Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner: Season 2

Air Date

October 13, 2011

Episodes

10 episodes

Midnight Diner

Season 2

Overview

The midnight diner's master serves up food and sympathy to more motley customers, ranging from yakuza to pachinko parlor workers to strippers.

Episodes

Red wieners, again

1. Red wieners, again

6.2
October 13, 2011
24 min

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.

Highball and fried chicken

2. Highball and fried chicken

8.0
October 20, 2011
24 min

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.

Steamed clams

3. Steamed clams

8.0
October 27, 2011
24 min

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.

Jellied Fish Stock

4. Jellied Fish Stock

9.0
November 3, 2011
24 min

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

Canned Goods

5. Canned Goods

9.0
November 10, 2011
24 min

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.

Cream Stew

6. Cream Stew

November 17, 2011
25 min

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.

Pickled Cabbage

7. Pickled Cabbage

November 24, 2011
25 min

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

Cold Noodles

8. Cold Noodles

8.0
December 1, 2011
24 min

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?

Nikujaga (Meat-Potato Stew)

9. Nikujaga (Meat-Potato Stew)

8.0
December 8, 2011
24 min

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?

Gyoza (Dumplings)

10. Gyoza (Dumplings)

9.0
December 15, 2011
24 min

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.