(This post was last modified: 04-08-2021, 02:32 PM by mprego2.)
The production company involved with the adaptation of Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy posted an article explaining the series from the cast and staff involved.
OK, to clarify, in Japan the series will still be known as “Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy”, the localized version will be “He’s Expecting”. This is potentially good news because it hints at this series possibly being dubbed, cause localization really only occurs when the aim is for a foreign audience to understand it from their own culture.
I have high hopes that this will get a dub because shows like “La Casa de las Flores” (“The House of Flowers”), which was a Mexican original show was fully dubbed. That and from the description, they seem to be really making it a point that this will be a worldwide release.
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Quote:Netflix confirms start of production of new series, He’s Expecting
08 April 2021
STARRING TAKUMI SAITOH, TOGETHER WITH JURI UENO AND DIRECTED BY YUKO HAKODA AND TAKEO KIKUCHI.
The Netflix Original Series “He’s Expecting”, a series produced and planned in collaboration with TV Tokyo, will be released globally in 2022, only on Netflix.
Based on the manga of the same name by Eri Sakai (published by BE•LOVE KC/Kodansha), the show humorously reverses the lifestyles of men and women and explores the differences between them, centered around the question, “What if a man became pregnant?” The protagonist is faced with various issues ingrained in society that had been invisible to him until his pregnancy. This is a story of growth as both the people around him and he himself gradually change while he battles these issues. When an elite ad man gets pregnant, he’s suddenly subjected to prejudices against pregnant men, forcing him to rethink everything he knew.
The story takes place in a world where—in rare cases—men can conceive and give birth. Kentaro Hiyama, an elite ad man, suddenly finds out one day that he is pregnant. His partner, Aki Seto, never thought she would become a parent, so the two are at first confused by this unexpected event. As a pregnant man, Kentaro will face the scrutiny of the company and society, and will shed light on the hardships experienced by pregnant women. Challenged by many problems associated with modern pregnancy and childbirth, the two will have to face reality and make the ultimate decision: to have a baby or not.
The series will be directed by Yuko Hakoda and Takeo Kikuchi. Hakoda is an up-and-coming director who began her career working on commercials. She won the Best Director Award in the Asian Newcomer Category at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her debut feature film "Blue Hour" (2019). Kikuchi is a talented director who made his feature debut with "Dear Deer" (2015), and has continued to release feature films since then, winning the Best New Director Award at the 9th TAMA Film Awards and the New Director Award at the Osaka Cinema Festival 2018 for both "Hello Goodbye" and “Bokyo'' released in 2017. The screenplay is written by Yoshitatsu Yamada, known for "The Naked Director'' series (2019, 2021), as well as Yukiko Sode (''Aristocrats” (2021), etc.) and Chihiro Amano ("Mrs. Noisy" (2020), etc.).
Netflix Original Series: “He’s Expecting”
Based on: “Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy” (published by BE•LOVE KC/Kodansha) by Eri Sakai
The author, Eri Sakai, was recently on set and said she saw Takumi Saito pregnant! She said that his performance feels natural and she is impressed by the performances of all of the actors involved.
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From what I can gather, this was taken mid-May in a shopping district, and Takumi (the actor playing Kentaro) is described as wearing loose pants and his belly appeared to bulge out a bit! Going by this he must be in a scene where he is starting to show!
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(05-22-2021, 10:19 PM)mprego2 Wrote: Here we have the first BTS for He’s Expecting!
From what I can gather, this was taken mid-May in a shopping district, and Takumi (the actor playing Kentaro) is described as wearing loose pants and his belly appeared to bulge out a bit! Going by this he must be in a scene where he is starting to show!
For the heck of it, here is Juri (the actress playing Aki) filming her scene. Apparently, she bumps into a child at this moment; I assume its when she comes to realize that she wants to be a mother.
I did too, at first, for the sake of Takumi looking more like Kentaro, but then I changed my mind when I realized that Takumi looks better with a goatee, not to mention him having a deep voice. I can also see where the production team is going with this. I will say that maybe the glasses could’ve stayed, lol!
Anyway, looks like the series will be released in March.
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