Antique
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Details
- Title: アンティーク
- Title (romaji): Antique
- Tagline: ~西洋骨董洋菓子店~
- Genre: Comedy
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership Ratings: 17.7%
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2001-Oct-08 to 2001-Dec-17
- Air time: Monday 21:00
- Theme songs:
- Opening song: Youthful Days by Mr.Children
- Insert song: Kimi ga Suki by Mr.Children
Synopsis
This story is about four men who work in a confectionary. Tachibana Keiichiro (Shiina Kippei) is the owner; Ono Yusuke (Fujiki Naohito) is the superb baker that has a mysterious and mesmerizing aura; Kobayakawa Chikage (Abe Hiroshi) is the waiter and close bodyguard of Tachibana; and last but not least is Kanda Eiji (Takizawa Hideaki), the ex-boxer who loves cake so much that he becomes a waiter at 'Antique'. This is a refreshing, yet heartfelt comedy about the 4 very unique personalities that work until the wee hours of the night at the small confectionary. The series follows the romance, family life, and most importantly friendship that these 4 men from different generations experience.
This is a confectionary with a "flavor" not like most. Located in the middle of an ordinary residential area, "Antique" stays open until 2 a.m. Every single thing in the shop is antique, in fact even the sherry glasses that water comes in look like they would cost 50,000 yen. On top of this, all the sweets that are sold are unbelievably delicious. The thing that is most peculiar about "Antique" though is that all 4 of the men that work here are very handsome, and each has an interesting past. Those that frequent the store also have a story to tell.
Edited Excerpt from JDorama.com
Cast
- Takizawa Hideaki as Kanda Eiji
- Shiina Kippei as Tachibana Keiichiro
- Fujiki Naohito as Ono Yusuke
- Koyuki as Izuka Momoko
- Abe Hiroshi as Kobayakawa Chikage
- Enari Kazuki as Yoshinaga Shouta (regular costumer)
- Nishino Taeko (西野妙子) as Uchino Akane (Eiji's ex-girlfriend)
- Tsuji Kazunaga (辻萬長) as Munakata Katsuo (regular costumer)
- Manabe Kaori as Shimazaki Tamami (regular costumer)
- Muta Teizo (牟田悌三) as Kanda Genichi (Eiji's grandfather/trainor)
- Yachigusa Kaoru as Shirai Fukiko (Keiichiro's grandmother)
- Ikuta Etsuko (生田悦子) as Tachibana Hiroko (Keiichiro's mother)
- Kimura Midori (木村翠) as Shirai Eiko (Keiichiro's aunt)
- Kobayashi Susumu as Noma Atsushi (Izuka's boss)
- Nonaka Isao (野仲功) as Kisha Saeki (Izuka's senior reporter)
- Aoki Tadahiro (青木忠宏) as Mutou Tadahiro (Eiji's co-boxer in Kanda boxing gym)
- Konishi Manami as Nakano Itsuko
- Nagatsuka Keiji (長塚圭史) as Onizuka Toru (boxer)
- Imai Eri as Namiko (Toru's girlfriend)
- Nakagoshi Noriko as Makino Junko (Eiji's ex-girlfriend)
- Shiraki Makiko (白木美貴子) as Obayashi Yukiko
- Ooshima Yuko (大島優子) as Obayashi Kayoko
- Sudo Risa as Toyama Midori (Munakata's daughter)
- Murano Mia as Takeuchi Hideko (Kage's daughter}
- Masu Takeshi as Ono Keisuke (Yusuke's older brother)
- Hosokawa Naomi as Ono Reiko (Yusuke's sister-in-law)
- Suzuki Sawa as Morooka Mieko (Izuka's friend)
- Nishiyama Mayuko
Production Credits
- Original writing: Yoshinaga Fumi 『西洋骨董洋菓子店』
- Screenwriter: Okada Yoshikazu
- Producer: Takai Ichiro (高井一郎)
- Director: Motohiro Katsuyuki (本広克行), Hanejuu Eiichiro (羽住英一郎)
- Music: Mr.Children
31st Television Academy Award (2002-01-04)
- Best drama
- Best supporting actor : Shiina Kippei
- Best theme song: Youthful Days - Mr. Children
- Best music arrangement
- Best cast
- Best opening
- Special award: Antique's cakes
Episode Ratings
- Ep 01: 17.1%
- Ep 02: 18.2%
- Ep 03: 18.2%
- Ep 04: 16.3%
- Ep 05: 17.1%
- Ep 06: 18.0%
- Ep 07: 17.7%
- Ep 08: 17.1%
- Ep 09: 18.1%
- Ep 10: 18.5%
- Ep 11: 18.5%
Review
An episodic series revolving around "Antique": the 4 people who work there and the customers that often frequent the confectionary. Although the series lacks much continuity since each episode can stand alone by itself, the comedy makes up for it - from the "love" glances between Shiina Kippei and Fujiki Naohito, the cake gorging of Takizawa Hideaki, and the wittiness of the narrator's notes, this series should definitely not be missed. Memorable acting on all the main actors' parts.
Rating: 9/10 --- donna8157
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