Tokyo Bandwagon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Tokyo's Shitamachi area, there is a second-hand bookstore called "Tokyo Bandwagon ~ Shitamachi's Extended Family Tales". It is well known around the neighbourhood, and has been the Hotta's family business for 4 generations. Kanichi, who is currently managing the bookstore, is the patriarch of the family. His son, Ganato, is a legendary rocker of his time. Ganato's second son, Ao, is the only one born of a different mother amongst his siblings. Ao is an ex-delinquent but is actually a very kind-hearted young man.

"The riddle of the disappearing encyclopedia", "The child left behind and the book that could open holes", "The torn painting and the break in of the book archives"; All the unbelievable incidents that happen at Shitamachi are somehow resolved by this somewhat eccentric family.

Series details

• Title: Tokyo Bandwagon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2013-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-12-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 46464
• IMDb ID: tt3020086
• TVDB ID: 274190

Cast and credited roles

• Kazuya Kamenashi — Ao Hotta
• Mikako Tabe — Suzumi Makino

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-10-12; final listed air date 2013-12-14; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tokyo Bandwagon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.