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Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2

20167.41h 48m

Overview

The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.

Directed by Jōji Matsuoka
Written by Abe Yarou, Katsuhiko Manabe, Kensaku Kojima
Produced by Hitoshi Endo, Tamotsu Kosano, Jun Takahashi
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Top Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Master

Aoba Kawai

Aoba Kawai

Noriko Akatsuka

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Ishida

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Seita Takagi

Midoriko Kimura

Midoriko Kimura

Seiko Takagi

Hijiri Kojima

Hijiri Kojima

Saori Kimura

Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Yukiko Ogawa

H

Hisashi Igawa

Tetsuruo Ogawa

Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe

Michiru

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Chieko

Themes & Keywords

cookingrestaurantdinerfoodtokyo, japanbased on mangacheflife lessonssmall businessjapanese cuisineshitamachi

About Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2 is a drama, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of cooking, restaurant, diner, food, tokyo, japan, based on manga. Directed by Jōji Matsuoka, it stars Kaoru Kobayashi, Aoba Kawai, Koichi Sato. The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.

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