Midnight Diner: Season 1
Midnight Diner is a television series set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The eatery is only open after midnight and its standard menu consists of just a few dishes. The restaurant serves as a unique gathering place where customers come for advice and a sympathetic ear, rather than solely for the food. The series explores the lives and stories of those who visit the diner, providing a glim
Season overview
Midnight Diner is a television series set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The eatery is only open after midnight and its standard menu consists of just a few dishes. The restaurant serves as a unique gathering place where customers come for advice and a sympathetic ear, rather than solely for the food. The series explores the lives and stories of those who visit the diner, providing a glimpse into their experiences and emotions. The restaurant's unusual hours and limited menu create a distinctive atmosphere that allows customers to share their thoughts and feelings with the diner's staff.
Episode Guide
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Fried eggs and red wieners
Oct 9, 2009 · 25 min
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
Oct 16, 2009 · 25 min
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
Oct 23, 2009 · 25 min
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
Oct 30, 2009 · 25 min
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
Nov 6, 2009 · 25 min
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
Nov 13, 2009 · 25 min
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
Nov 20, 2009 · 26 min
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
Nov 27, 2009 · 25 min
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)
Dec 4, 2009 · 23 min
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
Dec 11, 2009 · 26 min
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.