
Midnight Diner(2014)
A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.


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.

Kaoru Kobayashi
Master

Aoba Kawai
Noriko Akatsuka

Koichi Sato
Ishida

Sosuke Ikematsu
Seita Takagi

Midoriko Kimura
Seiko Takagi

Hijiri Kojima
Saori Kimura

Misako Watanabe
Yukiko Ogawa
Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuruo Ogawa

Mikako Tabe
Michiru

Kimiko Yo
Chieko
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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