Midnight Diner

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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  E1Menchi-Katsu

  Oct 20, 2014· 24m

  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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  E2Tomatoes Wrapped in Pork Belly

  Oct 27, 2014· 24m

  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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  E3Simmered Taro and Squid

  Nov 3, 2014· 24m

  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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  E4Red Pickled Ginger Tempura

  Nov 10, 2014· 23m

  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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  E5Vermicelli Salad

  Nov 17, 2014· 24m

  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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  E6Cabbage Rolls

  Nov 24, 2014· 24m

  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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  E7Freshwater Clam Soup

  Dec 1, 2014· 23m

  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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  E8Braised Burdock Root

  Dec 8, 2014· 24m

  ”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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  E9Liver & Chive Stir Fry

  Dec 8, 2014· 23m

  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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  E10New Year's Eve Soba NoodlesFinale

  Dec 22, 2014· 23m

  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.

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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  E1Red wieners, again

  Oct 13, 2011· 24m

  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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  E2Highball and fried chicken

  Oct 20, 2011· 24m

  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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  E3Steamed clams

  Oct 27, 2011· 24m

  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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  E4Jellied Fish Stock

  Nov 3, 2011· 24m

  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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  E5Canned Goods

  Nov 10, 2011· 24m

  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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  E6Cream Stew

  Nov 17, 2011· 25m

  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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  E7Pickled Cabbage

  Nov 24, 2011· 25m

  A young screenwriter has to live through a scandal after her affair with her producer is revealed.

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  E8Cold Noodles

  Dec 1, 2011· 24m

  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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  E9Nikujaga (Meat-Potato Stew)

  Dec 8, 2011· 24m

  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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  E10Gyoza (Dumplings)Finale

  Dec 15, 2011· 24m

  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.

Each night a midnight diner serves up just four dishes, but customers aren't really there for the food: They've come for advice and a sympathetic ear.

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  E1Fried eggs and red wieners

  Oct 9, 2009· 25m

  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”.

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  E2Cat Food

  Oct 16, 2009· 25m

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

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  E3Ochazuke

  Oct 23, 2009· 25m

  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.”

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  E4Potato Salad

  Oct 30, 2009· 25m

  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.

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  E5Butter Rice

  Nov 6, 2009· 25m

  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.

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  E6Katsudon

  Nov 13, 2009· 25m

  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.

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  E7Egg Sandwich

  Nov 20, 2009· 26m

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

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  E8Sauced Yakisoba

  Nov 27, 2009· 25m

  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.

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  E9Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)

  Dec 4, 2009· 23m

  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.

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  E10RamenFinale

  Dec 11, 2009· 26m

  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.