TV series

Midnight Diner

Name: Midnight Diner
Released: 2009
Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi

2009–2014· 3 seasons· 30 min episodesTV-MA★ 8.2Ended

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

restaurant midnight unrequited love food diner tokyo, japan shinjuku based on manga chef episodic lgbt nightlife life lessons japanese cuisine

Episodes

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E1 Fried eggs and red wienersNext upOct 9, 2009 · 25 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
The 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”.
Guest stars: Toshiki Ayata (Kosuzu), Mansaku Fuwa (Chu-san), Shohei Uno (Komichi), Yutaka Matsushige (Ryu Kenzaki), Takashi Yamanaka (Gen Hayashi), Joe Odagiri (Katagiri), Tamae Ando (Marylin)
E2 Cat FoodOct 16, 2009 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.
Guest stars: Mansaku Fuwa (Chu-san), Shohei Uno (Komichi), Tomoko Tabata (Miyuki Chidori), Tomorowo Taguchi (Lyricist), Asako Kobayashi (Rumi), Kiyobumi Kaneko (Kanemoto), Joe Odagiri (Katagiri), Risa Sudou (Miki)
E3 OchazukeOct 23, 2009 · 25 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Miki, 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.”
Guest stars: Asako Kobayashi (Rumi), Risa Sudou (Miki), Ryo Iwase (Jun's boyfriend), Yūko Genkaku (Jun), Nahoko Yoshimoto (Kana), Nikaido Sakae (Rumi's Secret Date)
E4 Potato SaladOct 30, 2009 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Master starts each night by making potato and macaroni salad. A recent regular and charismatic porn star has become a fan of his potato salad.
Guest stars: Yuichiro Nakayama (Hachiro), Naoaki Kenmochi (Anzai), Toru Kazama (Erect Oki), Sogen Tanaka (Tanaka), Jyunya Kawashima (Suwa)
E5 Butter RiceNov 6, 2009 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Komichi 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.
Guest stars: Shohei Uno (Komichi), Asako Kobayashi (Rumi), Risa Sudou (Miki), Nahoko Yoshimoto (Kana), Tomomitsu Adachi (Adachi), Ryo Iwamatsu (Toyama), Morio Agata (Goro)
E6 KatsudonNov 13, 2009 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Boxer 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.
Guest stars: Mansaku Fuwa (Chu-san), Shohei Uno (Komichi), Kiyobumi Kaneko (Kanemoto), Joe Odagiri (Katagiri), Takuma Otoo (Katsutoshi Kawada), Reika Kirishima (Akemi)
E7 Egg SandwichNov 20, 2009 · 26 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?
Guest stars: Asako Kobayashi (Rumi), Kiyobumi Kaneko (Kanemoto), Joe Odagiri (Katagiri), Risa Sudou (Miki), Yuichiro Nakayama (Hachiro), Nahoko Yoshimoto (Kana), Kei Tanaka (Nakajima), Eri Murakawa (Lisa Aikawa)
E8 Sauced YakisobaNov 27, 2009 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Ex-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.
Guest stars: Toshiki Ayata (Kosuzu), Asako Kobayashi (Rumi), Risa Sudou (Miki), Ryo Iwase (Jun's boyfriend), Yūko Genkaku (Jun), Nahoko Yoshimoto (Kana)
E9 Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)Dec 4, 2009 · 23 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Toshiki Ayata (Kosuzu), Mansaku Fuwa (Chu-san), Shohei Uno (Komichi), Joe Odagiri (Katagiri), Tamae Ando (Marylin), Lily (Rose Michiyo), Ryotaro Yonemura (Mitchell Kazama)
E10 RamenDec 11, 2009 · 26 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Gen, 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.
Guest stars: Toshiki Ayata (Kosuzu), Mansaku Fuwa (Chu-san), Takashi Yamanaka (Gen Hayashi), Asako Kobayashi (Rumi), Ken Mitsuishi (Detective Noguchi), Kiyobumi Kaneko (Kanemoto), Joe Odagiri (Katagiri), Risa Sudou (Miki)