Midnight Diner (2009)

Temporada 1

Episodio 1 - Salchicha roja y Tamagoyaki

9 de octubre de 2009 • 25 minutos

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”.


Episodio 2 - Nekomanma (Comida de gato)

16 de octubre de 2009 • 25 minutos

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


Episodio 3 - Ochazuke

23 de octubre de 2009 • 25 minutos

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.”


Episodio 4 - Ensalada de patata

30 de octubre de 2009 • 25 minutos

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.


Episodio 5 - Arroz con mantequilla

6 de noviembre de 2009 • 25 minutos

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.


Episodio 6 - Katsudon

13 de noviembre de 2009 • 25 minutos

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.


Episodio 7 - Sandwich de huevo

20 de noviembre de 2009 • 26 minutos

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


Episodio 8 - Salsa de Yakisoba

27 de noviembre de 2009 • 25 minutos

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.


Episodio 9 - Aji a la parrilla (Jurel)

4 de diciembre de 2009 • 23 minutos

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.


Episodio 10 - Ramen

11 de diciembre de 2009 • 26 minutos

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.


Temporada 2

Episodio 1 - Salchichas rojas, otra vez

13 de octubre de 2011 • 24 minutos

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.


Episodio 2 - Pollo frito y Jaibol

20 de octubre de 2011 • 24 minutos

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.


Episodio 3 - Almejas al vapor

27 de octubre de 2011 • 24 minutos

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.


Episodio 4 - Nikogori

3 de noviembre de 2011 • 24 minutos

A struggling food truck owner gets unexpected help from a young lady. They grow close, but her real profession could interfere with their plans.


Episodio 5 - Kanzume

10 de noviembre de 2011 • 24 minutos

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.


Episodio 6 - Estofado de crema

17 de noviembre de 2011 • 25 minutos

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.


Episodio 7 - Hakusaizuke

24 de noviembre de 2011 • 25 minutos

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


Episodio 8 - Hiyashi chuuka

1 de diciembre de 2011 • 24 minutos

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?


Episodio 9 - Nikujaga

8 de diciembre de 2011 • 24 minutos

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?


Episodio 10 - Gyōza

15 de diciembre de 2011 • 24 minutos

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.


Temporada 3

Episodio 1 - Menchikatsu

20 de octubre de 2014 • 24 minutos

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.


Episodio 2 - Butabara tomatomaki

27 de octubre de 2014 • 24 minutos

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.


Episodio 3 - Satoimo to ika no nimono

3 de noviembre de 2014 • 24 minutos

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.


Episodio 4 - Benishoga no tempura

10 de noviembre de 2014 • 23 minutos

Regular Komichi falls for Kasumi, whose past is unknown. She asks Master to make pickled ginger tempura, a taste familiar to people from Osaka.


Episodio 5 - Ensalada Harusame

17 de noviembre de 2014 • 24 minutos

Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.


Episodio 6 - Rollo kyabetsu

24 de noviembre de 2014 • 24 minutos

The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.


Episodio 7 - Shijimijiru

1 de diciembre de 2014 • 23 minutos

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.


Episodio 8 - Kinpiragobou

8 de diciembre de 2014 • 24 minutos

”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.


Episodio 9 - Rebanira to nirareba

8 de diciembre de 2014 • 23 minutos

Detectives Noguchi and Izumi always disagree. He wants “liver and chives”, she wants “chives and liver”. She tells Master she wants a new partner.


Episodio 10 - Toshikoshi soba

22 de diciembre de 2014 • 23 minutos

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.