Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop (2001) is a drama, comedy series directed by Eiichiro Hasumi, Katsuyuki Motohiro rated 7.4/10.

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

Hideaki Takizawa

Eiji Kanda

Kippei Shiina

Keichiro Tachibana

Naohito Fujiki

Yusuke Ono

Koyuki

Momoko Izuka

Hiroshi Abe

Chikage Kobayakawa

Manami Konishi

Itsuko Nakano

Kaoru Yachigusa

Fukiko Shirai

Mia Murano

Hideko Takeuchi

Kaori Manabe

Tamami Shimazaki

Risa Sudou

Midori Toyama

Naomi Hosokawa

Reiko Ono