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Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

TV-MA2009•30m•8.2/10
DramaComedy

Ratings

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8.2/10(61)

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.

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Production

atmovie, Geek Sight, AMUSE, MBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, dentsu casting and entertainment, Shogakukan, Famima Digital One, Toei Company, Kinoshita Group

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 9, 2009

Last Aired

December 22, 2014

Networks

TBS, MBS

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Fried eggs and red wieners
E1
Fried eggs and red wieners
Air date: 2009-10-09
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
E2
Cat Food
Air date: 2009-10-16
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
E3
Ochazuke
Air date: 2009-10-23
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
E4
Potato Salad
Air date: 2009-10-30
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
E5
Butter Rice
Air date: 2009-11-06
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
E6
Katsudon
Air date: 2009-11-13
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
E7
Egg Sandwich
Air date: 2009-11-20
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
E8
Sauced Yakisoba
Air date: 2009-11-27
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)
E9
Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)
Air date: 2009-12-04
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
E10
Ramen
Air date: 2009-12-11
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.

Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Master

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