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Midnight Diner

  • 2009 – 2014
  • Ended
  • Drama · Comedy
  • ~28m / ep
  • 3 seasons
  • 8.1/10

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.

Latest: Season 3 · 2014

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A detective, a manga editor, a failed cartoonist and a single mother are among the customers who come to the midnight diner for food and company.

  1. E1. Menchi-Katsu

    Oct 20, 2014 · 24m

    Widowed singer Misao Kashima makes a rare visit to eat minced meat cutlets. Misao has been unable to perform on stage ever since she lost her husband.

  2. E2. Tomatoes Wrapped in Pork Belly

    Oct 27, 2014 · 24m

    Comic editor Uno brings up-and-coming award-winning artist Hashimoto to eat Master’s pork-wrapped tomatoes. He lives with a woman and writes comics.

  3. E3. Simmered Taro and Squid

    Nov 3, 2014 · 24m

    Private detectives Kei and Mamoru are drawn to the aroma of Master’s simmered taro and squid. They spend the night together after leaving the diner.

  4. E4. Red Pickled Ginger Tempura

    Nov 10, 2014 · 23m

    Regular Komichi falls for Kasumi, whose past is unknown. She asks Master to make pickled ginger tempura, a taste familiar to people from Osaka.

  5. E5. Vermicelli Salad

    Nov 17, 2014 · 24m

    Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.

  6. E6. Cabbage Rolls

    Nov 24, 2014 · 24m

    The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.

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