Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

深夜食堂
Ended First aired 12/Jun/2017 China Chinese 3 season(s) 60 episode(s)
DramaComedy
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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Season 3 · Season 3
10 episode(s) · Air date: 20/Oct/2014
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A detective, a manga editor, a failed cartoonist and a single mother are among the customers who come to the midnight diner for food and company.

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A detective, a manga editor, a failed cartoonist and a single mother are among the customers who come to the midnight diner for food and company.

S3E10
New Year's Eve Soba Noodles
Air date: 22/Dec/2014 · Runtime: 23 min
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It’s New Year’s Eve. The regulars all come by to ring in the new year with Master’s soba noodles. The diner is always a special place for them.

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It’s New Year’s Eve. The regulars all come by to ring in the new year with Master’s soba noodles. The diner is always a special place for them.

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S3E9
Liver & Chive Stir Fry
Air date: 08/Dec/2014 · Runtime: 23 min
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Detectives Noguchi and Izumi always disagree. He wants “liver and chives”, she wants “chives and liver”. She tells Master she wants a new partner.

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Detectives Noguchi and Izumi always disagree. He wants “liver and chives”, she wants “chives and liver”. She tells Master she wants a new partner.

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S3E8
Braised Burdock Root
Air date: 08/Dec/2014 · Runtime: 24 min
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”Do you have sautéed burdock?” asks stately Chizuru Ichikawa as she enters the diner. She is Gen’s former high school teacher, club adviser, and crush.

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”Do you have sautéed burdock?” asks stately Chizuru Ichikawa as she enters the diner. She is Gen’s former high school teacher, club adviser, and crush.

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S3E7
Freshwater Clam Soup
Air date: 01/Dec/2014 · Runtime: 23 min
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On Saturday mornings, Yoshio and wife Mizue come to eat clam soup. People refer to them as a close couple. Yoshio is actually Mizue’s third husband.

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On Saturday mornings, Yoshio and wife Mizue come to eat clam soup. People refer to them as a close couple. Yoshio is actually Mizue’s third husband.

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S3E6
Cabbage Rolls
Air date: 24/Nov/2014 · Runtime: 24 min
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The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.

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The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.

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S3E5
Vermicelli Salad
Air date: 17/Nov/2014 · Runtime: 24 min
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Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.

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Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.

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S3E4
Red Pickled Ginger Tempura
Air date: 10/Nov/2014 · Runtime: 23 min
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Regular Komichi falls for Kasumi, whose past is unknown. She asks Master to make pickled ginger tempura, a taste familiar to people from Osaka.

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Regular Komichi falls for Kasumi, whose past is unknown. She asks Master to make pickled ginger tempura, a taste familiar to people from Osaka.

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S3E3
Simmered Taro and Squid
Air date: 03/Nov/2014 · Runtime: 24 min
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Private detectives Kei and Mamoru are drawn to the aroma of Master’s simmered taro and squid. They spend the night together after leaving the diner.

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Private detectives Kei and Mamoru are drawn to the aroma of Master’s simmered taro and squid. They spend the night together after leaving the diner.

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S3E2
Tomatoes Wrapped in Pork Belly
Air date: 27/Oct/2014 · Runtime: 24 min
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Comic editor Uno brings up-and-coming award-winning artist Hashimoto to eat Master’s pork-wrapped tomatoes. He lives with a woman and writes comics.

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Comic editor Uno brings up-and-coming award-winning artist Hashimoto to eat Master’s pork-wrapped tomatoes. He lives with a woman and writes comics.

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S3E1
Menchi-Katsu
Air date: 20/Oct/2014 · Runtime: 24 min
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Widowed singer Misao Kashima makes a rare visit to eat minced meat cutlets. Misao has been unable to perform on stage ever since she lost her husband.

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Widowed singer Misao Kashima makes a rare visit to eat minced meat cutlets. Misao has been unable to perform on stage ever since she lost her husband.

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Season 2 · Season 2
10 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Oct/2011
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The midnight diner's master serves up food and sympathy to more motley customers, ranging from yakuza to pachinko parlor workers to strippers.

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The midnight diner's master serves up food and sympathy to more motley customers, ranging from yakuza to pachinko parlor workers to strippers.

S2E10
Gyoza (Dumplings)
Air date: 15/Dec/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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Katagiri, a lonely philosopher has shared history with the master in their past lives. A chance encounter with a gyoza delivery lady renews his desire for a brighter future.

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Katagiri, a lonely philosopher has shared history with the master in their past lives. A chance encounter with a gyoza delivery lady renews his desire for a brighter future.

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S2E9
Nikujaga (Meat-Potato Stew)
Air date: 08/Dec/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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A hardworking young lady delivers a singing birthday telegram at the diner and winds up falling in love with one of the regular patrons. Could this really lead to a true romance?

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A hardworking young lady delivers a singing birthday telegram at the diner and winds up falling in love with one of the regular patrons. Could this really lead to a true romance?

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S2E8
Cold Noodles
Air date: 01/Dec/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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A bowl of cold noodles reminds a soon to retire detective of a fugitive that had eluded him his entire career. Could he possibly capture this elusive thief before they both retire?

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A bowl of cold noodles reminds a soon to retire detective of a fugitive that had eluded him his entire career. Could he possibly capture this elusive thief before they both retire?

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S2E6
Cream Stew
Air date: 17/Nov/2011 · Runtime: 25 min
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An author with some writers block issue decides to solicit an escort for stress relief, but the chance meeting with her might be more than he bargained for.

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An author with some writers block issue decides to solicit an escort for stress relief, but the chance meeting with her might be more than he bargained for.

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S2E5
Canned Goods
Air date: 10/Nov/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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A group of young film makers producing a movie about a suicide at the same site bumps into a mysterious young woman, and can't shake the feeling she may be some ghostly reincarnation of the victim.

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A group of young film makers producing a movie about a suicide at the same site bumps into a mysterious young woman, and can't shake the feeling she may be some ghostly reincarnation of the victim.

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S2E4
Jellied Fish Stock
Air date: 03/Nov/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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A struggling food truck owner gets unexpected help from a young lady. They grow close, but her real profession could interfere with their plans.

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A struggling food truck owner gets unexpected help from a young lady. They grow close, but her real profession could interfere with their plans.

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S2E3
Steamed clams
Air date: 27/Oct/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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A middle aged martial arts teacher and his elderly mother seem to constantly bicker and fight, but a traffic accident reveals the depth of her maternal relationship.

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A middle aged martial arts teacher and his elderly mother seem to constantly bicker and fight, but a traffic accident reveals the depth of her maternal relationship.

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Highball and fried chicken
Air date: 20/Oct/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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An overworked young woman name keeps falling asleep at the diner. Master makes her a special drink. Her brother and another regular customer helped her to get rid of her abusive and parasitic boyfriend.

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An overworked young woman name keeps falling asleep at the diner. Master makes her a special drink. Her brother and another regular customer helped her to get rid of her abusive and parasitic boyfriend.

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S2E1
Red wieners, again
Air date: 13/Oct/2011 · Runtime: 24 min
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Ryu the local gangster boss, Noguchi is a detective both coming from the same high school. A colleague from their past forces the two to set aside differences at least for the time being.

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Ryu the local gangster boss, Noguchi is a detective both coming from the same high school. A colleague from their past forces the two to set aside differences at least for the time being.

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Season 1 · Season 1
40 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Jun/2017
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Huang Lei
Huang Lei
Boss
Li Jiatong
Li Jiatong
Hermès
Yang Yitong
Yang Yitong
Ma Lingling
Wu Xin
Wu Xin
Elizabeth
Xie Chengying
Xie Chengying
Ms Yun
Sunny Sun
Sunny Sun
Sun Jian
Alexei Huang
Alexei Huang
Hao Yong
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Xie Haidong
A Dao
Jiang Xueming
Jiang Xueming
Jin Zhixian
Song Yang
Song Yang
Zhao Minglong
Zhou Shuai
Zhou Shuai
Li Jiacheng
Yao Anlian
Yao Anlian
Yao Xiaoshou
Shan Cheng-ju
Shan Cheng-ju
A Zhong
Xu Jiao
Xu Jiao
Qiqi
Kenji Chen
Kenji Chen
Zhang Xuan
Liu Haoran
Liu Haoran
Xiao Yang
Yedda Chen
Yedda Chen
Luo Jiajia
Cai Lu
Cai Lu
Chen Ting

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Hu Hanqing
Hu Hanqing
Director
Tsai Yueh-Hsun
Tsai Yueh-Hsun
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Abe Yarou
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