Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner
Drama
Comedy
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Overview
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.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2009-10-09
Runtime: 0h 30m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi
Master
Episodes - Season 1
Fried eggs and red wieners
Fried eggs and red wieners
Episode 1
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”.
Cat Food
Cat Food
Episode 2
Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.
Ochazuke
Ochazuke
Episode 3
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.”
Potato Salad
Potato Salad
Episode 4
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.
Butter Rice
Butter Rice
Episode 5
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.
Katsudon
Katsudon
Episode 6
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.
Egg Sandwich
Egg Sandwich
Episode 7
Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?
Sauced Yakisoba
Sauced Yakisoba
Episode 8
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.
Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)
Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)
Episode 9
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.
Ramen
Ramen
Episode 10
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.
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