''Ando-Roid'', stylized as , is a
Japanese television drama series which premiered on
TBS on 13 October 2013.
is the lead actor, and he plays dual role in this drama. The 1st episode is 69 minutes, 2nd episode is 64 minutes long.
Plot
Reiji Matsushima is a genius physicist. He realizes that he and his fiancé Asahi Ando will be killed as the theory which he advanced.
One day, in the year 2013, Reiji dies in an airplane explosion & crash. He was a handsome and world-famous professor who studied wormhole theories. It is a mystery whether his research on wormhole theory caused his death or not.
His fiancé Asahi is a capable career woman working at a large IT company. She is beautiful and smart, but she met Reiji and fell in love with him. Her days with Reiji were happy, but one day he dies and somebody tries to killer. Asahi doesn't know why someone wants to end her life.
Lloyd, who looks exactly like her dead fiancé Reiji, suddenly appears in front of her. Lloyd came from the year 2113. His mission is to protect Asahi from any risky situations. Without Asahi's knowledge, Lloyd fights to protect her. Lloyd doesn't know what "love" is and doesn't understand human anger or sadness.
At first, Asahi doesn't like Lloyd, but slowly her feelings change. Lloyd also begins to develop feelings for her.
Cast
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Takuya Kimura as Andō Lloyd/Reiji Matsushima (dual role)
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Ko Shibasaki as Asahi Andō, Reiji's fiancée
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Yuko Oshima as Nanase Matsushima, Reiji's sister
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Tsubasa Honda as Sapuri, a fixer android
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Kenta Kiritani as Shinzō Hoshi, a computer expert work for Asahi
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Sayaka Yamaguchi
is a Japanese actress.
Appearances
Films
* '' Rebirth of Mothra'' (1996), Lora
* ''Tokimeki Memorial'' (1997), Mishio Yokoyama
* '' Rebirth of Mothra II'' (1997), Lora
* '' Rebirth of Mothra III'' (1998), narration only
* '' Tomie: Replay'' (20 ...
as Sakiko Komatsu, a woman work with Hoshi
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Jessie as Tom Edogawa, Reiji's lab assistant
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Mizuki Yamamoto as Kaoru Kuriyama, Reiji's lab assistant
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Dai Ikeda as Tomoharu Kurata, Reiji's lab assistant
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Yōjin Hino as Yoshiyuki Tomiya, a detective
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Kenichi Endō as Isaku Ashimo, a detective
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Mirei Kiritani
is a Japanese actress, model, and news anchor. She appeared in the film ''Heroine Shikkaku'', ''Kimi ni Todoke'', ''Usagi Drop'', and ''Arakawa Under the Bridge''. She also appeared in the drama '' Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love?'', ''Gunshi Kanb ...
as a mysterious beautiful girl
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Yūta Hiraoka as Hajime Kadoshiro, a mysterious bureaucrat executive
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Yūko Natori
or Yuuko is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yūko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*優子, "gentle, child"
*裕子, "abundance, child"
*祐子, "helpful, child"
*夕子, "evening, child"
* ...
as Keiko Andō, Asahi's mother
Episodes
References
External links
Official website*
allcinema
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Japanese drama television series
2013 in Japanese television
2013 Japanese television series debuts
2013 Japanese television series endings
Nichiyō Gekijō
Television shows written by Yumie Nishiogi