Tsuzaki return for a special New Year's episode, ready to start a family and write a new and exciting chapter in their life together. |
January 2, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After Mikuri loses her temporary office position, her father points her toward an unexpected job opportunity cleaning the house of his acquaintance. |
October 11, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Mikuri and Tsuzaki hope to skip all the fanfare of a formal wedding ceremony, but convincing their expectant families to agree will take some work. |
October 18, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Feeling insecure, Tsuzaki keeps Mikuri at a distance. When Mikuri notices his new attitude, she worries that she may have done something wrong. |
October 25, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 11, 2016 |
| Last aired | December 20, 2016 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |