Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi
10 episodes
1. Fried eggs and red wienersThe stern-faced master of this diner only wields his knife from midnight to 7 am. The yakuza Ryu has been a regular since he tasted the “red wieners”.TV-MACC25minOct 9, 2009
2. Cat FoodStruggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.TV-MACC25minOct 16, 2009
3. OchazukeMiki, Rumi and Kana meet at the diner to eat “ochazuke” (hot tea over rice) and gab about men. Master secretly calls them the “ochazuke sisters.”TV-MACC25minOct 23, 2009
4. Potato SaladMaster starts each night by making potato and macaroni salad. A recent regular and charismatic porn star has become a fan of his potato salad.TV-MACC25minOct 30, 2009
5. Butter RiceKomichi brings food critic Toyama to the diner, who kills the mood. Goro comes for his usual butter rice which turns Toyama into a weekly patron.TV-MACC25minNov 6, 2009
6. KatsudonBoxer Kacchan always eats katsudon (pork cutlet over rice) after a win. He falls in love with another regular Akemi. A big match suddenly comes up.TV-MACC25minNov 13, 2009
7. Egg SandwichHopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?TV-MACC26minNov 20, 2009
8. Sauced YakisobaEx-idol Rinko visits the diner. Her former fan club members get excited when they hear she ate a plate of pan-fried noodles topped with a fried egg.TV-MACC25minNov 27, 2009
9. Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)Yachiyo, an older lady, visits the diner two days in a row. She becomes friends with Marilyn the stripper and they go out clubbing together.TV-MACC23minDec 4, 2009
10. RamenGen, who usually comes with his “big bro” Ryu, is alone tonight when he orders ramen. He then stabs the leader of an opposing gang and disappears.TV-MACC26minDec 11, 2009
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Midnight Diner
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Ryohei Tsutsui, Tamotsu Kosano, Hajime Takezono
- Cast
- Kaoru Kobayashi
- Studio
- atmovie, Geek Sight, AMUSE
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
Japanese
Where to watch
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