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7.7 1 Seasons • 10 Episodes

Tokyo Bandwagon - Season 01

The somewhat peculiar Hotta family runs Tokyo Bandwagon, a secondhand bookstore and cafe in the old part of Tokyo. They are a big four-generation family that is rare these days. The Hottas live by rather unusual family rules, and solve strange incidents that arise in the old town. 26-year-old Ao is the family’s second son, and a freelance tour guide. Although he is the child of his father’s mistress, he has been raised as the second son without prejudice. Ao is an irresistible playboy to females due to the gap between his frivolous behaviour and occasional melancholic expressions, but then he encounters university student Makino Suzumi and falls deeply in love with her.

Top Cast

  • Kazuya Kamenashi

    Kazuya Kamenashi

    Ao Hotta

  • Mikako Tabe

    Mikako Tabe

    Suzumi Makino

  • Koji Tamaki

    Koji Tamaki

    Ganato Hotta

  • Sei Hiraizumi

    Sei Hiraizumi

    Kanichi Hotta

  • Mariko Kaga

    Mariko Kaga

    Sachi Hotta

  • Rie Mimura

    Rie Mimura

    Aiko Hotta

  • Nobuaki Kaneko

    Nobuaki Kaneko

    Kon Hotta

Overview

The somewhat peculiar Hotta family runs Tokyo Bandwagon, a secondhand bookstore and cafe in the old part of Tokyo. They are a big four-generation family that is rare these days. The Hottas live by rather unusual family rules, and solve strange incidents that arise in the old town. 26-year-old Ao is the family’s second son, and a freelance tour guide. Although he is the child of his father’s mistress, he has been raised as the second son without prejudice. Ao is an irresistible playboy to females due to the gap between his frivolous behaviour and occasional melancholic expressions, but then he encounters university student Makino Suzumi and falls deeply in love with her.

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7.5 2002