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Series

Midnight Diner

2009 · 3 seasons · 30 episodes · Ended · TBS

Drama, Comedy

TMDB 8.2 · 69 votes

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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.

Episodes

  • S01E01Fried eggs and red wieners2009-10-0925m

    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”.

  • S01E02Cat Food2009-10-1625m

    Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.

  • S01E03Ochazuke2009-10-2325m

    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.”

  • S01E04Potato Salad2009-10-3025m

    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.

  • S01E05Butter Rice2009-11-0625m

    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.

  • S01E06Katsudon2009-11-1325m

    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.

  • S01E07Egg Sandwich2009-11-2026m

    Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?

  • S01E08Sauced Yakisoba2009-11-2725m

    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.

  • S01E09Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)2009-12-0423m

    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.

  • S01E10Ramen2009-12-1126m

    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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