Movies and TV shows like Midnight Diner
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Midnight Diner (2009)
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Original name: 深夜食堂
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
Style:
psychological, sincere, touching, melancholic, contemplative, anthology
Plot:
restaurant, food, unrequited love, diner, chef, money, beer, boss, cooking, customer, employee, employer, lgbt, nightlife, recipe, midnight, storytelling, japanese food, multiple narrators, kitchen, cook
Place:
tokyo
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