Fumio Nomoto
Director
Midnight Diner (2009)
Season 1
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.
Released Oct. 9, 2009
Episode 24 min
17+
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Production Companies: Atmovie, Geek Sight, Amuse, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, dentsu casting and entertainment + 5 more, Shogakukan, Famima Digital One, Kinoshita Group, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), Toei Company, Ltd.
Network: TBS
8.0
S1E1 - Fried eggs and red wieners
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”.
Oct. 9, 2009, midnight
7.7
S1E2 - Cat Food
Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.
Oct. 16, 2009, midnight
8.3
S1E3 - Ochazuke
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.”
Oct. 23, 2009, midnight
8.0
S1E4 - Potato Salad
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.
Oct. 30, 2009, midnight
8.0
S1E5 - Butter Rice
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.
Nov. 6, 2009, midnight
8.0
S1E6 - Katsudon
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.
Nov. 13, 2009, midnight
8.0
S1E7 - Egg Sandwich
Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?
Nov. 20, 2009, midnight
8.0
S1E8 - Sauced Yakisoba
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.
Nov. 27, 2009, midnight
8.3
S1E9 - Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)
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.
Dec. 4, 2009, midnight
8.7
S1E10 - Ramen
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.
Dec. 11, 2009, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 728 min.
Released: Oct. 9, 2009
Last Air Date: Dec. 22, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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