9.027 minSeason 2 • Episode 10
LatestIt's never too late for a fresh start. One year ends and another begins as familiar faces gather to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Midnight Diner.
In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is about different a different customer, as they find simple yet profound connections with one another based on their shared love of a particular dish.
Production
Meticulous food cinematography that will ruin your diet.
Writing
Episodic stories that hit harder than most films.
Acting
Kaoru Kobayashi's wordless empathy as Master.
Creators
Nobuhiro Yamashita, Jōji Matsuoka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'shitamachi' setting celebrates old Tokyo working-class neighborhoods increasingly erased by modernization. Each dish carries generational memory.
Many guest actors returned multiple times playing different characters — spot the repeats and you've officially watched too much.
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