The Way of the Househusband (極主夫道)

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL ANIME SERIES

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION NETFLIX

THE WAY OF THE HOUSEHUSBAND

DIRECTED BY CHIAKI KON

EPISODE 1

Okay, not too shabby.

- -

-Shit! I'm so late. - Huh?

But it ain't time for you to leave yet.

I forgot I have an important meeting today.

So sorry, honey. Gotta run!

Hey, wait! Your breakfast.

See you later!

Just like a bat out of hell.

Oh, well.

Now I've gotta start the laundry,

then go do some grocery shopping.

Huh? Ah. Gotta feed you too.

Shit!

You forgot your lunch box!

I'm gonna ask one more time. What's your occupation?

I'm a househusband.

Mm-hmm.

Huh? Wait. You can't be! The Immortal Dragon?

That's a legendary yakuza

who's said to have single-handedly smashed up ten of his rival clan's offices

in one night, completely unarmed.

He's called the Immortal Dragon.

But I heard that after that went down, he suddenly vanished.

- -Hey, don't move!

GIGANTIC BONANZA SALE COUPON

Here, why don't you take these?

See you.

Hold it, you're not off the hook yet.

Way of The Househusband.

This oughta be a cinch. These'll sell out in no time.

Plenty of suckers around here.

Ah, but these knives are really chintzy.

Ah.

Yeah?

My apologies for taking up your precious time.

My name's Urita. And I…

Oh, uh, I…

Have I caught you at a bad time?

Huh? Oh, you mean this? No, no.

I've just been carving something up.

I'm a damn professional.

I ain't gonna shit my pants that easily.

Actually, sir, uh,

I'd like to introduce you to my company's fine products.

Ah. Blades, huh?

Blades, yeah.

You gonna show me the goods, then?

Huh?

Each and every one of these knives were given delicate finishing touches

by skilled craftsmen, and can easily slice…

through anything.

Wow, this guy's got style.

By the way,

I heard there's a scam going down around here.

Folks getting ripped off, being sold crap at jacked-up prices.

Mind if I try this?

Okay. Sure.

What's this?

Hamburger steak plate.

- -

This hamburger is nothing fancy

but it melts in the mouth

because of the fish paste he added.

It goes perfectly with the lightly salted ketchup rice.

And the simple side dishes!

This reminds me

of my hometown.

What am I even doing stopping to have a meal?

I… I guess this goes way beyond the knives.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, but this guy scares the shit outta me.

I gotta go.

THE WAY OF THE HOUSEHUSBAND

-Get lost! -

This turf fucking belongs to Kunimi Group too.

Damn it.

Since the boss disappeared, I'm out in the cold.

Where the heck have you gone, Tatsu?

- Seriously?! -Oh?

A head of cabbage for just 100 yen? Hell yeah!

-Boss! - I'll take the whole shipment.

-You sure know how to rob a guy, huh? -Sorry?

- Boss! -Huh?

Wha… Masa?

Oh, uh, here's my points card.

Where the hell have you been all this time?

I've been looking for you all over.

- -It was total chaos

after you bailed on us like that.

Some of us got busted.

So the Shinzaki Group disbanded,

and anyone left went their own way.

Uh, why they hell'd you quit the yakuza?!

Let's, uh, take a walk.

Okay, everyone. Today, we are going to be making some cheese croquettes.

To start, we have to peel the potatoes.

- Ooh! -

Enough! I'm sick of this shit! What the hell are you even doing?

Everyone is waiting for the Immortal Dragon!

Are you an old lady now?

Frying fucking croquettes and making "ooh" sounds?

-Masa… -

- I'm done with all that. -

I'm a househusband now.

I'm just protecting my turf in my own special way.

TURF = FAMILY

You can't protect what's sacred to you through violence.

"You can't protect what's sacred to you through violence," my ass!

What, have you gone soft?

- -

That's violence!

THE WAY OF THE HOUSEHUSBAND

EPISODE 4

The target has been identified.

I've confirmed the time and route.

Now I've just got to do it.

You say you've seen the Immortal Dragon?

Not me. A guy I know.

Man, a lot of people out there still want to see him dead.

If that bastard's still alive, who knows what'll--

- -

Oh, hey. You're Kunimi, isn't that right?

The Immortal Dragon!

Ah, shit.

I don't have time to mess around here.

Oi! Get back here!