Episode 1
Episode 1
59m8.0 / 10
After Mikuri loses her temporary office position, her father points her toward an unexpected job opportunity cleaning the house of his acquaintance.
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TV series
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
2016TV-PG1 season7.9 / 10
A series of events leads single, 25-year-old Mikuri Moriyama and 36-year-old Hiramasa Tsuzaki to marry as a cover.
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Checked Sep 6, 2026
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Synopsis
A series of events leads single, 25-year-old Mikuri Moriyama and 36-year-old Hiramasa Tsuzaki to marry as a cover.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 2
45m6.0 / 10
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.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
45m7.0 / 10
Feeling insecure, Tsuzaki keeps Mikuri at a distance. When Mikuri notices his new attitude, she worries that she may have done something wrong.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
45m7.0 / 10
When Mikuri suddenly needs money to pay for an expensive dental treatment, she talks with Tsuzaki and agrees to start working part time for Kazami.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
45m8.0 / 10
After Yuri expresses concerns about the state of their marriage, Mikuri and Tsuzaki quickly resolve to show more affection — at least once a week.
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Episode 6
Episode 6
45m7.0 / 10
Eager to support the newlyweds, Yuri gives Mikuri and Tsuzaki tickets for a romantic honeymoon. Unable to refuse, the pair makes it a business trip.
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Episode 7
Episode 7
45m7.0 / 10
A frustrated Mikuri struggles to understand why Tsuzaki keeps pushing her away, but not even the couple's special Tuesday tradition seems to help.
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Episode 8
Episode 8
45m7.0 / 10
Mikuri visits her parents and leaves Tsuzaki alone with his thoughts. Tsuzaki feels oddly upset when Kazami claims to know Mikuri better than he does.
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Episode 9
Episode 9
45m8.0 / 10
Just as Mikuri and Tsuzaki start to examine their feelings for each other, work brings a charmingly bright and cheerful woman into Tsuzaki’s life.
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Episode 10
Episode 10
58m3.3 / 10
After admitting how they feel, Mikuri and Tsuzaki begin a romantic new life as a real couple. Tsuzaki gets some bad news about work on his day off.
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Episode 11
Episode 11
58m2.7 / 10finale
As Mikuri takes on additional work duties outside the home, the couple must navigate their evolving roles as partners in both business and romance.
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More about The Full-Time Wife Escapist
Cast
Yui AragakiMoriyama Mikuri
Gen HoshinoTsuzaki Hiramasa
Ryohei OtaniKazami Ryota
Yuriko IshidaTsuchiya Yuri
Arata FurutaNumata Yoritsuna
Takashi FujiiHideshi Hino
Erina ManoYasue Tanaka
Kotoko YamagaYusu HoriuchiCredits
- Written by
- Akiko Nogi
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 11
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 逃げるは恥だが役に立つ
Networks & production
TBSJapan- TBSJapan
Themes
based on mangaemployer employee relationshiphousekeeperliving togethermarriage of convenienceromance
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