Antique

アンティーク〜西洋骨董洋菓子店

  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn 2001
NetworkFuji TV
Broadcast8 Oct 2001 – 17 Dec 2001
Episodes11 Episodes
ViewershipAverage 17.7%
Fan score 8.5 from 63 reviews

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.

Synopsis: Fuji TV

Cast & characters 14 credited

Theme song

  • “Youthful Days” — Mr Children

Videos 1 on YouTube

Fan reviews 65 reviews

8.5/ 10
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A decent drama with yummy cakes

8 / 10

MonsterZero65 · 2010

I wanted to eat all the amazing cakes and pastries and I like the cast in this drama but why didn't the characters grow? It could have been so good if they spent a little more time developing characters and a little less on side stories.

Delicious cakes but not a lot of charachter develo

8 / 10

MonsterZero-65 · 2009

Well the cakes looked amazing and the cast is really great but the characters did not really develop. If they did it would have been a great drama as is it was good. Worth watching but not with high expectations.

It is not just about eating!

7 / 10

jed_ka · 2009

Food for gourmets!

All 65 reviews